Husain Ali
Personal information
Full name Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla
Date of birth (1981-12-31) 31 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Jidhafs, Bahrain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1983–1993 Jidhafs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Jidhafs Club
1998–2004 Al-Muharraq
2005 Al-Rayyan
2005–2006 Al-Gharrafa
2006–2008 Umm-Salal
2008–2014 Al-Muharraq
2014–2018 Al-Shabab
International career‡
1998–2013 Bahrain 101 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014

Husain Ali (born 31 December 1981) is a Bahraini retired football player known as Husain Pelé. He last played for Al-Shabab of Bahrain and was a former player for the Bahrain national team. He was top goalscorer in the Bahrain Premier League in 1998(16) & 2003(18).

International career

Husain Ali made his international debut as a 16-year-old on 3 October 1998 against Sudan national team and has since earned 101 appearances, thus entering FIFA's century club.[1] He was Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals,[2] before being surpassed by Ismail Abdul-Latif.

International goals

[2]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 June 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia
2–2
 4–2 2001 Merdeka Tournament
2.
3–2
3.
4–2
4. 16 October 2001 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand
1–1
1–1
 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5. 21 October 2001 Manama, Bahrain  Iran
2–0
3–1
 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6. 27 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates
1–0
2–1
 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations
7. 28 December 2002 Kuwait  Jordan
1–1
 2–1 2002 Arab Nations Cup
8.
2–1
9. 19 September 2003 Manama, Bahrain  Lebanon
4–1
4–3
 Friendly
10. 10 October 2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar
2–1
3–1
 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
11. 20 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain  Myanmar
2–0
4–0
 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
12. 22 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain  Malaysia
1–0
 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
13.
3–1
14. 26 May 2004 Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon
2–0
2–2
 Friendly
15. 31 May 2004 Dubai, UAE  United Arab Emirates
3–1
3–2
 Friendly
16. 9 June 2004 Arad, Bahrain  Kyrgyzstan
4–0
5–0
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
17. 5 July 2004 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand
2–0
2–0
 Friendly
18. 17 July 2004 Beijing, China  China
2–2
2–2
 2004 AFC Asian Cup
19. 25 July 2004 Jinan, China  Indonesia
1–0
3–1
 2004 AFC Asian Cup
20. 2 September 2004 Arad, Bahrain  Palestine
1–0
1–0
 Friendly
21. 8 September 2004 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan
1–0
2–1
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
22. 1 December 2004 Riffa, Bahrain  Finland
1–0
1–2
 2004 Bahrain P.M. Cup
23. 3 December 2004 Riffa, Bahrain  Latvia
2–2
2–2
 Friendly
24. 14 December 2004 Doha, Qatar  Kuwait
1–1
1–1
 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
25. 2 February 2005 Doha, Qatar  Lebanon
2–0
2–1
 Friendly
26. 25 March 2005 Pyongyang, North Korea  North Korea
1–0
 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
27.
2–0
28. 3 August 2005 Manama, Bahrain  Turkmenistan
3–0
5–0
 Friendly
29. 7 August 2005 Manama, Bahrain  Iraq
2–2
2–2
 Friendly
30. 17 August 2005 Manama, Bahrain  North Korea
2–2
2–3
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
31. 22 February 2006 Manama, Bahrain  Australia
1–0
1–3
 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
32. 26 August 2009 Manama, Bahrain  Kenya
1–0
 2–1 Friendly
33.
2–1

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b László Földesi. "Hussain Ali Ahmed - Goals in International Matches. He was also the only player to be in a FIFA game as he played for al Naser before". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

External links

Bahrain squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup fourth place
Bahrain squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup
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