Abed Saleem
Iraqi footballer (born 1995)
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Abed Saleem Hammad (born 14 October 1995) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abed Saleem Hammad | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ramadi, Al-Anbar, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | Al-Ramadi | ||
| 2019–2023 | Al-Karkh | ||
| 2023– | Al-Minaa | 39 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Amanat Baghdad (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Saleem began his career with Al-Ramadi,[1] and on 16 August 2019, he moved to Al-Karkh, where he performed exceptionally well and contributed to the Iraq FA Cup for the first time in the club's history win in the 2021–22 season.[2] He also performed well the following year in the same tournament, saving three penalty kicks in the quarter-finals against Al-Talaba in a match that his team won on penalties and helping them qualify for the semi-finals.[3]
On 12 August 2023, he moved to play with Al-Minaa and signed a two-season contract.[4] However, he was unable to play with the team, due to Al-Minaa's ban by FIFA from contracting players,[5] Saleem moved on loan to Amanat Baghdad in the winter transfer period.[6] On 13 August 2024, after the ban period ended, Al-Minaa announced the goalkeeper's return from loan, and his contract was renewed for an additional season.[7] He performed well with the team, and in the 14th round he was the fifth best goalkeeper in the league, having obtained 6 clean sheets and conceded only 10 goals.[8] This prompted the club to renew his contract for an additional season on 20 August 2025.[9][10] On 5 October 2025, he saved a penalty kick in an away match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, taken by Saad Abdul-Amir.[11]
Honours
Al-Karkh