Hussain Fadhel

Hussain Fadhel (born 9 October 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Qadsia SC and the Kuwait national team.

Hussain Fadhel
Personal information
Full name Hussain Fadhel Ali
Date of birth (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2003 Qadsia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2017 Qadsia 114 (7)
2013–2016 → Al-Wahda (loan) 33 (2)
International career
2008–2015 Kuwait 55 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Al Qadisiya in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages.[1][2]

In August 2012, he went for trials to English club Nottingham Forest but failed to get a work permit.[3]

He has made several appearances for the Kuwait national team, including four qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]

On 9 January 2015, Fadhel scored the first goal of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring against host nation Australia in the 8th minute of the match, though his team ended up losing 4–1. Fadhel was also the first player to be booked in the 2015 Asian Cup, receiving a yellow card in the 19th minute of the match.

He won the UAE League Cup in 2016

International goals
Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.[5]

References
  1. "AFC Champions League 2008 MATCH SUMMARY". AFC Champions League. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  2. "Official ACL Media Guide 2008" (PDF). the-afc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. "Work Permit Appeals Unsuccessful". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. Hussain Fadhel – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "Yousef Naser Al-Sulaiman". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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