Bashar Abdullah
Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz (Arabic: بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز; born 12 October 1977) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the Olympic team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Al-Salmiyah | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2010 | Al-Salmiyah | 543 | (97) |
| 1998–1999 | → Al-Hilal (loan) | (2) | |
| 2000 | → Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) (loan) | ||
| 2001–2002 | → Al Rayyan (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | → Al Ain FC (loan) | 1 | |
| 2004–2005 | → Al Kuwait (loan) | (5) | |
| 2010–2011 | Al Kuwait | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2018 | Kuwait | 134 | (75) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016, between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.[1]
On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.[2]
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Kuwait Emir Cup | Kuwait Crown Prince Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | GCC Champions League | Al-Khurafi Cup | Other | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Salmiya SC | 1994–95 | Kuwait Premier League | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 4 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 0 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 97 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 161 | ||||||||||||
| Kuwait SC | 2004–05 | Kuwait Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 104 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 174 | ||||||||||||
- Goals in Super ALHassawi
- Goals in Kuwait Federation Cup
International career
He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, thus entering the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.[3]
International goals
See also
References
- "السالمية الكويتي يستضيف الهلال السعودي في مهرجان اعتزال بشار عبدالله". Kooora (in Arabic). 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "وداعاً بشار عبد الله". alqabas (in Arabic). 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- Hussain Mohammed; Roberto Mamrud. "Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
External links
- Bashar Abdullah at FIFA (archived)
- Bashar Abdullah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bashar Abdullah at Soccerway.com
- Bashar Abdullah at Olympedia
