Saad Natiq

Saad Natiq Naji (Arabic: سَعْد نَاطِق نَاجِي, born 19 March 1994),[2] sometimes referred as Suad Natiq Naji, is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Al-Talaba in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national football team as a center back and defensive midfielder.

[4] It was under Hakim Shaker that Saad Natiq became one of the nation's recognised defenders, playing for the Iraqi Under 19s at the FIFA World U-20 Cup in Turkey.

[4] It was his spell at Al-Masafi under the command of trainers Hassan Ahmed and Nadhim Shaker that he developed as a player and was transformed into a strong tackling centre half after used in several positions at the club including at right back having first started out as a midfield anchor in his early days at Al-Najaf.

He scored his first goal in the Qatar Stars League against Al Rayyan on 19 November, with his second coming in the same match.

On 26 August 2015, Natiq made his first international appearance for Iraq against Lebanon in a friendly match.