# Ali Kadhim

Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi (Arabic: عَلِيّ كَاظِم نَاصِر التَّمِيمِيّ), 1 January 1949 – 2 January 2018) was an Iraqi football striker who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup & 1976 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Al Zawraa. He held Iraq's goal record with 35 goals in his time, until Hussein Saeed broke it in 1982. He's the uncle of Iraqi international footballer Ali Adnan Kadhim.
After a long illness, Kadhim died right after his 69th birthday.

## Career statistics
### International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 28 January 1971 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Kuwait | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 13 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Ceylon | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 13 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Ceylon | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 13 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Ceylon | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 15 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 18 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Jordan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7. | 22 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8. | 22 December 1971 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 9. | 5 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Libya | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1972 Palestine Cup |
| 10. | 5 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Libya | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1972 Palestine Cup |
| 11. | 7 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Kuwait | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1972 Palestine Cup |
| 12. | 12 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Algeria | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1972 Palestine Cup |
| 13. | 16 March 1973 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 24 March 1973 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 3 September 1974 | Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran | India | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1974 Asian Games |
| 16. | 9 January 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Libya | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | 9 January 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Libya | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 18. | 20 August 1975 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Kuwait | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1976 Olympics qualifiers |
| 19. | 20 August 1975 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Kuwait | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1976 Olympics qualifiers |
| 20. | 26 August 1975 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Bahrain | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1976 Olympics qualifiers |
| 21. | 26 August 1975 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Bahrain | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1976 Olympics qualifiers |
| 22. | 26 August 1975 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Bahrain | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1976 Olympics qualifiers |
| 23. | 26 August 1975 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran | Bahrain | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1976 Olympics qualifiers |
| 24. | 23 November 1975 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Afghanistan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 25. | 26 December 1975 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis | Syria | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1975 Palestine Cup |
| 26. | 26 December 1975 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis | Syria | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1975 Palestine Cup |
| 27. | 27 March 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Oman | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 28. | 27 March 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Oman | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 29. | 29 March 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Bahrain | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 30. | 1 April 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | 7–1 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 31. | 1 April 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Saudi Arabia | 5–1 | 7–1 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 32. | 1 April 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Saudi Arabia | 6–1 | 7–1 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 33. | 6 April 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 34. | 8 April 1976 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Kuwait | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 35. | 27 November 1977 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Morocco | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |