Hani Al-Dhabit

Hani Al-Dhabit
Hani Al-Dhabit, Omani footballer
Personal information
Full name Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait Al-Noobi
Date of birth (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979
Place of birth Salalah, Oman
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dhofar
Number 14
Youth career
1992–1996 Dhofar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Dhofar ? (?)
2002–2002 Baniyas ? (0)
2002–2003 Al-Sadd ? (0)
2003–2004 Dhofar ? (2)
2005 Al-Jahra ? (2)
2005– Dhofar ? (37)
National team
1998– Oman 102 (43)
2008– Oman ( beach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait Al-Noobi (Arabic: هاني الضابط فرج بيت النوبي‎; born 15 October 1979), commonly known as Hani Al-Dhabit, is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League.[1]

Club career

Hani Al-Dhabit is a long-time veteran of the most successful sports club in Oman, Dhofar S.C.S.C. and has been in the squad for over 10 years. He is the captain of Dhofar and wears the number 14 jersey, as he had previously worn throughout his career with the national team.

He has also played for various clubs in GCC like for Baniyas SC of the United Arab Emirates, Al Sadd SC of Qatar and Al Jahra SC of Kuwait.

Club career statistics

Club Season Division League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dhofar 2003–04 Omani League -2-200-0-4
Total -2-200-0-4
Al-Jahra 2004–05 Kuwaiti Premier League -2-000-0-2
Total -2-000-0-2
Dhofar 2004–05 Oman Elite League -1-300-0-4
2005–06 -2-100-0-3
2006–07 -6-0-1-0-7
2007–08 -8-100-4-12
2008–09 -7-000-0-7
2009–10 -7-000-0-7
2010–11 -1-300-1-5
2011–12 -3-500-0-8
2012–13 -2-051-0-3
Total -37-13-2-5-55
Career total -41-15-2-5-63
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the AFC Cup
  2. ↑ Includes goals in the GCC Champions League and the Al-Karamah SC International Championship

International career

He played for the Oman national football team from 1998 to 2008 and was the captain of the team in 2002 and 2003. His most successful season for the national team was during 2001-02 and he was the world's leading goalscorer in international matches in 2001.[2]

Arabian Gulf Cup

Hani has made appearances in the 14th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 15th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup and the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup.

In the 14th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1998, despite his young age, he scored a goal in a 2-2 draw against Bahrain. In the tournament, Oman finished at the fourth place with four points from one win and one draw.[3]

He first showed his talent during the 15th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2002 scoring five goals, a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over the then powerhouse 9-time competition winners, Kuwait, a goal in a 1-2 loss against Qatar and another in a 1-1 draw against Bahrain. At the end of the competition he was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award.[4] In the tournament, Oman finished at the fifth place with four points from one win and one draw.[5]

Although not being successful in scoring any goals in both the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup and the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup, he still made many appearances, and was handed the captain's band once again in the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2003–04.[6] This time Hani led Oman to its most successful position ever yet in the Arabian Gulf Cup competition, reaching the final four round for the first time with eight points from two wins and two draws.

During the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004, he was not assigned captaincy by Czech coach, Milan Macala. He was featured widely as a substitute, but still received an adequate amount of playing time, and scored a goal in the penalty-kick shootout during the final in which Oman lost to the hosts Qatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensation Ali Al-Habsi missed a penalty. Qatar won the match 6-5 on penalties after the match had ended 1-1 at normal time. Amad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the competition with a total of four goals.[7][8]

AFC Asian Cup Qualification

He scored five goals in the qualification for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup,[9] one in a 7-0 win over Nepal,[10] a brace in a 6-0 win over Vietnam,[11] other in a 3-1 win over South Korea[12] and another in a 2-0 win over Vietnam[13] hence helping his team to qualify for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. In the tournament, Oman won four points in a 2-0 win over Thailand[14] and a 2-2 draw against Iran[15] and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.[16]

FIFA World Cup Qualification

He has made fourteen appearances in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification and has represented the national team in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

He scored eleven goals in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification,[17] five goals in a 12-0 win over Laos,[18] a brace in the return leg in a 7-0 win over Laos,[19] a brace in a 7-0 win over Philippines[20] and another in a 2-2 draw against the United Arab Emirates.[21] During the qualifications, Oman had scored some of the most goals in the shortest period of time, with the largest margin wins in the team's history. Many of the goals were scored by Hani.

After eventually being knocked out of qualification, Hani had scored a total of 11 goals in 4 matches out of the 12 matches Oman had played. In one match, he was on the brink of a double hat-trick but unfortunately he couldn't. At the end of the year, he was awarded the 2001 Top Goal Scorer Award with a total of 22 international goals,[22] beating Spain's Raúl, England's Michael Owen, and Portugal's Luís Figo, becoming the first Omani and only third Arab, to win the title.

