Jassim Mohammed Ghulam Al Hamd ( ar, جاسم محمد غلام الحمد) (born March 11, 1979 in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

) is an Iraqi former professional

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who last played for

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...

in Iraq.

Information

A tall defender, Ghulam was a member of the victorious squad in the 2000 AFC Youth Championship. After starting his career with Al Jaish, he joined

Al Zawraa Al-Zawraa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الزوراء الرياضي) is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Football ...

before moving to Al Quwa Al Jawiya. In 2001, Jassim was surprisingly brought into the 2002 World Cup qualifying squad by Adnan Hamad after the sacking of Milan Zivadinovic, but he was not called into the final squad until Sadiq Saadoun and

Sabah Jeayer Sabah Jeayer, (born 26 May 1970) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup, Talaba SC, and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. Sabah Jeayer was a talented forward, who is great in the air and also a goalscorer capable of rising t ...

were not fit enough to travel to Kazakhstan, making his debut in the 4-2 win over Nepal. In August 2006, he left Al Quwa Al Jawiya to join

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

’s Al Baqaa before recently moving to Jordanian league champions Al Wihdat. In 2007 Ghulam played all 6 matches with Iraq national team to win the Asian cup for the first time in history. He played a big role in defence alongside

Ali Rehema Ali Hussein Rehema Al-Mutairi ( ar, علي حسين رحيمة المطيري, born on 8 August 1985) is an Iraqi former footballer. He has represented the Iraq national football team. Career Since playing every minute of Iraq's title-winnin ...

Bassim Abbas Bassim Abbas Gatea Al-Ogaili ( ar, باسم عباس كاطع العجيلي; born 1 July 1982) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who last played for Al-Shorta. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal ...

and

Haidar Abdul-Amir Haidar Abdul-Amir Hussain ( ar, حيدر عبد الأمير; born 2 November 1982) is a former Iraqi football defender. He last played for the Al-Zawraa football club in Iraq, and was known as one of the calmest players in Iraq. Information H ...

. In 2008 Ghulam signed with Aboomoslem.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

Honours

International

* 2002 WAFF Champions *

2007 Asian Cup The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its hi ...

winners

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* 1981 births Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers Association football defenders Iraqi expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Iran F.C. Aboomoslem players Al-Zawraa SC players Living people Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Expatriate footballers in Jordan Al-Rayyan SC players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Al-Shorta SC players Qatar Stars League players {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub