| Essam Hamad Salem | |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Iraq |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1991–1992 |
| Years3: | 1996–1997 |
| Years4: | 1997–2003 |
| Clubs5: | Ahli Saida[1] |
| Clubs8: | Al-Yarmouk |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iraq U23 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1995–2000 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iraq |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 2010–2010 |
| Managerclubs1: | Al-Zawraa |
| Manageryears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs2: | Al-Karkh |
| Manageryears3: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs3: | Zakho |
| Manageryears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs4: | Al-Zawraa |
| Manageryears5: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs5: | Al-Talaba |
| Manageryears6: | 2018–2021 |
| Managerclubs6: | Amanat Baghdad |
| Manageryears7: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs7: | Al-Zawraa |
| Manageryears8: | 2024– |
Essam Hamad Salem (Arabic: عصام حمد سالم; 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.
Hamad won the double (league and cup) twice, with Al-Zawraa in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons.[2]
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. He was a regular at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
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. He captained the side in the second half. The all-star team was beaten 5–0 by Iran.
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Al-Zawra'a |  | 29 March 2010 | 27 August 2010 | |||||
| 19 February 2014 | 20 October 2015 | ||||||
| 13 July 2016 | 1 October 2016 | ||||||
| Al-Zawra'a | | 3 November 2016 | 22 August 2017 | |||||
| 14 January 2018 | 29 March 2018 | ||||||
| Amanat Baghdad | | 28 December 2018 | 18 July 2021 | |||||
| Al-Zawraa | | 20 August 2021 | 22 December 2021 | |||||
| Al-Zawraa | | 2 April 2024 | present | |||||
| Total | ||||||||
Al-Zawraa