Saad Abdul-Hameed

{{short description|Iraqi footballer (born 1968)}}

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| name = Saad Abdul-Hameed

| image =

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| fullname = Saad Abdul-Hameed Benyamin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Iraq

| currentclub = Iraq U16 (Assist. Manager)

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1986–1988

| clubs1 = Al-Shabab SC

| years2 = 1988–1993

| clubs2 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| years3 = 1993–1994

| clubs3 = Al-Zawraa

| years4 = 1994–1996

| clubs4 = Club Africain

| years5 = 1996–1997

| clubs5 = Al-Zawraa

| years6 = 1997–1999

| clubs6 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| years7 = 1999–2002

| clubs7 = Al-Shorta

| years8 = 2002–2003

| clubs8 = Salahaddin FC

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1994

| nationalteam1 = Iraq

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2002

| managerclubs1 = Al-Zawraa

| manageryears2 = 2021–

| managerclubs2 = Iraq U16 (Assist. Manager)

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Saad Abdul-Hameed Benyamin ({{langx|ar|سَعْد عَبْد الْحَمِيد بِنْيَامِين}}; born 21 October 1968) is an Iraqi former international football player. An ethnic Assyrian, Benyamin played for Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, and Club Africain.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819202756/http://www.torontowingedbull.com/active/binyamin/binyamin.htm Saad Binyamin]}} In 1988, Saad was called up to play for the Iraqi U-19 in the Asian Youth Championship in Doha, Qatar, where the team won the tournament and qualified to play in the 1989 World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia. 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 Basil Gorgis, 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.{{cite web|publisher=iraqsport.com |author=Hassanin Mubarak |title=Player Database |url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&Index=R |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618144139/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&Index=R |archivedate=June 18, 2001 }}

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|+ International Caps

Caps

!Goals

!Score

!Opponent

!Competition

!Location

!Report

!Date

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|2-3

|{{fb-rt|PRK}}

|1994 World Cup qualification

|Khalifa Stadium, Doha

|[http://www.arquivodosmundiais.com/placar.aspx?cod=2723 Report]

|October 15, 1993

2

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|2-1

|{{fb-rt|IRN}}

|1994 World Cup qualification

|Khalifa Stadium, Doha

|[http://www.arquivodosmundiais.com/placar.aspx?cod=2730 Report]

|October 22, 1993

3

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|1-1

|{{fb-rt|KSA}}

|1994 World Cup qualification

|Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

|[http://www.arquivodosmundiais.com/placar.aspx?cod=2732 Report]

|October 24, 1993

4

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|2-2

|{{fb-rt|JPN}}

|1994 World Cup qualification

|Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

|[http://www.arquivodosmundiais.com/placar.aspx?cod=2737 Report]

|October 28, 1993

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