Sadiq Saadoun

{{Short description|Iraqi footballer (born 1972)}}

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| fullname = Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Iraq

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| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1988–1989| youthclubs1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| clubs1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| years1 = 1989–1990

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| clubs2 = Al-Khutoot

| years2 = 1990–1991

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| clubs3 = Salahaddin

| years3 = 1991–1993

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| clubs4 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| years4 = 1993–1996

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| clubs5 = Anyang LG Cheetahs

| years5 = 1996

| caps5= 13

| goals5 = 1

| clubs6 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

| years6 = 1996–1998

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| clubs7 = →Al-Shorta (loan)

| years7 = 1997–1998

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| clubs8 = Al-Talaba

| years8 = 1998–1999

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| years9 = 1999–2000

| clubs9 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

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| years10 = 2000–2005

| clubs10 = Al-Talaba

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| nationalyears1 = 1995–2001

| nationalteam1 = Iraq

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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| manageryears1 = 2018

| managerclubs1 = Al-Talaba

| manageryears2 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs2 = Al-Talaba (Assist. Coach)

| manageryears3 = 2019

| managerclubs3 = Al-Hussein

| manageryears4 = 2019

| managerclubs4 = Al-Diwaniya

| manageryears5 = 2021

| managerclubs5 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Assist. Coach)

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Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha ({{Langx|ar|صَادِق سَعْدُون عَبْد الرِّضَا}}; born 12 June 1972) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a defender.

At club level, he has played for Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea and Al-Talaba SC in Iraq. Internationally Saadoun represented Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He missed the 1996 Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but was recalled by Milan Zivadinovic for the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon.{{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&ID=*&nh=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010424230900/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=4 |archive-date=April 24, 2001 }} He also scored 4 goals in the 1997 edition of the friendly international tournament Nehru Cup, which was won by Iraq.