Husain Ali

Husain Ali

Personal information
Full name	Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla
Date of birth	31 December 1981
Place of birth	Jidhafs, Bahrain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Al-Muharraq
Number	9
Youth career
1983-1993	Jidhafs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Jidhafs Club
1998–2004	Al-Muharraq
2005	Al-Rayyan
2005–2006	Al-Gharrafa
2006–2008	Umm-Salal
2008–present	Al-Muharraq
National team^‡
1998–2013	Bahrain	101	(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2014

Husain Ali (born 31 December 1981) is a Bahraini football player known as Husain Pele. Currently playing for Muharraq Club of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team, he was top goalscorer in the Bahraini premier league in 1998 (16) & 2003 (18).

Husain Ali made his international debut as a 16-year-old on 3 October 1998 against Sudan and has since earned 101 appearances, thus entering FIFA's century club.^[1] He is also Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals.^[2]

International goals

^[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 June 2001	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	2–2	4–2	2001 Merdeka Tournament
2.				3–2
3.				4–2
4.	16 October 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–1	1–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.	21 October 2001	Manama, Bahrain	Iran	2–0	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.	27 January 2002	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–1	2002 Gulf Cup of Nations
7.	28 December 2002	Kuwait	Jordan	1–1	2–1	2002 Arab Nations Cup
8.				2–1
9.	19 September 2003	Manama, Bahrain	Lebanon	4–1	4–3	Friendly
10.	10 October 2003	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Myanmar	2–1	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
11.	20 October 2003	Manama, Bahrain	Myanmar	2–0	4–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
12.	22 October 2003	Manama, Bahrain	Malaysia	1–0	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
13.				3–1
14.	26 May 2004	Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	2–0	2–2	Friendly
15.	31 May 2004	Dubai, UAE	United Arab Emirates	3–1	3–2	Friendly
16.	9 June 2004	Arad, Bahrain	Kyrgyzstan	4–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
17.	5 July 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	2–0	2–0	Friendly
18.	17 July 2004	Beijing, China	China PR	2–2	2–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup
19.	25 July 2004	Jinan, China	Indonesia	1–0	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup
20.	2 September 2004	Arad, Bahrain	Palestine	1–0	1–0	Friendly
21.	8 September 2004	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
22.	1 December 2004	Riffa, Bahrain	Finland	1–0	1–2	2004 Bahrain P.M. Cup
23.	3 December 2004	Riffa, Bahrain	Latvia	2–2	2–2	Friendly
24.	14 December 2004	Doha, Qatar	Kuwait	1–1	1–1	2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
25.	2 February 2005	Doha, Qatar	Lebanon	2–0	2–1	Friendly
26.	25 March 2005	Pyongyang, North Korea	North Korea	1–0	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
27.				2–0
28.	3 August 2005	Manama, Bahrain	Turkmenistan	3–0	5–0	Friendly
29.	7 August 2005	Manama, Bahrain	Iraq	2–2	2–2	Friendly
30.	17 August 2005	Manama, Bahrain	North Korea	2–2	2–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
31.	22 February 2006	Manama, Bahrain	Australia	1–0	1–3	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
32.	26 August 2009	Manama, Bahrain	Kenya	1–0	2–1	Friendly
33.				2–1

References

1. "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). 16 July 2014. Retrieved Template:Dat. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. László Földesi. "Hussain Ali Ahmed - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

External links

• Husain Ali at National-Football-Teams.com