Hussain Fadhel (born 9 October 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti footballer who currently plays for Qadsia SC and also Kuwait national football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hussain Fadhel Ali | ||
Date of birth | (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2003 | Qadsia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2017 | Qadsia | 114 | (7) |
2013–2016 | → Al-Wahda (loan) | 33 | (2) |
National team | |||
2008–2015 | Kuwait | 55 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played for Al Qadisiya in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages.[1][2]
In August 2012, he went for trials to English club Nottingham Forest but failed to get a work permit.[3]
He has made several appearances for the Kuwait national football team, including four qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]
On 9 January 2015, Fadhel scored the first goal of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring against host nation Australia in the 8th minute of the match, though his team ended up losing 4–1. Fadhel was also the first player to be booked in the 2015 Asian Cup, receiving a yellow card in the 19th minute of the match.
He won the UAE League Cup in 2016
No | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | Friendly |
2. | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
3. | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 3–1 | Win | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
4. | Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | 1–4 | Lost | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
Kuwait Squads | |||||||||||||
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