Following a slow career progress, he took a year off football and started again in the sixth tier, Division 4. He eventually moved up the football system to
Enköpings SK FK and then
Sandvikens IF. A foreign club also showed interest for Al-Saed, this being Norwegian
IK Start, but the move did not materialize. Al-Saed stayed in Sandviken, and did not play competitively for Iraq U23 either, stating that his father advised against it. The move to Norway came one year later, to
Sandefjord during the winter transfer window. Performing well in the initial third of the season, with four goals and one assist in ten games,
IFK Göteborg were reportedly interested in him. On 10 January 2025, Al-Saed joined
AIK in Sweden on loan until 30 June 2025, with an option to buy. On 16 July 2025, Al-Saed joined
BK Häcken on a contract until end of 2028. ==International career==