Naeem Saddam (born 15 August 1969) is an Iraqi

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who played for

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 ...

between 1988 and 1993. He is the younger brother of

Karim Saddam Karim Saddam Menshid (born 26 May 1960) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

. Naeem played in the Iraqi Asian Youth Championship winning side in Doha, Qatar in 1988 and scored the winner against Norway in the World Youth Cup in Saudi Arabia in 1989. He was also part of the Iraqi side that nearly qualified for the World Cup in 1994.

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International goals

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

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* 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Baghdad Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Association football midfielders {{Iraq-footy-midfielder-stub