Iqbal Hussain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hougang United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Gombak United | 7 | (3) |
| 2013 | LionsXII | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Courts Young Lions | 48 | (9) |
| 2016– | Hougang United | 40 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Singapore U23 | ||
| 2013– | Singapore | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2018 | |||
Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward for S.League club Hougang United FC.
Club career
Gombak United
Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games.
LionsXII
He joined Malaysia Super League oufit LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[3]
Young Lions
Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.[4]
Hougang United
In 2016, he joined Hougang United FC. Although he did not have much playing time due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016.[5] In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season.[6] However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season.[7] After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.
International career
Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
Iqbal Hussain was called up to the senior team on July 2013.
Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]
He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played November 2016. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gombak United | 2012 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| LionsXII | 2013[9] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
| Young Lions | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | - | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |
| Hougang United | 2016 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 24 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Career Total | 70 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 18 | |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International
- As of November 2016[10]
| Singapore national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
U23 International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2015 | Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore |  | 1-0 | 2-2 | International Friendly |
| 2 | 20 July 2014 | Flachau, Austria |  | 1-0 | 5-0 | Friendly Game |
| 3 | 20 July 2014 | Flachau, Austria | | 3-0 | 5-0 | Friendly Game |
Honours
Club
LionsXII
- Malaysia Super League: 2013
International
Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze 2013
References
- 1 2 "Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
- ↑ "Fazrul, Iqbal join LionsXII's Malaysia football adventure". AXrossTheLine. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "LionsXII trio join Courts Young Lions". AXrossTheLine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ hermesauto (2016-08-24). "Football: Striker Iqbal Hussain, 23, called up for Lions friendly against Bahrain". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ↑ "RETAINED: IQBAL HUSSAIN – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ↑ "Hougang looking to end barren spell". The New Paper. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ↑ Muhammad Yazid. "Six S.League players earn international debut". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "Iqbal Hussain". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.