List of international goals scored by Hussein Saeed

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Saeed has scored 78 international goals since making his debut for Iraq in 1976

Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. [1] Saeed is in ninth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. [2] Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. [3] Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player. [4]

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Saeed scored his debut goal during his fourth appearance for the national team against Indonesia in the 1977 Merdeka Tournament. [5] His first hat-trick was recorded in a friendly match against Algeria on 21 February 1978, where Iraq secured a 3–0 victory. [6] Over the course of his career, he has participated in 137 matches for the Iraq national team, scoring a total of 78 goals. Additionally, he has accomplished five hat-tricks, one of which included four goals in a single match against Oman during the 5th Arabian Gulf Cup on 5 April 1979. [7]

Goals

As of match played on 3 March 1990 [2] Iraq scores listed first.
* indicates 27 non-FIFA goals
International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.CapDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
1417 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2–0 1977 Merdeka Tournament
2825 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 5–0 1977 Merdeka Tournament
3928 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 1–1 1977 Merdeka Tournament
41221 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 3–0 Friendly
5
6
71427 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1–0 Friendly
82020 July 1978 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 3–0 1978 Merdeka Tournament
9
10
112612 December 1978 Bangkok Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2–0 1978 Asian Games
122918 December 1978 Bangkok Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 3–0 1978 Asian Games
133020 December 1978 Bangkok Flag of India.svg India 3–0 1978 Asian Games
14337 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2–0 Friendly
153512 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 2–1 Friendly
16
173623 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain 4–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
18
19
203726 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
21
22393 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 5–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
23405 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman 7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
24
25
26
27*4416 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 4–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers
28*4728 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers
29*
30*5021 July 1980 Republican Stadium, Kiev Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics
31548 February 1981 Amman Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2–0 Friendly
32558 March 1981 Fez Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 1–1 Friendly
335618 March 1981 Riyadh Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
34*604 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 1–1 Friendly
35617 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3–0 Friendly
366210 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 1–1 Friendly
37*6320 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman 4–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
38*6422 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain 3–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
39*
40*6524 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1–2 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
41*6730 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
426921 November 1982 New Delhi Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Burma 4–0 1982 Asian Games
437023 November 1982 New Delhi Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 3–0 1982 Asian Games
44
45713 December 1982 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 1–0 1982 Asian Games
46*787 October 1983 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain 2–1 1984 Summer Olympic qualifiers
478027 February 1984 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Egypt 2–1 Friendly
488211 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman 2–1 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
49
508417 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
51
52
538622 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 3–1 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
54
55*9226 April 1984Singapore Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 2–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualifiers
56*9418 May 1984 Amman, Jordan Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2–3 1985 Arab Nations Cup qualifiers
57*
58*9530 July 1984 Harvard Stadium, Boston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1–1 1984 Summer Olympics
59*973 August 1984 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2–4 1984 Summer Olympics
60*9815 March 1985 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
61*
62*9918 March 1985 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
63*
6410029 March 1985 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
65*1028 September 1985 King Fahd Stadium, Taif Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1–3 Friendly
6610420 September 1985 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
67
6810829 November 1985 King Fahd Stadium, Taif Flag of Syria.svg Syria 3–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
69*1103 February 1986 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2–0 Friendly
7011421 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu Flag of Oman.svg Oman 4–0 1986 Asian Games
7111525 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1–2 1986 Asian Games
72*1188 April 1987 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 3–1 Friendly
73*11917 April 1987 Amman Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2–1 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
74*
75*12024 April 1987 Kuwait City Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2–0 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
76*12311 December 1987 Doha Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 3–1 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
7713227 January 1989 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman 3–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
7813310 February 1989 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2–2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Hat-tricks

No.DateVenueOpponentGoalsResultCompetition
121 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 3 – (29', 41', 57')3–0 Friendly
220 July 1978 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 3 – (50', 57', 76')3–0 1978 Merdeka Tournament
323 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain 3 – (44', 88', 90')4–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
45 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman 4 – (30', 32', 40', 86')7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
517 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 – (57', 70', 84')4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup

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