Saeed joined Al-Jamea, currently known as Al-Talaba, when he was 17 years old in 1975 with an invitation from the manager Jamal Salih who lived in Saeed's neighborhood. His first match for Al-Jamea was in the 1975–76 Iraqi League against Al-Shorta, which ended in a 3–0 win for Al-Jamea. He scored his first goal with the club in his second match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, where Al-Jamea won with Saeed's only goal. The club eventually finished in 8th place. They came very close to achieve the league in the 1976–77 season but they settled in 2nd place in the league table behind Al-Zawra'a. In the 1977–78 season, Saeed scored three goals with his team finishing in 8th place.