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.

Husain Ali
Personal information
Full name Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla
Date of birth (1981-12-31) 31 December 1981 (age 42)
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

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Husain 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

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[2]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 June 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Malaysia
2–2
4–2 2001 Merdeka Tournament
2.
3–2
3.
4–2
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
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
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
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
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