Noor Sabri

Noor Sabri

Noor withZakho SCin 2010
Personal information
Full name	Noor Sabri Abbas Hassan Al-Baidawi
Date of birth	(1984-06-06)6 June 1984
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
−1998	Al-Sinaa
1998–1999	Al-Shorta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Al-Kadhimiya		(0)
2000–2003	Al-Zawraa		(0)
2003–2004	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	4	(0)
2004–2006	Al-Talaba		(0)
2006–2007	Mes Kerman	24	(0)
2007–2008	Duhok		(0)
2008–2009	Al-Talaba		(0)
2009–2010	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		(0)
2010–2011	Zakho	30	(0)
2011–2012	Al-Najaf		(0)
2012–2013	Al-Naft	18	(0)
2013–2014	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		(0)
2014–2016	Naft Al-Wasat		(0)
2016	Al-Shorta		(0)
2017	Al-Minaa	7	(0)
2017–2018	Al-Talaba		(0)
2018	Naft Al-Wasat		(0)
2018–2019	Hajer	26	(0)
2019–2020	Al-Najaf
2020–2021	Naft Maysan
2022	Samarra
International career‡
2002–2018	Iraq	100	(0)
Medal record RepresentingIraq Men'sFootball AFC Asian Cup Winner 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/ Thailand/Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Noor Sabri Abbas Hasan Al-Baidawi(Arabic:نُور صَبْرِيّ عَبَّاس حَسَن الْبَيْدَاوِيّ), simply known asNoor Sabri(born 6 June 1984 in Baghdad,Iraq) is an Iraqi professionalgoalkeeper.He plays forSamarrain theIraqi Premier League.He played 16 years for theIraqi national teamand retired from international football in 2018.

Career

Noor Sabri belongs to the country's golden generation that was nurtured byAdnan Hamad.He broke on to the Asian scene in theAFC Youth Championship 2000,when he warmed the bench until the final game againstJapan.Despite serving as the replacement for the suspended first choiceAhmed Ali Jaber,Sabri earned praise for keeping Iraq in contention beforeEmad Mohammedscored the title-winning goal.

He was quickly back on the sidelines as the team played in the subsequent2001 FIFA U-20 World CupinArgentina,where they failed to progress beyond the group stage. However, although he served as a back-up to Jaber with the national youth team, Sabri proved a fast learner at the club level and went from strength to strength with Iraqi first division sideAl-Zawraa.He saved two penalties in the2002 WAFF Championshipsemi-final penalty shootout to help Iraq eliminate rivalsIranon their way to the title. His improvement impressed German coachBernd Stangeso much that the youngster was called into the team that eventually booked a surprise berth to the2004 Summer Olympics.He started in all six of Iraq's games during their campaign and performed admirably as Iraq stormed into the last four. He won theDamascus International Championshipin 2005 withAl-Talabawhen they defeatedAl-Zawraa5–4 on penalties in the final with Noor saving two penalties and scoring one himself in the shootout. Like many of his team-mates on the Olympic squad, Sabri graduated to the country's senior team. He went on to make the No. 1 jersey his own in the ensuing years and was part of the side that earned Iraq's maiden continental title in2007,conceding just two goals throughout Iraq's title-winning campaign.

Sabri impressed throughout the competition as Iraq reached the semi-final, where they were presented with the daunting task of facing theKorea Republic.The two sides remained level at 0–0 after extra time and a penalty shootout beckoned. After both sides were on target in the first three rounds, Sabri made a decisive save by tipping awayYeom Ki-Hun's shot. AfterKim Jung-Woohit the post in their final attempt, it was Sabri and his team-mates who, against all expectations, progressed to the final.

In March 2016, Sabri announced his retirement from international football,adding that the reason is to allow young players an opportunity to represent the Iraqi national team.In March 2018, he returned to the national team to play his 100th match.

On 24 June 2018, Noor Sabri joined Saudi clubHajer.

Honours

Iraq

• 2002 WAFFchampions
• 2004 Athens Olympics:fourth place
• 2005 West Asian GamesGold medallist.
• AFC Asian Cup:2007
• 2012 Arab Nations CupBronze medallist

Al-Zawraa

• 2000–01 Iraqi Premier League

Naft Al-Wasat

• 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League

Individual

• 2007 AFC Asian Cupgoalkeeper of the tournament
• 21st Arabian Gulf Cupgoalkeeper of the tournament.
• Soccer Iraq Team of the Decade:2010–2019

Personal life

Noor Sabri is Shia Muslimand married. He has 4 children.

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

External links

• Noor Sabri–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
• Noor Sabriat National-Football-Teams.com
• Noor Sabriat Soccerway