Oday Taleb

Oday Talib (Arabic: عدي طالب) (born 1 July 1981 in Iraq) is an Iraqi goalkeeper. He currently plays for Naft Al-Basra.

Oday Talib

Personal information
Full name	Oday Talib Jawad
Date of birth	(1981-07-01) 1 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Iraq
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Al-Shorta
2003–2006	Al-Zawraa
2006–2008	Al-Minaa
2008–2015	Duhok
2015–	Naft Al-Basra
International career‡
2002–2004	Iraq	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of N/A ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2004

Career

Talib began his career with Al-Shorta in 2002 before earning a move the following season to Baghdad-based team Al-Zawraa. After spending three years there, Talib went on to play for Al-Minaa before being signed by his current club, Duhok, an Iraqi-Kurdish outfit based in Dohuk.

Talib served as back-up to goalkeeper Noor Sabri throughout Iraq's run to the semi-finals of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at Athens 2004.

Honours

Iraq U23

• Summer Olympics fourth place: 2004
• West Asian Games gold medal: 2005