Ehsan Hadi

Ehsan Hadi Saleh (; born 1 May 1976) is a coach and former professional Iraqi football player, he played as a striker.

Club career Early career Hadi started playing in the Al-Bahri Academy in 1989. He progressed until he was promoted to the first-team in 1994. He stayed with his club for three seasons, then moved to play side Kahrabaa Al-Hartha for one season.

Al-Minaa In 1998, Hadi moved to play in the Iraqi Premier League when Al-Minaa signed a contract with him, were the Al-Minaa's president, Hadi Ahmed, was impressed when he saw him play with his team, Kahrabaa Al-Hartha, in a friendly match against Al-Minaa. He remained play side Al-Minaa for six seasons. On 12 April 2002, he scored his first hat-trick against Al-Ramadi at Al-Ramadi Stadium, to help Al-Minaa win 5–1. On 10 October 2002, Hadi scored his second hat-trick when he led Al-Minaa to a 3–0 victory over Al-Samawa. including 4 goals in the Basra derby, making him the derby's top scorer. He also scored beautiful goals during that period, including his goal against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in December 2010, and his missile goal against Maysan in February 2010. On 23 December 2009, Hadi won the Thaghr al-Iraq Championship with his team after defeating Naft Al-Basra in the final, although he was sent off in the second half.

Coaching career In 2012, immediately after his retirement, Hadi started working as an assistant coach within the coaching staff of the Al-Minaa team led by Rahim Hameed. On 24 July 2018, Al-Bahri renewed its contract with Hadi within the coaching staff for a new season.

On 21 August 2021, Al-Minaa coach Qusay Munir chose Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's technical staff. On 23 October 2021, the Al-Minaa administration dismissed Qusay Munir from leading the team due to bad results, and Hadi chose as a temporary coach, to face Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in his first experience as a main coach. The result of the match ended with a draw. On 7 November 2021, Al-Minaa contracted with Ammar Hussein as coach of the team, and Hadi kept in his assistant staff. Eight days later, Hussein resigned from the team's training, so the Al-Minaa administration chose Hadi as a temporary coach again. On 24 November 2021, the Al-Minaa administration contracted with Hatef Shamran as coach of the team, and thanked Hadi, who led the team during the last period.

On 20 December 2021, Naft Maysan signed a contract with Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's coaching staff led by Asaad Abdul Razzaq. On 7 March 2022, Naft Al-Basra signed a contract with Hadi as an assistant coach within the team's coaching staff led by Asaad Abdul Razzaq.

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Honours Player Al-Minaa Thaghr al-Iraq Championship: 2009