Bashar Abdullah

Bashar Abdullah
Personal information
Full name Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz
Date of birth (1977-10-12) 12 October 1977
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1987–1994 Al-Salmiyah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2010 Al-Salmiyah
1998–1999 → Al-Hilal (loan)
2001–2002 → Al Rayyan (loan)
2002–2003 → Al Ain FC (loan)
2004–2005 → Al Kuwait (loan)
2010–2011 Al Kuwait
National team
1996–2018 Kuwait 134 (75)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bashar Abdullah (Arabic: بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز‎; born 12 October 1977) is a former professional Kuwaiti footballer. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the Olympic team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once.

On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016 between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.[1]

On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.[2]

International career

He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 May 1996Kuwait City Syria?3–1Friendly
2.28 October 1996Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Qatar1–02–11996 Gulf Cup of Nations
3.22 November 1996Kuwait City Mali1–04–2Friendly
4.22 November 1996Kuwait City Mali4–04–2Friendly
5.10 December 1996Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi South Korea2–02–01996 AFC Asian Cup
6.18 February 1997Kuwait City Egypt?2–0Friendly
7.18 March 1997Kuwait City Bahrain?3–1Friendly
8.18 March 1997Kuwait City Bahrain?3–1Friendly
9.27 May 1997Kuwait City Zambia?2–1Friendly
10.5 June 1997Kuwait City Singapore4–04–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.5 September 1997Kuwait City Mali?8–1Friendly
12.5 September 1997Kuwait City Mali?8–1Friendly
13.14 September 1997King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Saudi Arabia1–01–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.19 September 1997Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Qatar2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.17 October 1997Kuwait City Saudi Arabia1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.26 September 1998Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Syria2–04–01998 Arab Nations Cup
17.1 October 1998Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha United Arab Emirates2–14–11998 Arab Nations Cup
18.1 October 1998Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha United Arab Emirates3–14–11998 Arab Nations Cup
19.1 October 1998Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha United Arab Emirates4–14–11998 Arab Nations Cup
20.13 October 1998Kuwait City Iran?3–0Friendly
21.2 November 1998Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Qatar4–26–21998 Gulf Cup of Nations
22.9 November 1998Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Oman3–05–01998 Gulf Cup of Nations
23.31 January 2000Kuwait City Syria1–04–0Friendly
24.31 January 2000Kuwait City Syria2–04–0Friendly
25.31 January 2000Kuwait City Syria3–04–0Friendly
26.10 February 2000Kuwait City Turkmenistan2–06–12000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
27.10 February 2000Kuwait City Turkmenistan4–06–12000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
28.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan2–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
29.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan5–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
30.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan8–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
31.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan10–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
32.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan11–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
33.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan12–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
34.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan16–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
35.14 February 2000Kuwait City Bhutan20–020–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
36.18 February 2000Kuwait City   Nepal1–05–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
37.18 February 2000Kuwait City   Nepal2–05–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
38.18 February 2000Kuwait City   Nepal3–05–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
39.18 February 2000Kuwait City   Nepal4–05–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
40.18 February 2000Kuwait City   Nepal5–05–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
41.25 June 2000Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli Lebanon?1–3Friendly
42.30 September 2000Kuwait City Thailand?3–2Friendly
43.24 October 2000Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut Saudi Arabia1–12–32000 AFC Asian Cup
44.23 January 2001Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Thailand4–14–5Friendly
45.6 February 2001National Stadium, Singapore Singapore1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
46.31 December 2001Kuwait City Syria1–12–2Friendly
47.5 January 2002Kuwait City Zimbabwe1–03–0Friendly
48.30 May 2002Kuwait City Iran?1–3Friendly
49.23 December 2002Kuwait City Jordan1–21–22002 Arab Nations Cup
50.25 December 2002Kuwait City Palestine2–33–32002 Arab Nations Cup
51.25 December 2002Kuwait City Palestine3–33–32002 Arab Nations Cup
52.14 September 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally Qatar1–12–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
53.27 September 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally Singapore1–04–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
54.27 September 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally Singapore4–04–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
55.8 October 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally Palestine1–04–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
56.8 October 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally Palestine4–04–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
57.2 December 2003Kuwait City Iran1–03–1Friendly
58.2 Decembe3 2006 Kuwait City Iran2–03–1Friendly
59.20 December 2003Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos Latvia2–02–0Friendly
60.1 January 2004Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Yemen2–04–02003 Gulf Cup of Nations
61.8 January 2004Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Qatar1–01–22003 Gulf Cup of Nations
62.19 July 2004Shandong Sports Center, Jinan United Arab Emirates1–03–12004 AFC Asian Cup
63.3 October 2004Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli Lebanon1–03–1Friendly
64.5 November 2004Kuwait City India2–12–3Friendly
65.10 November 2004Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan?3–0Friendly
66.17 November 2004Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Malaysia2–16–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
67.17 November 2004Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Malaysia3–16–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
68.6 December 2004Kuwait City Tajikistan1–03–0Friendly
69.17 December 2004Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Yemen1–03–02004 Gulf Cup of Nations
70.17 December 2004Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Yemen3–03–02004 Gulf Cup of Nations
71.22 January 2005Kuwait City Norway1–01–1Friendly
72.25 March 2005Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Uzbekistan1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
73.25 March 2005Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Uzbekistan2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
74.17 August 2005Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan2–02–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
75.12 June 2007Kuwait City Egypt?1–1Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "السالمية الكويتي يستضيف الهلال السعودي في مهرجان اعتزال بشار عبدالله". Kooora (in Arabic). 26 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "وداعاً بشار عبد الله". alqabas (in Arabic). 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Hussain Mohammed; Roberto Mamrud. "Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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