Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa FC.[3]
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Full name | Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Balestier Khalsa | |||||||||||||||
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 FC | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Chennai City | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2021 | Balestier Khalsa | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2013– | Singapore U23 | |||||||||||||||
2013– | Singapore | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
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*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 |
Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games.
He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[4]
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.[5]
In 2016, he joined Hougang United FC. 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.[6] 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.[7] However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season.[8] 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.
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.[9]
He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 season[10] and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team.[11]
Iqbal became the first Singaporean to play in the I-League when he signed for Chennai City FC in December 2020.[12][13][14] 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 F.C. for his 3rd goal in 3 games.[15] He scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 10 games to help his team starve off relegation.[16]
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.[17] He made his first start for the Tigers in a 3-2 loss to developmental side Young Lions.[18]
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.[19]
He earned the last of his seven Lions caps in 2019.[16]
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gombak United | 2012 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
LionsXII | 2013[20] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
Young Lions | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |
2014 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | - | — | 25 | 4 | ||
2015 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | — | 4 | 2 | ||
Total | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |
Hougang United | 2016 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 24 | 6 | |
2017 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
2018 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
2019 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 62 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 14 | |
Geylang International | 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
Club | Season | I.League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chennai City FC | 2021 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
Balestier Khalsa | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Career Total | 144 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 28 | |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 October 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() | 0–0 (draw) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
2 | 2 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() | 0–1 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
3 | 4 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() | 0–11 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
4 | 8 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() | 0–3 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 March 2015 | Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | International Friendly |
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
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