Hamid Ismail Hassan Khalifa Hamid1 is a Qatari footballer of Sudanese descent who can play at right back and on the right wing.[2] He currently plays for Al-Gharafa of the Qatar Stars League and the Qatar national football team.
 Ismail training with Al Sadd in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hamid Ismail Hassan Khalifa Hamid | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back / Utility | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Al-Arabi | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Al-Arabi | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Al Rayyan | 110 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Al Sadd (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Al Sadd (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Arabi | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Al Sadd | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Al Rayyan | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Qatar | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Al-Arabi | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Gharafa | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Qatar U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Qatar | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIsmail joined Al Rayyan in the 2009 winter transfer window.[3] He has been used mostly as a utility player, usually playing as a right back but has also started some matches as a winger, midfielder and striker. In 2011, he renewed his contract with Al Rayyan[4] for 3 years,[5] despite interest from El Jaish SC.[6]
Ismail was elected for the Best Player Award by the QFA for the 2010/11 season along with three others, but eventually lost out to Bakari Koné.[7]
International career
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In 2008, after good performances at club he was called up the Qatar national football team. In December 2010 he was included in Bruno Metsu's 23 players to represent Qatar at home in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[8] He started the opening game against Uzbekistan in the Khalifa International Stadium where Qatar lost 2–0.[9]
Honours
editClub
edit- Al-Arabi
- Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2008
- Al Rayyan
- Al-Sadd
International
editPersonal
editIsmail comes from a footballing family. His father is a former football player, both of his brothers play for Qatari clubs, and his two sisters are members of the Qatar women's national football team. He is nicknamed "Hamoudi" by his family.[10]
Ismail's future plans were to become a legal consultant, but he was no longer able to study full-time due to his football career.[10]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ Verghese, John (22 January 2007). "10-man UAE hold Qatar, South Africa win". Gulf Times. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ خاص.....حامد اسماعيل:"انا رياني لمدة ثلاث مواسم" (in Arabic)
- ^ عفيفه يؤكد الأتفاق مع حامد اسماعيل ع التجديد (in Arabic)
- ^ الريان يجدد عقد لاعبه حامد اسماعيل 3 سنوات[permanent dead link] (in Arabic)
- ^ الجيش يسعى للتعاقد مع حامد إسماعيل (in Arabic)
- ^ "QFA awards". Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Squad Asian Cup 2011 Qatar". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Hosts Qatar and Uzbekistan through to last eight". Reuters. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b والدة اللاعب حامد إسماعيل تؤكد لـ"الشرق":أنا "وكيل" أعمال ابني (in Arabic)
- Note
- This is an Arabic patronymic name, there is no surname.
External links
edit- Hamid Ismail at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hamid Ismail at Soccerway