Al-Saadi Gaddafi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Al-Saadi Muammar Gaddafi | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Libyan Arab Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Alahly Tripoli | 24 | (3) |
| 1991–2003 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | 336 | (146) |
| 2003–2004 | Perugia | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Udinese | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 318 | (83) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2006 | Libya | 85 | (32) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Al-Saadi Muammar Gaddafi (Arabic: الساعدي معمر القذافي; born 25 May 1973), is the third son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He is a Libyan former association football player. In 2011, he was the commander of Libya's Special Forces and was involved in the Libyan Civil War. An Interpol notice has been issued against him. On 5 March 2014, he was arrested in Niger and extradited to Libya, where he faces murder charges. In August 2015, video surfaced allegedly showing Gaddafi being tortured.
Gaddafi is known for his involvement in Libyan football. On 6 June 2000, the BBC reported that Gaddafi had signed with Maltese champions Birkirkara F.C. and would play for them in the Champions League. The move failed to materialize.
Libyan football was arranged to favor Gaddafi. One law forbade announcing the name of any football player with the exception of Gaddafi. Only numbers of other players were announced. Referees favored Gaddafi's club and security forces were used to silence protests.
He signed for Italian Serie A team Perugia in 2003, employing Diego Maradona as his technical consultant and Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson as his personal trainer. He made only one substitute appearance before failing a drug test. An article in la Repubblica said that "Even at twice his current speed he would still be twice as slow as slow itself."
He was also captain of the Libya national football team, captain of his home club in Tripoli, and president of the Libyan Football Federation.
Gaddafi joined UEFA Champions League qualifiers Udinese Calcio in 2005–06, playing only 10 minutes in an end-of-season league match against Cagliari Calcio.
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