National team career statistics

Goals for senior national team

Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.[23]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 July 1998Beirut, Lebanon Syria1-11-11997 Pan Arab Games
212 November 1998Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain2-12-214th Arabian Gulf Cup
330 November 1998Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Hong Kong3-06-01998 Asian Games
430 November 1998Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Hong Kong5-06-01998 Asian Games
530 November 1998Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Hong Kong6-06-01998 Asian Games
68 December 1998Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Iran3-14-21998 Asian Games
710 December 1998Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand China PR1-51-61998 Asian Games
819 August 1999Amman, Jordan Syria1-11-11999 Pan Arab Games
929 October 2000Muscat, Oman Yemen?-04-0Friendly
1029 October 2000Muscat, Oman Yemen?-04-0Friendly
1131 October 2000Muscat, Oman Yemen?-04-0Friendly
1221 November 2000Muscat, Oman Bahrain?-?2-1Friendly
1327 March 2001Muscat, Oman United Arab Emirates?-?2-1Friendly
1430 April 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos1-012-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1530 April 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos3-012-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1630 April 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos4-012-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1730 April 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos7-012-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1830 April 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos8-012-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
194 May 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos1-07-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
204 May 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Laos6-07-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
217 May 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Philippines1-07-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
227 May 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Philippines6-07-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
237 May 2001Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria Syria2-13-32002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2410 August 2001Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran South Africa1-02-0Friendly
2519 December 2001Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. United Arab Emirates2-02-22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2630 December 2001Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Macedonia2-02-0Friendly
2719 January 2002King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait1-03-115th Arabian Gulf Cup
2819 January 2002King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait2-03-115th Arabian Gulf Cup
2919 January 2002King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait3-13-115th Arabian Gulf Cup
3024 January 2002King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Qatar1-01-215th Arabian Gulf Cup
3124 January 2002King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bahrain1-01-115th Arabian Gulf Cup
3216 September 2003Bishan Stadium, Singapore Singapore2-03-1Friendly
3325 September 2003Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea   Nepal7-07-02004 Asian Cup Qualification
3429 September 2003Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea Vietnam?-06-02004 Asian Cup Qualification
3529 September 2003Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea Vietnam?-06-02004 Asian Cup Qualification
3610 October 2003Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Jordan?-?2-1Friendly
3721 October 2003Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman South Korea1-13-12004 Asian Cup Qualification
3824 October 2003Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Vietnam1-02-02004 Asian Cup Qualification
3920 December 2003Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Estonia3-13-1Friendly
4024 April 2008Muscat, Oman Liberia1-01-0Friendly

Honors

Club

Individual

  • Oman All time top goal scorer
  • IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year (1): 2001
  • Top goal scorer of the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ "Hani Al-Dhabit". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-scor.html
  3. ↑ "Gulf Cup14 - Bahrain 1998". goalzz.com.
  4. ↑ "Gulf Cup15 - Saudi 2002 (Goal Scorers)". goalzz.com.
  5. ↑ "Gulf Cup15 - Saudi 2002". goalzz.com.
  6. ↑ "Gulf Cup16 - Kuwait 2003". goalzz.com.
  7. ↑ "17th Gulf Cup - Qatar 2004". goalzz.com.
  8. ↑ "17th Gulf Cup - Qatar 2004 (Goal Scorers)". goalzz.com.
  9. ↑ "ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2004". soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "NEPAL VS. OMAN 0 - 7". soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "OMAN VS. VIETNAM 6 - 0". soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "OMAN VS. KOREA REPUBLIC 3 - 1". soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "OMAN VS. VIETNAM 2 - 0". soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "OMAN VS. THAILAND 2 - 0". soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "OMAN VS. IRAN 2 - 2". soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ "ASIAN CUP 2004". soccerway.com.
  17. ↑ "OMAN VS. NEPAL 2 - 0". soccerway.com.
  18. ↑ "OMAN VS. LAOS 12 - 0". soccerway.com.
  19. ↑ "LAOS VS. OMAN 0 - 7". soccerway.com.
  20. ↑ "OMAN VS. PHILIPPINES 7 - 0". soccerway.com.
  21. ↑ "UAE VS. OMAN 2 - 2". soccerway.com.
  22. ↑ http://www.iffhs.de/?388d85ff0e003c4f05e91a55685fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a710 IFFHS 2001 World's Top Goal Scorer
  23. ↑ Hani Al-Dhabit goals and appearances, as of early 2006.
  24. ↑ http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/51294244/AFP Hani selected for group draw
  25. ↑ http://www.sportsoman.com/arabic/news-details.aspx?id=23669 Sportsoman--Al Dhabit called up for beach soccer tournament
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