Ahmed Radhi
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IraqCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi was an Iraqi footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed "Al-Saher" in his playing days and regarded as one of Iraq's and Asia's best players of all time, Radhi scored the first Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup in its 1986 edition, a low shot to the corner of the net against Belgium in a 2–1 defeat. He was voted the Asian Footballer of the Year in 1988. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-21
In the line-ups
3 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1986The archive holds 3 team sheets naming Ahmed Radhi in Iraq's starting line-up, from 1986-06-04 to 1986-06-11.
3 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
18 goals across 15 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1985–1997| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-23 |  Pakistan | W6–2(a) | 70' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lahore |
| 1993-10-28 |  Japan | D2–2(n) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1993-10-24 |  Saudi Arabia | D1–1(n) | 1' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1993-10-22 |  Iran | W2–1(n) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1993-06-14 |  Jordan | W4–0(n) | 52' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Chengdu |
| 1993-05-30 |  China | W1–0(n) | 55' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Irbid |
| 1993-05-28 | Pakistan | W8–0(n) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Irbid |
| 1993-05-26 |  Yemen | W6–1(n) | 55' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Irbid |
| 1989-02-10 |  Qatar | D2–2(h) | 31' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baghdad |
| 1989-02-03 | Jordan | W4–0(h) | 26' 42' 66' 80'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baghdad |
| 1989-01-27 |  Oman | W3–1(h) | 33' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baghdad |
| 1986-06-08 |  Belgium | L1–2(n) | 59' | FIFA World Cup | Toluca |
| 1985-05-05 | Qatar | W2–1(n) | 21' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Calcutta |
| 1985-04-19 | Jordan | W2–0(n) | 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait City |
| 1985-03-29 | Jordan | W3–2(a) | — | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amman |
Honours
27 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours27 | ||||
| Iraqi Premier League | ×5 | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99 | Al-Rasheed ·3, Al-Zawraa ·2 | |
| Iraqi Premier League top scorer | ×2 | 1985–86, 1991–92 | Individual | |
| Iraq FA Cup | ×6 | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99 | Al-Rasheed ·2, Al-Zawraa ·4 | |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | ×3 | 1985, 1986, 1987 | Al-Rasheed | |
| Arabian Gulf Cup | ×2 | 1984, 1988 | Iraq | |
| Baghdad Championship | ×2 | 1991–92, 2000–01 | Al-Zawraa ·1, Al-Shorta ·1 | |
| Arab Cup | ×1 | 1988 | Iraq | |
| Arab Cup top scorer | ×1 | 1988 | Individual | |
| Arab Games | ×1 | 1985 | Iraq | |
| Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer | ×1 | 1988 | Individual | |
| Asian Footballer of the Year | ×1 | 1988 | Individual | |
| Asian Games | ×1 | 1982 | Iraq | |
| Chosen in the Asia's Top 10 Players of the Century list by IFFHS. | ×1 | Individual | ||