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Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عِصَام حَمَد سَالِم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player.
He played as a midfielder for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. Essam also played for Al-Karkh, Al-Taawun, and Al-Zawraa at club level.
Having already played for the Iraq Olympic team at the qualifiers for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Hamad began playing for the senior team in 1995.[2] He was a regular at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[2]
Hamad was selected to play for an Asian all-star team in 2000 by the AFC in Tehran, Iran, to commemorate the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2] He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5–0 by Iran.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 2000 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Zawra'a | 
|
29 March 2010 | 27 August 2010 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 62.96 |
| Al-Karkh |
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19 February 2014 | 20 October 2015 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 30.56 |
| Zakho |
|
13 July 2016 | 1 October 2016 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Al-Zawra'a |
|
3 November 2016 | 22 August 2017 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 61.36 |
| Al-Talaba |
|
14 January 2018 | 29 March 2018 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36.36 |
| Amanat Baghdad |
|
28 December 2018 | 18 July 2021 | 122 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 32.8 |
| Al-Zawraa |
|
20 August 2021 | 22 December 2021 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75.00 |
| Al-Zawraa |
|
2 April 2024 | 27 February 2025 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 63.41 |
| Total | 302 | 138 | 88 | 76 | 45.70 | |||
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