Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
Personal information
Full name Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh
Date of birth (1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996 Shabab Al-Hussein
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2014 Al-Faisaly
2004–2007 Al-Riffa (12)
2008 Al-Busaiteen (5)
2009 Dubai
2010–2011 Al-Jaish (0)
2014 Saham (0)
International career
1997–2010 Jordan 104[1] (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh (Arabic: حسونة يوسف قاسم الشيخ; born 26 January 1977) is a retired Jordanian professional footballer.

Al-Sheikh is of Palestinian origin.

Retirement

Hassouneh retired internationally after playing the match between Jordan and Kuwait in the 2010 WAFF Championship, in which he entered as a substitute for his teammate Ahmad Abdel-Halim. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.

A friendly match was played between his country Jordan and Uzbekistan at the Amman International Stadium on 13 August 2012 to mark his international retirement. Hassouneh gave the captain arm band to the goalkeeper Amer Shafi and his #8 jersey shirt to his younger teammate from Al-Faisaly Khalil Bani Attiah after playing the first few minutes of the match.

Hassouneh retired from playing football entirely in 2014. A friendly match was played between Hassouneh's team Al-Faisaly and Zamalek SC at the Amman International Stadium on 3 September 2017, which resulted in a 2–2 draw.

Honors and participation in international tournaments

In AFC Asian Cups

In Pan Arab Games

In Arab Nations Cup

In WAFF Championships

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 April 1997 Sharjah  Bahrain 4–1 Win 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 24 September 1998 Doha  Libya 2–1 Win 1998 Arab Nations Cup
3 16 August 1999 Amman  Qatar 3–0 Win 1999 Pan Arab Games
4 6 April 2000 Doha  Pakistan 5–0 Win 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 2000 Limassol  Lebanon 1–1 Draw Friendly
6 7 December 2002 Manama  Bahrain 3–0 Win Friendly
7 12 November 2003 Beirut  Lebanon 2–0 Win 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 12 February 2004 Amman  Indonesia 2–1 Win Friendly
9 8 November 2006 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 2–1 Loss Friendly
10 15 November 2006 Amman  Oman 3–0 Win 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 13 August 2008 Tehran  Qatar 3–0 Win 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
12 16 September 2010 Amman  Iraq 4–1 Win Friendly

See also

References

  1. ^ Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh – Century of International Appearances

External links


Jordan squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup
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