Place of birth Salalah, Oman Name Hussain Al-Hadhri Date joined 2009 Years Team Weight 60 kg | Number 7 Height 1.71 m Role Footballer | |
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Full name Hussain Ali Farah Al-Hadhri Date of birth (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 25) Current teams Dhofar S.C.S.C. (#20 / Midfielder), Oman national football team (Midfielder) | ||
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Hussain Ali Farah Al-Hadhri commonly known as Hussain Al-Hadhri (Arabic: حسين علي فرح الحضري; born 27 April 1993) is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League.
Contents
- Club career
- U 22 Career
- Goals for U 22 Team
- National team career
- Goals for Senior National Team
- Club
- Individual
- References
Club career
Al-Hadhri had played a vital role for Dhofar S.C.S.C. as a high scoring striker, rivaling Dhofari veteran, Hani Al-Dhabit. In 2009 Sultan Qaboos Cup final, Al Hadhri scored 2 goals of Dhofar against Saham SC. Saham won the match 7-6 on penalties after the match had ended 2-2 at normal time. He has scored a total of 38 goals for Dhofar in his two spells with the club.
After a one-year spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Raed, he came back to Oman and on 30 August 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Dhofar S.C.S.C.
U-22 Career
Hussain started his career with the Oman national under-23 football team in 2010 when Oman participated in the 2010 Asian Games. He scored two goals in the tournament in a 3-0 win over Hong Kong in the Round of 16. Oman lost 1-0 to Iran in the quarter-finals.
In 2011, he helped his team to win the Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations scoring three goals, a brace in a 3-2 win over the United Arab Emirates in the Group Stage and one in a 4-3 win over Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals.
He scored nine goals in Oman's journey in 2012 London Olympics qualification, a brace in the First Round in a 3-1 win over Tajikistan, a goal in the Second Round in a 1-0 win over China and a brace in the return leg in a 3-1 win over China, a goal in the Third Round in a 2-2 draw against Qatar, a goal in a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia, a goal in the Playoff Round in a 1-1 draw against Syria and another in a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan. Later, Hussain was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the competition. Oman nearly made its first appearance in football at the Summer Olympics after earning an inter-confederation play-off match with Senegal for a chance qualify for the 2012 Olympics but a 0-2 loss eliminated them from contention.
Goals for U-22 Team
Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.National team career
Hussain has featured for the Oman national football team since being called up for the first time in 2006 at the age of 16. He has made appearances in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 WAFF Championship, the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations and has represented the national team in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.