Hossam Hassan is a retired footballer who represented the Egypt national football team and is his country's all-time highest goalscorer with 68 goals. He appeared 176 times[a] for Egypt between 1985 and 2006.[2][1] He made his debut on 10 September 1985 in a friendly against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. His first international goal came during the 1988 Arab Nations Cup, scoring the third goal in a 3–0 win over Lebanon on 15 July 1988.

Hassan became his country's top scorer when he scored his 43rd goal against Togo in a friendly in December 1997; at the time the record of 42 was held by Hassan El-Shazly. As of April 2022, Mohamed Salah is the active player closest to Hassan's figure, with 47 goals.[3]

Out of Hassan's 68 goals, 42 were in official matches while 25 came in friendlies. Hassan has scored more goals (six) against Ethiopia and Togo than any other nations. Hassan two hat-trick in his international career, his first coming in a 7–1 victory over Namibia during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and the second in a 4–0 win over Zambia at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations,[4] where Hassan was also the tournament joint top scorer with seven goals, sharing the honour with Benni McCarthy.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.[5][6][7]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 July 1988 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Lebanon 3–0 3–0 1988 Arab Nations Cup
2 21 July 1988 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 2–0 2–0 1988 Arab Nations Cup
3 21 April 1989 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Ethiopia
5–1
 6–1 1990 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4
6–1
5 16 July 1989 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Zaire 1–0 2–0 1990 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 16 September 1989 Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
– 3 November 1989 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 1–0 2–0 Unofficial Friendly 1
7 17 November 1989 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Algeria 1–0 1–0 1990 World Cup qualification
8 16 May 1990 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 2–0 3–1 Friendly
9 26 May 1990 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Colombia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
10 17 August 1990 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Ethiopia 2–0 2–0 1992 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 9 June 1991 Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Malta 5–2 5–2 1991 Korea Cup
12 11 June 1991 Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Indonesia 3–0 6–0 1991 Korea Cup
13 12 July 1991 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Chad 3–1 5–1 1992 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14 3 December 1991 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Poland 2–0 4–0 Friendly
15 21 December 1991 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Romania 2–0 3–0 Friendly
16 23 July 1992 Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 Friendly
– 18 September 1992 Al-Hamadaniah, Aleppo, Syria  Saudi Arabia 3–2 3–2 1992 Arab Nations Cup 2
17 11 October 1992 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Angola 1–0 1–0 1994 World Cup qualification
18 25 October 1992 Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo  Togo
2–0
 4–1 1994 World Cup qualification
19
4–1
20 31 January 1993 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Togo 1–0 3–0 1994 World Cup qualification
21 28 February 1993 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Zimbabwe 2–1 2–1 1994 World Cup qualification
22 9 April 1993 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Mali 1–0 2–1 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
23 5 November 1993 El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  Malta 1–0 3–0 Friendly
24 2 February 1994 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  Morocco 1–1 1–1 Friendly
25 4 February 1994 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  Slovakia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
26 6 February 1994 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 Friendly
27 23 August 1994 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Ghana
1–0
 2–0 Friendly
28
2–0
29 14 October 1994 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Tanzania 4–1 5–1 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
30 11 November 1994 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Ethiopia
1–0
 5–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
31
3–0
32 4 October 1996 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Morocco 1–1 1–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
33 8 November 1996 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Namibia
4–1
 7–1 1998 World Cup qualification
34
6–1
35
7–1
36 5 January 1997 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Belarus 1–0 2–0 Friendly
37 26 April 1997 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia
1–1
 3–2 1998 World Cup qualification
38
3–2
39 27 July 1997 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Ethiopia 6–0 8–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
40 18 December 1997 Aswan Stadium, Aswan, Egypt  Togo
5–1
 7–2 Friendly
41
6–1
42 31 January 1998 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  South Korea 1–0 1–1 1998 King's Cup
43 10 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso  Mozambique
1–0
 2–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations
44
2–0
45 13 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso  Zambia
1–0
 4–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations
46
2–0
47
3–0
48 25 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso
1–0
 2–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations
49
2–0
50 23 December 1998 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
51 29 December 1998 Milano Arena, Kumanovo, Macedonia  Macedonia 1–2 2–2 Friendly
52 18 November 1998 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Norway 1–0 1–1 Friendly
53 16 December 1998 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Africa 1–0 1–2 Friendly
54 27 December 1998 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 1–1 1–1 Friendly
55 12 February 1999 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Bulgaria
1–0
 3–1 1999 Lunar New Year Cup
56
2–0
57 13 June 1999 Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Croatia
1–0
 2–2 1999 Korea Cup
58
2–0
59 6 January 2000 Aswan Stadium, Aswan, Egypt  Gabon 2–0 4–0 Friendly
60 23 January 2000 Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Nigeria  Zambia 2–0 2–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
61 28 January 2000 Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Nigeria  Senegal 1–0 1–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
62 2 February 2000 Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, Nigeria  Burkina Faso 2–2 4–2 2000 Africa Cup of Nations
63 7 June 2000 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iran 1–0 1–1 2000 LG Cup
64 25 August 2000 Port Said Stadium, Port Said, Egypt  Togo 2–1 2–1 Friendly
65 8 October 2000 Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan  Sudan 1–0 1–0 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
66 29 May 2004 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Gabon
1–0
 2–0 Friendly
67
2–0
68 3 February 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  DR Congo 2–0 4–1 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
1 This does not count as an A-international match for FIFA.
2 The 1992 Arab Nations Cup matches are not considered as A-internationals by FIFA as Egypt sent their Olympic team.[8]

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Matches against UAE and Morocco (in 1988), Kuwait (in 1989), Mali (twice in 1994) and Ghana (in 1997) are not considered full internationals by FIFA but they are recognised by the Egyptian FA.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hossam Hassan – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Goalscoring for Egypt National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. ^ a b El-Aker, Hosam (June 28, 2015). "Ramadan Tales E5: The Fasting and the Furious – Egypt's Historic 1998 AFCON". King Fut. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ More goals than caps (FIFA.com)
  6. ^ Hossam Hassan; at 11v11
  7. ^ Hossam Hassan - Century of International Appearances; at rsssf
  8. ^ "1992 Arab Games". RSSSF.
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