Bashar Abdullah is a retired Kuwaiti footballer who represented the Kuwait national football team as a forward from his debut in 1996 until 2007. He is the top goalscorer in the Kuwaiti national team's history, with 56 goals in 196 appearances, [1] [2] including eight in a single game against Bhutan on 14 February 2000, which Kuwait won 20–0. [3] [4]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 23 May 1996 | Kuwait City | Syria | ? | 3–1 | Friendly |
2. | 28 October 1996 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat | Qatar | 1–0 | 2–1 | 13th Arabian Gulf Cup |
3. | 22 November 1996 | Kuwait City | Mali | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
4. | 4–0 | |||||
5. | 10 December 1996 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | South Korea | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
6. | 18 February 1997 | Kuwait City | Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
7. | 18 March 1997 | Kuwait City | Bahrain | ? | 3–1 | Friendly |
8. | ? | |||||
9. | 27 May 1997 | Kuwait City | Zambia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
10. | 5 June 1997 | Kuwait City | Singapore | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11. | 5 September 1997 | Kuwait City | Mali | 3–0 | 8–1 | Friendly |
12. | ? | |||||
13. | 14 September 1997 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14. | 19 September 1997 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | Qatar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
15. | 17 October 1997 | Kuwait City | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16. | 26 September 1998 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | Syria | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1998 Arab Nations Cup |
17. | 1 October 1998 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1998 Arab Nations Cup |
18. | 3–1 | |||||
19. | 4–1 | |||||
20. | 13 October 1998 | Kuwait City | Iran | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
21. | 2 November 1998 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa | Qatar | 4–2 | 6–2 | 14th Arabian Gulf Cup |
22. | 9 November 1998 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa | Oman | 3–0 | 5–0 | 14th Arabian Gulf Cup |
23. | 31 January 2000 | Kuwait City | Syria | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
24. | 2–0 | |||||
25. | 3–0 | |||||
26. | 10 February 2000 | Kuwait City | Turkmenistan | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
27. | 4–0 | |||||
28. | 14 February 2000 | Kuwait City | Bhutan | 2–0 | 20–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
29. | 5–0 | |||||
30. | 8–0 | |||||
31. | 10–0 | |||||
32. | 11–0 | |||||
33. | 12–0 | |||||
34. | 16–0 | |||||
35. | 20–0 | |||||
36. | 18 February 2000 | Kuwait City | Nepal | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
37. | 2–0 | |||||
38. | 3–0 | |||||
39. | 4–0 | |||||
40. | 5–0 | |||||
41. | 25 June 2000 | Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli | Lebanon | ? | 1–3 | Friendly |
42. | 30 September 2000 | Kuwait City | Thailand | ? | 3–2 | Friendly |
43. | 24 October 2000 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
44. | 23 January 2001 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | Thailand | 4–1 | 4–5 | Friendly |
45. | 6 February 2001 | National Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
46. | 31 December 2001 | Kuwait City | Syria | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
47. | 5 January 2002 | Kuwait City | Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
48. | 30 May 2002 | Kuwait City | Iran | ? | 1–3 | Friendly |
49. | 23 December 2002 | Kuwait City | Jordan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
50. | 25 December 2002 | Kuwait City | Palestine | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
51. | 3–3 | |||||
52. | 14 September 2003 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally | Qatar | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
53. | 27 September 2003 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally | Singapore | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
54. | 4–0 | |||||
55. | 8 October 2003 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally | Palestine | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
56. | 4–0 | |||||
57. | 2 December 2003 | Kuwait City | Iran | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
58. | 2–0 | |||||
59. | 20 December 2003 | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos | Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
60. | 1 January 2004 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Yemen | 2–0 | 4–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
61. | 8 January 2004 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Qatar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
62. | 19 July 2004 | Shandong Sports Center, Jinan | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
63. | 3 October 2004 | Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli | Lebanon | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
64. | 5 November 2004 | Kuwait City | India | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
65. | 10 November 2004 | Kuwait City | Kyrgyzstan | ? | 3–0 | Friendly |
66. | 17 November 2004 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Malaysia | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
67. | 3–1 | |||||
68. | 6 December 2004 | Kuwait City | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
69. | 17 December 2004 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | Yemen | 1–0 | 3–0 | 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
70. | 3–0 | |||||
71. | 22 January 2005 | Kuwait City | Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
72. | 25 March 2005 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
73. | 2–0 | |||||
74. | 17 August 2005 | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
75. | 12 June 2007 | Kuwait City | Egypt | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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