Saad Qais

Saad Qais
Personal information
Full name	Saad Qais Nuaman
Date of birth	2 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1985	Al Shorta
1985–1990	Al Rasheed
1990–1991	Al-Shorta
1991–1993	Al Karkh
1993–1994	Al Rayyan
1994–1997	CA Batna
1997–2001	Al-Shorta
2001–2005	SAFK Fagernes
International career
1986–1993	Iraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saad Qais (Arabic: سعد قيس نعمان), is an Iraqi former professional footballer born in 1967 who played in the Iraqi national team (1987–1993).^[1]

Saad was one of the star Iraqi players of the late 1980s and through the 1990s. He first made his name with Al-Shorta in the early 1980s, he later joined Al-Rasheed helping them win the League, cup and the Arab Club Championship in 1988 and another league title in 1989. He later revealed that he was forced to join the club by Uday Hussein, who punished the team after every loss.^[2]

He played in the Iraqi Olympic side in Seoul and the Gulf Cup in 1988.

Saad captained Al-Shorta to the Iraqi league title in 1998. In early 2001, he retired from football.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 February 1990	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City	United Arab Emirates	2–2	2–2	10th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.	18 August 1992	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid	Ethiopia	6–0	13–0	1992 Jordan Tournament
3.	18 August 1992	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid	Ethiopia	12–0	13–0	1992 Jordan Tournament
4.	28 April 1993	Stadium, Ulsan	South Korea	2–2	2–2	Friendly
5.	26 May 1993	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid	Yemen	5–1	6–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	28 May 1993		Pakistan	1–0	5–1
7.	28 May 1993		Pakistan	5–0	5–1
8.	16 June 1993	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	Yemen	2–0	3–0
9.	18 June 1993		Pakistan	1–0	4–0
10.	18 June 1993		Pakistan	2–0	4–0