Aymen Hussein

Aymen Hussein Ghadhban (Arabic: أيمن حسين; born 21 January 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Iraqi Premier League side Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Iraqi national team.

Aymen Hussein
Aymen Hussein in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aymen Hussein Ghadhban Al Mafreajy
Date of birth (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996
Place of birth Hawija, Kirkuk, Iraq
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2011 Al-Alam[2]
2011–2012 Tuz FC
2012–2013 Gas Al-Shamal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Duhok (1)
2015–2017 Al-Naft 37 (21)
2017–2018 Al-Shorta 5 (5)
2018 Al-Naft 22 (11)
2018–2019 CS Sfaxien 6 (4)
2019–2021 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 33 (26)
2021–2022 Umm Salal 22 (11)
2022–2023 Al-Markhiya 10 (6)
2023 Al-Jazira 10 (1)
2023 Raja CA 5 (0)
2023– Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Iraq U20 3 (1)
2015–2018 Iraq U23 14 (11)
2015– Iraq 64 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023

Club career

In 2009, Aymen was spotted as a gifted teenager with his local team and it was because of a local resident who was also a board member at the Al-Alam SC who recommended the player to his club. He played for youth Al-Alam in the provincial league, and for the first team and then moved to Tuz FC, and with no club from Kirkuk in the top divisions in the Iraqi league, Aymen took the unorthodox route in his attempts into getting into a top flight of the Iraqi Premier League by signing for Gas Al-Shamal a club [3] which was then in the second tier of the Kurdistan League, a division formed of primarily reserve players from the top Kurdish clubs.

At the end of the season 2012–13, Aymen was offered the opportunity to play in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time when he was contacted by the assistant coach of Duhok, Khalid Mohammed Sabbar and was offered a lucrative contract to play for the club which Aymen said he agreed to immediately amid “great joy” working under the former Iraq captain and the two renowned coaches Syrian Fajr Ibrahim and Thair Ahmed during his spell with Duhok.

He appeared only a few times for Duhok scoring one goals in the first stage of the season, however with salaries going unpaid for months at the cash-strapped club feeling the full ramifications of the financial crisis which had hit the Kurdistan region, Aymen made the decision to try his luck in Baghdad. He had been one of six players at Duhok released due to their financial troubles during the latter part of the 2014.[4]

Al Naft

Aymen transferred to Al-Naft in winter 2015.[5] His breakthrough season came in the 2016–17 season for Al Naft where he scored 12 goals in 10 games launching Al Naft to the top of the league, before an injury prevented him sidelined all the way from February[6] till May.[7] Al Naft continued on their impressive set of results and ended up finishing as the league runners up, which is their best ever result.[8]

Al Shorta

On 22 August 2017, Hussein signed for Iraqi giants Al Shorta.[9] to replace Marwan Hussein. He made his debut on 21 November, scoring in the matchday one fixture against Karbalaa FC.[10] He scored twice in his second game, a 4–1 win over Al-Bahri,[11][12] he then scored in two more games, to extend his scoring record to four games in a row.[13] On the fifth game,[14][15] Aymen missed a last-minute penalty to end his goal-scoring streak.[16] Aymen would then leave the Al-Shorta camp to join the Iraqi U-23 side in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in China. After his return he leave the Al Shorta.

Return to Al Naft

On 2 February 2018, he returned to his former club Al-Naft[17] with his favorite coach Hassan Ahmed[18] Aymen started his first match with Al Naft against Al-Hudood FC, he missed a penalty.[19] and another against Naft Al-Wasat.[20] After five games he scored goal against Al-Talaba in the 1–0 victory in April and continued to score.[21] He finished his season with Al Naft with 11 goals in 22 matches in the league.[22] The team finished in 3rd position. he was released from Al-Naft after the game against CS Sfaxien 1–1.[23] because of disagreements.[24][25][26]

CS Sfaxien

On 15 September 2018, Tunisian club Sfaxien announced on the last day of the summer transfer window the signing of Aymen.[27]

Umm Salal

In the summer 2021, Aymen joined Umm Salal in Qatar.[28]

Raja CA

On 23 August 2023, he signed a renewable one-year contract with Moroccan side Raja CA.[29]

International career

Aymen first represented Iraq in 2015, playing for the U23 Iraqi team. He was called up to the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian cup in Qatar.[30] He scored the winning goal in the third-place playoff match which won Iraq the bronze medal and sent them to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games,[31][32] Aymen was injured in a friendly match against Syria, preventing him from going to the Olympics. The following year, Aymen was present at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, he scored 5 goals in the first match against Afghanistan.[33] He also scored another goal against Saudi Arabia, to ensure that Iraq won all three games and qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.[34] Aymen scored twice in three games in the tournament, as Iraq went out in the quarter-finals.

On 26 August 2015, Aymen earned his first international cap,[35] playing against Lebanon in a friendly match. He scored his first goal against the UAE on September 5, 2017,[36] in a world cup qualifying match. He was called up to the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup, where Iraq ended up reaching the semi-finals.

International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[37]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2017Amman International Stadium, Amman United Arab Emirates1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.26 March 2019Basra International Stadium, Basra Jordan1–13–22019 International Friendship Championship
3.27 January 2021 Kuwait2–12–1Friendly
4.29 May 2021Al Fayhaa Stadium, Basra   Nepal3–26–2
5.4–2
6.12 October 2021Zabeel Stadium, Dubai United Arab Emirates2–12–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.1 February 2022Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon Lebanon1–01–1
8.18 March 2022Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad Zambia3–13–1Friendly
9.29 March 2022Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai Syria1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.23 September 2022King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman Oman1–11–1
(3–4 p)		2022 Jordan International Tournament
11.26 September 2022Amman International Stadium, Amman Syria1–01–0
12.12 January 2023Basra International Stadium, Basra Yemen3–05–025th Arabian Gulf Cup
13.4–0
14.16 January 2023 Qatar2–12–1
15.7 September 2023700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai India2–22–2
(5–4 p)		2023 King's Cup
16.10 September 2023 Thailand1–02–2
(5–4 p)
17.17 October 2023Amman International Stadium, Amman Jordan1–12–2
(5–3 p)		2023 Jordan International Tournament

Style of play

Aymen is seen as the typical complete forward who can play up front. Not seen as the most versatile, but he is a natural goalscorer. While other strikers such as Mohanad Ali score many goals, they are a different types of striker to Aymen, who is good in and around the box in the air and on the ground. He has a powerful right foot. He is also known for his large stature, physical strength and diligence. Since 2015, he is seen as the best heir to former international striker Younis Mahmoud.

Personal life

Aymen was born 1996[38][32] in the rural village of Al-Safra in the Al-Riyadh sub-district in south-western part of Kirkuk, the village was situated in the turbulent district of Hawija, which had been controlled by ISIS and has been the scene of coalition airstrikes from 2014 to 2017. Insurgents have frequently targeted oil pipelines in the village since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, with daily car bombs and improvised explosive device (IED) blasts a normal part of life for the Aymen. His father, an officer in the Iraqi Army, was murdered on duty by an Al Qaeda terrorist attack in 2008,[32] His mother and brothers Asser and Laith were internally displaced in the city of Kirkuk. his brother was kidnapped by ISIS and his whereabouts are still unknown,[32] and the player and his family became Internally displaced within Iraq. His mother and brothers Asser and Laith were internally displaced in the city of Kirkuk in 2014.[39][4]

Honours

CS Sfaxien

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Iraq

Individual

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