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Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi (Arabic: وائل سليمان أحمد المحيسن الحبشي; born August 8, 1964) was the first player of the Kuwait national football team to score a golden goal. The goal was scored against the UAE in 1994.

Wael Sulaiman

Personal information
Full name	Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi
Date of birth	(1964-08-08) August 8, 1964 (age 57)
Place of birth	Kuwait City
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Al-Jahra SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1999	Al-Jahra SC
National team
1986–1998	Kuwait[1]	109	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sulaiman played his entire career for Al-Jahra, where he won the 1989–90 Kuwait Premier League.

International career

Sulaiman was part of the Kuwaiti team which won the 8th Arabian Gulf Cup. However, he played his first international match against China in the 1986 Asian Games quarterfinals, where his team reached the third place.[2] Later on, he won both the 10th Arabian Gulf Cup and 13th Arabian Gulf Cup. Between the two aforementioned tournaments, he managed to finish third with his team at the 1994 Asian Games, where he was the top scorer with six goals.[3]

He retired on 27 December 1998, becoming the first Kuwaiti to have more than 100 caps.[4]

Honour

• AFC Century Award

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links

• Wael Sulaiman at National-Football-Teams.com

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Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi (in arabo: وائل سليمان أحمد المحيسن الحبشي‎; 24 agosto 1964) è un ex calciatore kuwaitiano, di ruolo centrocampista.

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