Hussam Abu Saleh

Hussam Abu Saleh (Arabic: حسام أبو صالح, Hebrew: חוסאם אבו סאלח; born 9 May 1982) is a retired Israeli-Palestinian footballer who played as a full back and winger.[1]

Hussam Abu Saleh
Personal information
Full name Hussam Abu Saleh
Date of birth (1982-05-09) 9 May 1982
Place of birth Sakhnin, Israel
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Wing back
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Iksal
Number 18
Youth career
1994–1999 Bnei Sakhnin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 Bnei Sakhnin 119 (35)
2006–2007 Maccabi Kafr Kanna 31 (7)
2007–2009 Maccabi Ironi Tamra 49 (9)
2009–2015 Hilal Al-Quds 52 (3)
2015–2016 Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum 24 (0)
2016–2019 Hapoel Iksal 10 (0)
International career‡
2008–2015 Palestine 47 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2015

Club career

Hussam Abu Saleh is one of many Arab Israeli footballers playing their trade in the West Bank Premier League. Abu Saleh started his professional career with his hometown club Bnei Sakhnin F.C. He was part of a generation of players coached by Azmi Nassar that secured promotion to the Israeli Premier League, won the Israel State Cup, and participated in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup.

Abu Saleh left Bnei Sakhnin in 2006 to join up with Nassar at Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C., he scored 7 goals before moving the following season to Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. where he played alongside future Hilal Al-Quds teammate Haitham Dheeb. He joined Hilal Al-Quds in 2009 and was part of the side that won the 2011–12 Palestine Cup.[2]

International career

He received his first call up to the Palestine in 2010 against Sudan. He has since played for Palestine at the 2010 WAFF Championship, 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

International goals
Scores and results list the Palestine's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
29 February 2012The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Azerbaijan
1–0
2–0
Unofficial Friendly
1.28 June 2012King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if Saudi Arabia
1–1
2–2
2012 Arab Nations Cup
2.20 November 2012Amman International Stadium, Amman Syria
2–0
2–1
Friendly
3.6 February 2013Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi India
2–2
4–2
Friendly

Honours

National team

References
  1. الفريق الأول. hilalalquds (in Arabic). 2011-12-18.
  2. عزيز سخنين حسام أبو صالح في سطور. www.hilalalquds (in Arabic). 2011-12-18.
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