Hussein Abdulghani

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Hussein Abdulghani
حسين عبدالغني
Hussein Abdel-Ghani in the Al-Ahli club shirt
Personal information
Full name Hussein Omar Abdulghani Sulaimani
Date of birth (1977-01-21) 21 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)
Left-back
Youth career
1992–1995
Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2008
Al-Ahli
 287 (30)
2007 → Al-Rayyan SC (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2009
Neuchâtel Xamax
 21 (0)
2009–2017
Al-Nassr
 205 (9)
2017–2018 Vereya 14 (0)
2018–2019 Ohod 11 (1)
2019–2020
Al-Ahli
 29 (0)
Total 568 (40)
International career‡
1996–2018 Saudi Arabia 138[1] (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:56, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Hussein Omar Abdulghani Sulaimani (

Saudi Professional League
.

Club career

Al-Ahli

Abdulghani began his career at

Al-Qadsiah. The match ended in a 2–1 loss.[3]

On 25 November 1995, Abdulghani made his league in the

Masaad's golden goal in the 97th minute, as Al-Ahli won their third Crown Prince Cup title.[6] This was Al-Ahli's first silverware since 1985. On 15 November 1999, Abdulghani made his continental debut for Al-Ahli against Syrian side Al-Jaish in the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[7]

Abdulghani missed most of the 2001–02 season with Al-Ahli through injury after injuring his

Gulf Club Champions Cup.[10] On 27 December 2002, Abdulghani was suspended for six matches for comments he made towards the referee, Mamdouh Al-Mirdas, following the loss against Al-Hilal.[11] On 3 February 2003, Abdulghani started the Arab Unified Club Championship final against Tunisian side Club Africain as Al-Ahli won their first Arab title.[12]

Following the retirement of

final once again.[17]

In May 2007, Abdulghani was loaned to Qatari side

King Cup quarter-finals.[20]

Later career

He then moved to

Al-Nassr
. He is one of the longest-tenured and most experienced Saudi footballers.

On 13 September 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian First League club Vereya.[22] He hoped to take a chance to play for the Saudi Arabia national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[23] In June 2018, he went back to Saudi Arabia to sign for the newly promoted Ohod.[24] In January 2019, he returned to his former club Al-Ahli.[25] On 15 October 2020, Abdulghani announced his retirement.[26]

International career

Abdulghani was a regular member of the Saudi Arabia national team. He was on the national team that won 1996 AFC Asian Cup at age 19. He was selected for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. Abdulghani announced his retirement from international football after failing to lead his national team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 6 October 2018, he received a call-up for a friendly match against Brazil.[27]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 26 January 2024.[28][29]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Ahli 1995–96
SPL
 14 0 — 1 0 — 9[c] 0 24 0
1996–97 4 0 — 2 0 — — 6 0
1997–98 10 1 — 3 0 — 3[d] 0 16 1
1998–99 21 2 — 1 0 — — 22 2
1999–2000 21 2 — 2 0 3 0 4[e] 0 30 2
2000–01 14 1 — 2 0 — 3[c] 0 19 1
2001–02 3 0 — 0 0 — 4[f] 0 7 0
2002–03 18 2 — 4 1 2 0 9[d] 0 33 3
2003–04 18 2 — 4 0 — 14[d] 2 36 4
2004–05 12 0 — 1 0 5 2 7[d] 1 25 3
2005–06 11 1 — 2 0 — 8[c] 2 21 3
2006–07 11 1 — 3 0 — 9[g] 0 23 1
2007–08 12 1 1 0 4 1 6 1 3[c] 1 23 3
Total 169 13 1 0 29 2 16 3 73 6 288 24
Neuchâtel Xamax 2008–09 SSL 19 0 2 0 — — — 21 0
Al-Nassr
 2009–10 SPL 17 3 0 0 1 0 — 4[h] 0 22 3
2010–11 13 0 1 0 2 0 5 2 — 21 2
2011–12 17 0 5 0 2 0 — — 24 0
2012–13 24 1 2 0 4 0 — 4[d] 0 34 1
2013–14
 23 0 1 0 4 0 — — 28 0
2014–15
 22 2 4 0 2 0 6 0 1[i] 0 35 2
2015–16
 18 0 5 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 29 1
2016–17 8 0 1 0 3 0 — — 12 0
Total 142 6 19 0 19 0 16 3 9 0 205 9
Vereya
 2017–18 BFL 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
Ohod
2018–19
 SPL 11 1 0 0 — — — 11 1
Al-Ahli 2018–19 3 0 2 0 — 7 0 — 12 0
2019–20 10 0 0 0 — 7 0 — 17 0
Total 13 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 29 0
Al-Ahli Total 182 0 3 0 29 2 30 3 73 6 317 24
Career total 367 20 25 0 48 2 46 6 82 6 568 34
  1. King Cup, Swiss Cup and Bulgarian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Crown Prince Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in Federation Cup
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in Saudi Founder's Cup
  6. GCC Champions League
  7. ^ Eight appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Federation Cup
  8. GCC Champions League, one appearance in Federation Cup
  9. ^ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

International

As of 20 November 2018[30][31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 1996 18 0
1997 21 0
1998 22 0
1999 14 2
2000 0 0
2001 17 2
2002 5 0
2003 0 0
2004 4 1
2005 4 0
2006 14 0
2007 3 0
2008 2 0
2009 8 0
2014 2 0
2018 4 0
Total 138 5

International goals

[32]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 June 1999
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
  Jordan 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 9 July 1999 Titan Stadium, Fullerton  Canada 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 8 February 2001 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Mongolia 4–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
4 8 February 2001 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Mongolia 5–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
5 14 October 2004 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta  Indonesia 2–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Honours

Al-Ahli

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

  • Swiss Cup - 3rd place

Al-Nassr

OHOD

  • Gulf of Aqaba Cup: 2018
  • Jordan International Championship: 2018

Saudi Arabia

individual

  • The best promising Gulf player in 1996.
  • Best Arab player in 1997.
  • He won the best player award 3 times from 8 matches in the final qualifiers for the World Cup in France, as a record for a player in the defense line.
  • He was chosen to play in the Asian Stars team in Moscow in 1998.
  • He was chosen to play in the World Stars team in 1997 and 2000 in Marseille.
  • He won the SANYO award for the best Asian full back in 2000.
  • Best defender in the Arab Clubs Cup in 2003 in Jeddah.
  • The best Arab player in the World Cup twice, 1998 AD and 2006.
  • He was chosen as the best Saudi football player in 2006.
  • The US magazine Esquire chose him as the best international player for teams in the Middle East and North Africa in the first decade of the millennium (2000 - 2009).
  • The Best Asian Goal Award for the month of April 2011 from the Asian Confederation.
  • Best Saudi Defender of 2014 from Opta.
  • Best Professional in Bulgaria in 2018.

Other prizes

  • 1997: Saudi Arabia - Al-Ahli Club Golden Shield
  • 1998: Morocco - Arab Excellence Award from the Moroccan Arab Sports Magazine
  • 2002: Palestine - the shield of the Palestinian Football Association for its support for the Palestinian cause
  • 2014: France - Civilization and Excellence Award from the Encyclopedia of Excellence and World Civilization in Paris
  • 2017: Qatar - World Cup Ambassador for Orphans in Qatar

See also

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