Iqbal Hussain

Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993), more commonly known as Iqbal Hussain is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for the Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team.

For the Qatari cricketer, see Iqbal Hussain (cricketer).

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hamid Hussain is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohamad Iqbal. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Iqbal Hussain
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Geylang International
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Gombak United 7 (3)
2013 LionsXII 1 (0)
2013–2015 Courts Young Lions 48 (9)
2016–2019 Hougang United 62 (12)
2020 Geylang International 14 (2)
2020–2021 Chennai City 10 (3)
2021 Balestier Khalsa 6 (0)
2023– Geylang International 23 (6)
International career‡
2013 Singapore U23
2013– Singapore 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third placeSea Games 2013Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

Club career

Gombak United

Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games in the 2012 S.League.

LionsXII

In 2013, He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[3]

Young Lions

Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.[4]

Hougang United

In 2016, he joined Hougang United. Although he did not have much playing time due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016.[5] In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season.[6] However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season.[7] After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.

Trials at Sukhothai F.C.

He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side, Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute.[8]

Geylang International

He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season[9] and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team.[10]

Chennai City

Iqbal became the first Singaporean to play in the I-League when he signed for Chennai City FC in December 2020.[11][12][13] In the final game of the season, Iqbal scored the winner in the 94th minute to help his team finish 2-1 winners over already relegated NEROCA FC for his 3rd goal in 3 games.[14] He scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 10 games to help his team starve off relegation.[15]

Balestier Khalsa

After a great stint with the I-League side Chennai City FC in India, Iqbal returned to his home country and signed for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa for the remainder of the 2021 season.[16] He made his first start for the Tigers in a 3–2 loss to developmental side Young Lions.[17]

Returned to Geylang International

After a year of being a free agent, he re joined his former club, Geylang International for the 2023 season.

International career

Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

Iqbal Hussain was called up to the senior team in July 2013.

Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]

He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.[18]

He earned the last of his seven Lions caps in 2019.[15]

On 12 September 2023, Iqbal returns to the Singapore squad and was on the starting line up against Chinese Taipei making his first cap since 2019. He had earned praises for his performance throughout the match.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 May 2023. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gombak United 2012 723110—113
Total 72311000113
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[19] 100000—10
Total 1000000010
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Young Lions 2013 1921031—233
2014 254----—254
2015 42----—42
Total 448103100529
Hougang United 2016 1841052—246
2017 1333020—183
2018 1942000—214
2019 1212000—141
Total 62128072007714
Geylang International 2020 1420000—142
Total 142000000142
Club Season I.League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City FC 2021 1030000—103
Total 103000000103
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Balestier Khalsa 2021 600000—60
Total 6000000060
Geylang International 2023 2360000—236
Total 236000000236
Career Total 16731901030018634
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International statistics

International caps
NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
412 Sept 2023Bishan Stadium, Singapore Chinese Taipei3-1 (win)Friendly

U19 International caps
NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
131 October 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Macau0–0 (draw)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
22 November 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Australia0–1 (lost)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
34 November 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia China0–11 (lost)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
48 November 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Indonesia0–3 (lost)2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

U23 International goals
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 March 2015Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore Cambodia1–02–2International Friendly
As of September 2023[20]
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201410
201620
2018 3 0
2019 1 0
2023 1 0
Total30

Honours

LionsXII

Singapore

References
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