Jehad Al-Hussain

Jehad Al Hussain (Arabic: جهاد الحسين, born July 30, 1982, in Homs, Syria) is a former Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jehad Al Hussain
Jehad Al-Hussain in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-30) 30 July 1982
Place of birth Homs, Syria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Al-Karamah 121 (33)
2006 → Al-Kuwait (loan) 15 (10)
2008–2009 Al-Kuwait 16 (7)
2009–2011 Al-Qadsia 21 (12)
2011–2013 Najran SC 49 (15)
2013–2014 Dubai CSC 24 (3)
2014–2019 Al-Taawon 128 (16)
2019–2020 Al-Raed 31 (3)
Total 405 (99)
International career
2002–2011 Syria 62[1] (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2020

Club career

Al-Karamah SC

Al-Hussain was part of the youth academy of Al-Karamah SC which won the Syrian Under 18 premiere league and later on the Syrian Premier League three consecutive times and reached the AFC Champions League final in 2006.

In 2006, he was loaned to Al-Kuwait.

Kuwait SC

He has joined Kuwait SC in Summer 2008 and he won the 2009 AFC Cup playing against his old team Al-Karamah SC in the final, sharing the top scorer with 8 goals.

Qadsia SC

On 24 August 2009, Al Hussain moved to Al-Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League and signed a two-year contract playing alongside his Al-Karamah teammate Firas Al-Khatib both as a duet .[2]

Najran SC

In September 2011, Al Hussain moved to Najran SC in Saudi Professional League,[3] his debut season in Saudi Professional League was very successful with 9 goals he helped Najran to stay away from relegation, in the second season alongside his national teammate Wael Ayan Najran reached the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions Cup 2012–13, both players left Najran SC after months of unpaid Salaries.

Dubai CSC

In September 2013, he signed for Dubai CSC in the UAE First Division League. He scored 3 goals in one season.

Al-Taawon FC

In July 2014, he returned to Saudi Professional League with Al-Taawon FC marking himself as The Most Assisting Player in two consecutive seasons 2014–15, 2015–16 and a third time 2017–18.

Al-Raed FC

Al-Hussain played for Al-Raed before announcing his retirement on 24 October 2020.[4]

International career

Al Hussain has played his international debut for Syria managed by Jalal Talebi in 2002. the last was with Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.[5]

Career statistics

Goals for senior national team
Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2004Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Bahrain2–02–2FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying
2.10 December 2005Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq2–22–2West Asian Games 2005
3.1 March 2006Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Taipei2–04–0AFC Asian Cup 2007 Qualifying
4.18 November 2007Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Indonesia5–07–0FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
5.27 January 2008Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China China1–11–2International Friendly
6.2 June 2008Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Kuwait1–01–0FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
7.22 June 2008Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE United Arab Emirates1–03–1
8.2–0
9.28 January 2009Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida, Lebanon Lebanon1–02–0AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying
10.3 March 2010Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Lebanon3–04–0

Honour and titles

Club

Al-Karamah

Al-Kuwait

Al-Qadsia

Al-Taawoun FC

National Team

Individual

References
  1. Karkora, Mahmoud (25 February 2021). "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. "القادسية الكويتي يعلن تعاقده مع السوريين فراس الخطيب وجهاد الحسين رسميا". kooora.com. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. "السوري الحسين ينضم إلى نجران". Al Watan. 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. "اعتزال الحسين يحل معضلة كبرى للرائد". Kooora (in Arabic). 24 October 2020.
  5. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  6. "2009 AFC Cup Honours List". the-afc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. 2014-2015 season
  8. 2015-2016 season
  9. 2017-2018 season
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