A'ala Hubail

A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail (Arabic: علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2] With the Bahrain national team, he was the top scorer in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

A'ala Hubail
Hubail with Bahrain in 2006
Personal information
Full name A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-25) 25 June 1982
Place of birth Sitra, Bahrain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–2002 Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Al-Ahli 26 (7)
2005–2007 Al-Gharrafa 63 (33)
2007–2008 Kuwait 15 (6)
2008–2009 Umm-Salal 24 (9)
2009–2011 Al-Ahli 3 (1)
2011–2012 Al-Taliya 20 (7)
2012–2013 Nejmeh 18 (5)
2013–2014 Sitra (1)
2014–2017 Manama Club (4)
2017 Al Hala
Total 169+ (73)
International career
2003–2009 Bahrain 74 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

2011 detention
External video
video icon Documentary film about A'ala Hubail and other athletes 2011 detention on YouTube

On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother Mohamed (also a member of the national football team) were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis. A'ala Hubail, a trained paramedic, had attended demonstrations during the 2011 Bahraini protests and had reportedly helped provide medical assistance. The day before his arrest A'ala Hubail had appeared on a chatshow programme on Bahrain state television in which he had been aggressively questioned and criticised.[3] Al-Ahli announced that the brothers had been dismissed from the club squad.[4]

It was reported that he had received treatment in a military hospital after being tortured and that he may have suffered an injury to one of his feet.[5]

On 23 June it was announced that Mohamed Hubail had been secretly tried and sentenced to two years in prison by the Bahraini special security court established under the martial law regime imposed in March 2011.[6] A'ala Hubail's trial was reported to have begun in secret on 24 June 2011.

On 24 June FIFA, the world football governing body, announced that it had asked the Bahraini football authorities to provide information about cases of players detained during political protests. Following allegations of government interference in the sport after Mohammed Hubail's prison sentence and A'ala Hubail's trial and the suspension of over 150 athletes, coaches and referees for taking part in anti-government protests, Bahrain could face a ban from world soccer. Suspension by FIFA could prevent Bahrain participating in Asian Olympic Games qualifying round matches (due in September 2011). According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, the Bahraini trials appeared to bear the marks of political persecution and there were serious concerns that the due process rights of the defendants were not respected.[7]

On 29 June 2011 the Bahrain News Agency reported that the Bahrain Defence Force military public prosecutor had announced that "defendants involved at medical and sport crimes" had been released, but trials would continue in accordance with Bahraini legal procedures.[8]

Career statistics

International
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 December 2003Manama, Bahrain Iraq2-2DrawFriendly
18 February 2004Al Muharraq, Bahrain Syria2-1Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 February 2004Al Muharraq, Bahrain Syria2-1Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 June 2004Al Muharraq, Bahrain Kyrgyzstan5-0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 June 2004Al Muharraq, Bahrain Kyrgyzstan5-0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 June 2004Al Muharraq, Bahrain Kyrgyzstan5-0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 July 2004Jinan, China Indonesia3-1Won2004 AFC Asian Cup
30 July 2004Chengdu, China Uzbekistan2-2Draw2004 AFC Asian Cup
30 July 2004Chengdu, China Uzbekistan2-2Draw2004 AFC Asian Cup
3 August 2004Jinan, China Japan3-4Lost2004 AFC Asian Cup
3 August 2004Jinan, China Japan3-4Lost2004 AFC Asian Cup
23 December 2004Doha, Qatar Kuwait3-1Won2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
8 November 2006Muscat, Oman Oman1-1DrawFriendly
24 January 2007Abu Dhabi, UAE Qatar2-1Won2007 Gulf Cup of Nations
24 January 2007Abu Dhabi, UAE Qatar2-1Won2007 Gulf Cup of Nations
30 June 2007Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam3-5LostFriendly
21 October 2007Manama, Bahrain Malaysia4-1Won2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 February 2008Muscat, Oman Oman1-0Won2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 March 2008Manama, Bahrain Japan1-0Won2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

References
  1. "A'ala Hubail". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. Aala Hubail – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "In Bahrain, first, they came for the athletes" by Tahiyya Lulu at guardian.co.uk, 22 April 2011, accessed 24 April 2011
  4. "Top sportsmen sacked for taking part in rallies", Gulf Daily News, 7 April 2011, accessed 24 April 2011
  5. Azadnegar.com website, 10 April 2011 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 16 June 2011
  6. "Bahrain player sentenced for protesting", ESPN (Sourced by the AP, 23 June 2011, accessed 24 June 2011
  7. "FIFA wants info on Bahrain arrests", Associated Press report at ESPN Soccer website 24 June 2011, accessed 24 June 2011
  8. "Announcement by the military prosecuter[sic]", Bahrain News Agency website, 29 June 2011, accessed 29 June 2011
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