Iqbal Hussain

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.

For the Qatari cricketer, see Iqbal Hussain (cricketer).

In this Malay name, the name Hussain is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Iqbal.
Iqbal Hussain
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) 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 7 (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 21 March 2019

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 club 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.

Sukhothai F.C.

He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute. [8]

Geylang International

He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 season [9] and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team. [10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 Mar 2020. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gombak United 2012 723110—113
Total 72311000113
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[12] 100000—10
Total 1000000010
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Young Lions 2013 1921031—233
2014 254----—254
2015 42----—42
Total 448103100529
Hougang United 2016 1841052—246
2017 1333020—183
2018 1942000—214
2019 1212000—141
Total 62128072007714
Geylang International 2020 220000—22
Total 2200000022
Career Total 116241211130014328
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International Statistics

U19 International caps
NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
131 October 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Macau0-0 (draw)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
22 November 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Australia0-1 (lost)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
34 November 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia China PR0-11 (lost)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
48 November 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Indonesia0-3 (lost)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification


U23 International goals
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 March 2015Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore Cambodia1-02-2International Friendly


As of November 2016[13]
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201410
201620
Total30

Honours

Club

LionsXII

  • Malaysia Super League: 2013

International

Singapore

References
  1. "Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
  3. "Fazrul, Iqbal join LionsXII's Malaysia football adventure". AXrossTheLine. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. "LionsXII trio join Courts Young Lions". AXrossTheLine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. hermesauto (24 August 2016). "Football: Striker Iqbal Hussain, 23, called up for Lions friendly against Bahrain". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. "RETAINED: IQBAL HUSSAIN – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. "Hougang looking to end barren spell". The New Paper. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. "Sukothai deal fall thru last minute".
  9. "Iqbal Hussain signed for Eagles".
  10. "Match result - Geylang vs Young Lions".
  11. Muhammad Yazid. "Six S.League players earn international debut". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  12. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  13. "Iqbal Hussain". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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