Salam Shaker

Salam Shaker
Personal information
Full name Salam Shaker Ali Dad
Date of birth (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al-Fateh
Number 5
Youth career
2004 Al-Karkh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Al-Karkh (1)
2005 Al-Shorta
2005–2006 Al-Talaba 19 (1)
2006–2008 Arbil SC 34 (2)
2008–2014 Al-Khor 143 (8)
2014–2015 Al-Shorta (1)
2015– Al-Fateh (1)
National team
2008–2016 Iraq 93 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Salam Shaker Ali Dad (Arabic: سلام شاكر علي داد , born 31 July 1986) is an Iraqi football player who plays for Al-Fateh SC in Saudi Arabia and for the Iraq national football team. He was part of the Iraqi team that finished 4th in the 2015 AFC Cup. Salam was first called up to the Iraqi B team in the 2007 King's Cup. He played his first international match against Jordan in a friendly on 24 January 2008.

He announced his international retirement after the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Vietnam, on 29 March 2016.

Personal life

He is the son of Iraqi international defender, Shaker Ali, who played for the national team and Al-Talaba club in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Youth Career

Al Karkh

Salam Started his career at Baghdad based club Al-Karkh SC before transferring to Al Shorta SC in 2005

Senior Career

Al Shorta

Shakir started all six of Al-Shorta's 2005 AFC Champions League matches, being subbed off in only one of them.[1] He was signed by Iraqi Premier League club Al-Talaba in 2005.

Al Talaba

Salam Signed for Al Talaba in 2005 for one season, playing 19 times and scoring one goal.

Erbil

Salam moved to kurdish club Erbil in 2006.He remained there for two seasons where he won 2 league titles.

Al Khor

In 2008 Salam Joined Qatari Club Al Khor, He remained there for over 7 years and played more than a century of matches.

Second stint at Al Shorta

Salam returned briefly to Al Shorta in 2015 and remained for one season where Al Shorta finished 3rd in the league.

Al Fateh

Salam signed for Saudi club Al-Fateh FC in 2015.He made his debut against Khaleej FC on August 20th of that Year.He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 victory over Al-Taawoun FC in April of 2016.

International

Shakir represented the former Iraqi Olympic side that won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games at Doha, and he was called into the national B team for the 2007 King's Cup in Thailand. His debut with the senior team came in January 2008, when he played a defensive role in Iraq's 1–1 friendly draw with Jordan.

Shakir made two appearances in Iraq's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He played the entirety of the 1–1 draw against China before starting again in the 1–0 loss to Qatar.

Shakir later became a frequent starter for Iraq. He would be first choice center back with Ali Rhema. Shaker played in all the 2014 World Cup qualification matches.

On March 29, hours after captaining Iraq to a 1-0 win over Vietnam in the joint AFC and World cup qualification, Salam Shaker announced his retirement from international football, citing his reason to allow younger players the opportunity to represent the Iraqi national team.

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 December 2010 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Syria 1–0 1–0 International Friendly
2. 19 August 2011 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha  Qatar 1–0 1–0 International Friendly
3. 30 June 2012 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, KSA  Sudan 1–0 1–1 2012 Arab Nations Cup
4. 6 January 2013 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town  Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–0 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations

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