Hussein Sadeq

Hussein Sadeq Obaid (Arabic: حسين صادق عبيد‎; born 2 October 2003), known as Hussein Sadeq, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Iraqi Under-17 national team and Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League.

Hussein Sadeq
Personal information
Full name Hussein Sadeq Obaid[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003
Place of birth Iraq
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Shorta
Youth career
Al-Shorta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020- Al-Shorta 0 (0)
National team
2017-2018 Iraq U-16 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2020

Sadeq has represented Iraq at U-16 level.

Club Career

Al-Shorta

Hussein joined Al-Shorta’s academy at a young age, going up the youth ranks before being promoted to the first team in 2020, training with the first-team squad for the first time ahead of the 2019-20 Iraqi Premier League restart.

International Career

Iraq U-16

Sadeq was first called up to Iraq’s U-16 squad during the 2018 U-16 Asian Cup qualifiers, helping Iraq qualify for the tournament and was then selected in Iraq’s squad for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, wearing number 14 during the tournament.

He started all three of Iraq’s matches, scoring two minutes into the opening match against Afghanistan[2] as Iraq were eliminated after the group stage, picking up just three points and finishing third behind South Korea and Australia.

References
  1. "Hussein Sadeq Obaid". AFC. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "AFC U-16 Championship 2018". AFC. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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