Hussein Ali (footballer, born 2002)

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Hussein Ali
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Ali with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2019 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Örebro SK 58 (0)
2022– Heerenveen 20 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Sweden U17 15 (0)
2019–2020 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2021–2022 Sweden U21 5 (0)
2023– Iraq 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:58, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Hussein Ali (born 1 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen. [1] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.

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Club career

On 19 July 2022, Ali joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a three-year contract. [2]

International career

Ali represented Sweden at youth international level. [3]

In August 2023, he officially switched allegiances to Iraq, and received his first call-up to the senior national team for the 2023 King's Cup. [3]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Ali is of Iraqi Arab descent. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Örebro SK 2019 Allsvenskan 3000——30
2020 Allsvenskan22040——260
2021 Allsvenskan27010——280
2022 Superettan 6000——60
Total5805000—630
SC Heerenveen 2022–23 Eredivisie 5010001 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2023–24 Eredivisie15010——160
Total200200010230
Career total780700010860
  1. ↑ Appearance in Conference League Playoffs

International

As of match played 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iraq 202340
202481
Total121
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ali goal.
List of international goals scored by Hussein Ali
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 June 2024 Basra International Stadium, Basra, IraqFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–03–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. ↑ Hussein Ali at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "SC HEERENVEEN LEGT HUSSEIN ALI VAST TOT 2025" (in Dutch). Heerenveen. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 van der Meeren, Peter (26 August 2023). "Hussein Ali, de Zweed van Heerenveen die voor Irak gaat spelen, wil voorbeeld zijn. 'Volg je hart en denk groot'". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hussein Ali". sport.de.


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