Jehad Al-Hussain

Jehad Al Hussain
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-30) 30 July 1982
Place of birth Homs, Syria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Taawon FC
Number 10
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– Al-Taawon FC 96 (13)
National team
2002–2011 Syria 61[1] (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2018

Jehad Al Hussain (Arabic: جهاد الحسين‎, born July 30, 1982 in Homs, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Taawon FC, which competes in the Saudi Professional League, wearing the number 10 jersey.

Club career

Al-Karamah SC

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

He has joined Kuwait SC in Summer 2008 and he 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

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

On 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

In September 2013 he signed for Dubai CSC in UAE Division 1. He scored 3 goals in one season.

Al-Taawon FC

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.[4]

International career

Al Hussain has played his international debut for Syria managed by Jalal Talebi in 2002. the last was with Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.[5]

Career statistics

Goals for senior national team

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2004Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Bahrain2-02-2FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying
2.10 December 2005Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq2-22-2West Asian Games 2005
3.1 March 2006Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Taipei2-04-0AFC Asian Cup 2007 Qualifying
4.18 November 2007Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Indonesia5-07-0FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
5.27 January 2008Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China China PR1-11-2International Friendly
6.2 June 2008Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Kuwait1-01-0FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
7.22 June 2008Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE United Arab Emirates1-03-1FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
8.22 June 2008Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE United Arab Emirates2-03-1FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
9.28 January 2009Saida International Stadium, Saida, Lebanon Lebanon1-02-0AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying
10.3 March 2010Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Lebanon3-04-0AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying

Honour and titles

Club

Al-Karamah

Al-Kuwait

Al-Qadsia

National Team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Jihad Al-Hussain National football teams.
  2. ↑ "القادسية الكويتي يعلن تعاقده مع السوريين فراس الخطيب وجهاد الحسين رسميا". kooora.com. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. ↑ "السوري الحسين ينضم إلى نجران". Al Watan. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. ↑ http://www.slstat.com/spl2014-2015en/player.php?id=721
  5. ↑ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "2009 AFC Cup Honours List". the-afc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ↑ http://www.slstat.com/spl2014-2015en/player.php?id=721
  8. ↑ http://www.slstat.com/spl2014-2015en/player.php?id=721
  9. ↑ http://www.slstat.com/spl2017-2018en/player.php?id=721
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