| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaker Mahmoud Hamza | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Al-Sinaa SC | ||
| 1984–1986 | Al-Rasheed | ||
| 1986–1987 | Al-Shorta SC | ||
| 1987–1991 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1991–1994 | Al-Sinaa SC | ||
| 1994–1997 | Al-Shorta SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Iraq | 28 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | Kara FC | ||
| 1998 | Zeravani SC | ||
| 1999–2001 | Al-Shorta SC (Assist.) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Samawa FC | ||
| 2004 | Duhok SC | ||
| 2006 | Al-Jaish SC | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Shorta SC | ||
| 2008 | Al-Sulaymaniyah FC | ||
| 2009–2011 | Al-Kahraba | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Naft | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Kahraba | ||
| 2016 | Al-Talaba SC (Assist.) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Iraq (Assist.) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Samawa FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shaker Mahmoud Hamza (born 5 May 1963) is an Iraqi former football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. [1] He also played for Al-Shabab.
He was part of Iraq's second Olympic Games campaign in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States, where he played in all three games against Canada, Cameroon and Yugoslavia. Two years later, he played in the World Cup in Mexico, making a second-half substitute appearance for Anad Abid in Iraq’s last game against the hosts. [2] He scored the last goal in the 3-1 win over Syria that qualified Iraq for their first ever World Cup appearance. [2]
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 July 1985 | King Fahd Stadium, Taif |  Mauritania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1985 Arab Cup |
| 2. | 29 November 1985 | King Fahd Stadium, Taif |  Syria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Naft SC | 11 December 2012 | 16 February 2013 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28.6 | |
| Al-Samawa FC | 14 December 2020 | 9 March 2021 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13.3 | |
| Total | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18.2 | — | ||
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