Hussein Ali (Arabic: حسين علي; born 1 March 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.[1] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
 Ali with Heerenveen in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Örebro SK | 58 | (0) |
| 2022– | Heerenveen | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iraq | 16 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 28 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Malmö, Sweden, Hussein Ali is trained by his hometown club, the Malmö FF, but he does not play any matches with the first team. In August 2019, at age 17, he joined the Örebro SK[2] and made this choice because of the strong competition in Malmö and considering that he would have more chances in Örebro.[3] He plays his first game in a professional match in a championship match against IFK Norrköping on September 21, 2019.
On 19 July 2022, Ali joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a three-year contract.[4]
International career
editAli represented Sweden at youth international level.[5]
In August 2023, he officially switched allegiances to Iraq, and received his first call-up to the senior national team for the 2023 King's Cup.[5]
He is selected from the list of twenty-six Iraqi players selected by Jesús Casas to compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Örebro SK | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Superettan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 63 | 0 | |||
| SC Heerenveen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Conference League Playoffs
International
edit- As of match played 11 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ali goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2024 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Vietnam |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ Hussein Ali at Soccerway
- ^ "Officiellt: ÖSK värvar försvarare från MFF". www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Ali har slagit igenom i Örebro". www.allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 16 November 2020.
- ^ "SC HEERENVEEN LEGT HUSSEIN ALI VAST TOT 2025" (in Dutch). Heerenveen. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b c van der Meeren, Peter (26 August 2023). "Hussein Ali, de Zweed van Heerenveen die voor Irak gaat spelen, wil voorbeeld zijn. 'Volg je hart en denk groot'". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Iraq Is One Of The Strong Teams In Group D Of The 2023 Asian Cup Which Is The First Opponent Of The Indonesian National Team". voi.id. 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Hussein Ali". sport.de.
External links
edit- Hussein Ali at Soccerway.com
- Hussein Ali at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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