Jehad Al-Hussain
Jehad Al-Hussain in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 July 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Homs, Syria | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2008 | Al-Karamah | 121 | (33) |
2006 | → Al-Kuwait (loan) | 15 | (10) |
2008–2009 | Al-Kuwait | 16 | (7) |
2009–2011 | Al-Qadsia | 21 | (12) |
2011–2013 | Najran SC | 49 | (15) |
2013–2014 | Dubai CSC | 24 | (3) |
2014–2019 | Al-Taawon | 128 | (16) |
2019–2020 | Al-Raed | 31 | (3) |
Total | 405 | (99) | |
International career | |||
2002–2011 | Syria | 62[1] | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jehad Al Hussain (Arabic: جهاد الحسين, born July 30, 1982, in Homs, Syria) is a former Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Al-Karamah SC
[edit]Al-Hussain was part of the youth academy of Al-Karamah SC which won the Syrian Under-18 premiere league and later on the Syrian Premier League three consecutive times and reached the AFC Champions League final in 2006.
In 2006, he was loaned to Al-Kuwait.
Kuwait SC
[edit]He joined Kuwait SC in Summer 2008 and won the 2009 AFC Cup playing against his old team Al-Karamah SC in the final, sharing the top scorer with 8 goals.
Qadsia SC
[edit]On 24 August 2009, Al Hussain moved to Al-Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League and signed a two-year contract playing alongside his Al-Karamah teammate Firas Al-Khatib both as a duet .[2]
Najran SC
[edit]In September 2011, Al Hussain moved to Najran SC in Saudi Professional League,[3] his debut season in Saudi Professional League was very successful with 9 goals he helped Najran to stay away from relegation, in the second season alongside his national teammate Wael Ayan Najran reached the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions Cup 2012–13, both players left Najran SC after months of unpaid Salaries.
Dubai CSC
[edit]In September 2013, he signed for Dubai CSC in the UAE First Division League. He scored 3 goals in one season.
Al-Taawon FC
[edit]In July 2014, he returned to Saudi Professional League with Al-Taawon FC marking himself as The Most Assisting Player in two consecutive seasons 2014–15, 2015–16 and a third time 2017–18.
Al-Raed FC
[edit]Al-Hussain played for Al-Raed before announcing his retirement on 24 October 2020.[4]
International career
[edit]Al Hussain has played his international debut for Syria managed by Jalal Talebi in 2002. The last call-up was with Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.[5]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2024, Jehad Al-Hussain was appointed U-19 coach for his former club Al-Taawoun FC.
Career statistics
[edit]Goals for senior national team
[edit]- Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 October 2004 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | 2–0 | 2–2 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
2. | 10 December 2005 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2–2 | 2–2 | West Asian Games 2005 | |
3. | 1 March 2006 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | 2–0 | 4–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2007 Qualifying | |
4. | 18 November 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | 5–0 | 7–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying | |
5. | 27 January 2008 | Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China | 1–1 | 1–2 | International Friendly | |
6. | 2 June 2008 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | 1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying | |
7. | 22 June 2008 | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
8. | 2–0 | |||||
9. | 28 January 2009 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida, Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying | |
10. | 3 March 2010 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | 3–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
[edit]Al-Karamah
- Syrian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Syrian Cup: 2007, 2008,
- Syrian Super Cup: 2008
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2006
Al-Kuwait
Al-Qadsia
- Kuwaiti Premier League: 2010, 2011
- Kuwait Emir Cup: 2010
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2009
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2010
Al-Taawoun
Kuwait
Individual
- 2009 AFC Cup top scorer[6]
- Saudi Professional League 2014–15 Best Playmaker (9 assists) [7]
- Saudi Professional League 2015–16 Best Playmaker (10 assists) [8]
- Saudi Professional League 2017–18 Best Playmaker (9 assists) [9]
References
[edit]- ^ Karkora, Mahmoud (25 February 2021). "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "القادسية الكويتي يعلن تعاقده مع السوريين فراس الخطيب وجهاد الحسين رسميا". kooora.com. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "السوري الحسين ينضم إلى نجران". Al Watan. 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "اعتزال الحسين يحل معضلة كبرى للرائد". Kooora (in Arabic). 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "2009 AFC Cup Honours List". the-afc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2014-2015 season
- ^ 2015-2016 season
- ^ 2017-2018 season
External links
[edit]- Jehad Al-Hussain at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Jehad Al-Hussain – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jehad Al-Hussain at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Homs
- Men's association football midfielders
- Syrian men's footballers
- Syria men's international footballers
- Syrian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
- Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Al-Karamah SC players
- Kuwait SC players
- Qadsia SC players
- Najran SC players
- Dubai CSC players
- Al Taawoun FC players
- Al Raed FC players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Saudi Pro League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Asian Games competitors for Syria
- Syrian Premier League players
- Kuwait Premier League players