Place of birth Sur, Oman Name Hassan Al-Gheilani Current team Al-Oruba | Playing position Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
Full name Hassan Yousuf Mudhafar Al-Gheilani Date of birth (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 (age 35) | ||
Hassan Yousuf Mudhafar Al-Gheilani commonly known as Hassan Mudhafar (Arabic: حسن يوسف مظفر الغيلاني; born 26 June 1980) is an Omani former footballer who plays for Al-Oruba SC in Oman Professional League.
Contents
- Club career
- Gulf Cup of Nations
- AFC Asian Cup
- FIFA World Cup Qualification
- Retirement
- Goals for Senior National Team
- Club
- References
Club career
On 15 June 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Saham SC. On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with his first most club Al-Oruba SC.
Gulf Cup of Nations
Hassan has made appearances in the 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations and the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations.
His only goal in the Gulf Cup of Nations came in the 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations in a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates hence helping his country to reach the semi-finals and then the finals of the Gulf Cup of Nations for the first time. But Oman lost in the final to the hosts, Qatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensation Ali Al-Habsi missed a penalty. Qatar won the match 6-5 on penalties after the match had ended 1-1 at normal time. Amad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the competition with a total of four goals.
AFC Asian Cup
Hassan has made appearances in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
He scored a well-remembered goal in 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification in a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates hence helping his team to qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Badar Al-Maimani scored one and the only goal of Oman in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in a 1-1 draw against Australia. In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against Australia and in a 0-0 draw against Iraq and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
FIFA World Cup Qualification
Hassan has made six appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, seven in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and nine in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
His only goal for Oman in FIFA World Cup qualification came in the First Round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 2-0 win over Nepal.
Retirement
On 22 May 2015, after captaining the winning side, Al-Oruba SC in the 2014-15 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Hassan announced his retirement from international football with a record of 111 appearances.