Ali Kadhim

Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi , 1 January 1949 – 2 January 2018) was an Iraqi football striker who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup & 1976 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Al Zawraa. He held Iraq's goal record with 36 goals in his time, until Hussein Saeed broke it in 1982. He's the uncle of Iraqi international footballer Ali Adnan Kadhim.

After a long illness, Kadhim died right after his 69th birthday.

Career statistics

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

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 28 January 1971 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 13 December 1971 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City 1–0 5–0 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification 3. 2–0 4. 4–0 5. 15 December 1971 1–0 1–0 6. 18 December 1971 2–0 2–0 7. 22 December 1971 1–0 4–1 8. 2–0 9. 5 January 1972 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 1–0 3–0 1972 Palestine Cup 10. 2–0 11. 7 January 1972 2–1 3–1 12. 12 January 1972 2–0 3–1 13. 16 March 1973 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 1–0 1–1 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification 14. 24 March 1973 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 3–0 4–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification 15. 14 August 1974 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 4–0 4–0 Friendly 16. 3 September 1974 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 3–0 3–0 1974 Asian Games 17. 9 January 1975 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 1–0 3–1 Friendly 18. 3–1 19. 20 August 1975 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran 1–0 2–1 1976 Olympics qualifiers 20. 2–1 21. 26 August 1975 1–0 4–0 22. 2–0 23. 3–0 24. 4–0 25. 23 November 1975 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 3–1 3–1 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification 26. 26 December 1975 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 1–0 4–0 1975 Palestine Cup 27. 2–0 28. 27 March 1976 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha 2–0 4–0 4th Arabian Gulf Cup 29. 4–0 30. 29 March 1976 4–1 4–1 31. 1 April 1976 4–1 7–1 32. 5–1 33. 6–1 34. 6 April 1976 2–0 4–0 35. 8 April 1976 2–0 2–2 36. 27 November 1977 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 1–0 3–0 Friendly