Saad Abdul-Hameed (born 21 October 1968) is an Iraqi former international football player. An ethnic

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, Benyamin played for

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, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya,

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. In 1988, he was given his international debut and become a permanent fixture of the Iraqi national team until 1994. Saad was an attacking left back or left side of midfield. He started his career at Al-Shabab alongside captain

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, Hameed Rasheed and Ismail Mohammed. After the large flow of top players turning professional and moving abroad, Saad decided to move, playing for Tunisian team Club Africain during the mid-90s.

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