Husain Ali (born 31 December 1981) is a Bahraini retired football player known as Husain Pelé. He last played for Al-Shabab of Bahrain and was a former player for the Bahrain national team. He was top goal scorer in the Bahrain Premier League in 1998 and 2003 with 16 and 18 goals respectively.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Jidhafs, Bahrain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1993 | Jidhafs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Jidhafs Club | ||
1998–2004 | Al-Muharraq | ||
2005 | Al-Rayyan | ||
2005–2006 | Al-Gharrafa | ||
2006–2008 | Umm-Salal | ||
2008–2014 | Al-Muharraq | ||
2014–2018 | Al-Shabab | ||
International career‡ | |||
1998–2013 | Bahrain | 117 | (33) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014 |
International career
editHusain Ali made his international debut as a 16-year-old on 3 October 1998 against Sudan national team and has since earned 101 appearances, thus entering FIFA's century club.[1] He was Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals,[2] before being surpassed by Ismail Abdul-Latif.
International goals
edit# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 June 2001 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2–2 |
4–2 | 2001 Merdeka Tournament |
2. | 3–2
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3. | 4–2
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4. | 16 October 2001 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–1 |
1–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
5. | 21 October 2001 | Manama, Bahrain | Iran | 2–0 |
3–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
6. | 27 January 2002 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 |
2–1 |
15th Arabian Gulf Cup |
7. | 28 December 2002 | Kuwait | Jordan | 1–1 |
2–1 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
8. | 2–1
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9. | 19 September 2003 | Manama, Bahrain | Lebanon | 4–1 |
4–3 |
Friendly |
10. | 10 October 2003 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Myanmar | 2–1 |
3–1 |
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
11. | 20 October 2003 | Manama, Bahrain | Myanmar | 2–0 |
4–0 |
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
12. | 22 October 2003 | Manama, Bahrain | Malaysia | 1–0 |
3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
13. | 3–1
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14. | 26 May 2004 | Beirut, Lebanon | Lebanon | 2–0 |
2–2 |
Friendly |
15. | 31 May 2004 | Dubai, UAE | United Arab Emirates | 3–1 |
3–2 |
Friendly |
16. | 9 June 2004 | Arad, Bahrain | Kyrgyzstan | 4–0 |
5–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
17. | 5 July 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
18. | 17 July 2004 | Beijing, China | China | 2–2 |
2–2 |
2004 AFC Asian Cup |
19. | 25 July 2004 | Jinan, China | Indonesia | 1–0 |
3–1 |
2004 AFC Asian Cup |
20. | 2 September 2004 | Arad, Bahrain | Palestine | 1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
21. | 8 September 2004 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 |
2–1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
22. | 1 December 2004 | Riffa, Bahrain | Finland | 1–0 |
1–2 |
2004 Bahrain P.M. Cup |
23. | 3 December 2004 | Riffa, Bahrain | Latvia | 2–2 |
2–2 |
Friendly |
24. | 14 December 2004 | Doha, Qatar | Kuwait | 1–1 |
1–1 |
17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
25. | 2 February 2005 | Doha, Qatar | Lebanon | 2–0 |
2–1 |
Friendly |
26. | 25 March 2005 | Pyongyang, North Korea | North Korea | 1–0 |
2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
27. | 2–0
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28. | 3 August 2005 | Manama, Bahrain | Turkmenistan | 3–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly |
29. | 7 August 2005 | Manama, Bahrain | Iraq | 2–2 |
2–2 |
Friendly |
30. | 17 August 2005 | Manama, Bahrain | North Korea | 2–2 |
2–3 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
31. | 22 February 2006 | Manama, Bahrain | Australia | 1–0 |
1–3 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
32. | 26 August 2009 | Manama, Bahrain | Kenya | 1–0 |
2–1 | Friendly |
33. | 2–1
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b László Földesi. "Hussain Ali Ahmed - Goals in International Matches. He was also the only player to be in a FIFA game as he played for al Naser before". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links
edit- Husain Ali at National-Football-Teams.com