Husain Ali
Personal information
Full name Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla
Date of birth (1981-12-31) 31 December 1981
Place of birth Jidhafs, Bahrain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Retired
Number 19
Youth career
1983–1993 Jidhafs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Jidhafs Club
1998–2004 Al-Muharraq
2005 Al-Rayyan
2005–2006 Al-Gharrafa
2006–2008 Umm-Salal
2008–2014 Al-Muharraq
2014–2018 Al-Shabab
International career‡
1998–2013 Bahrain 101 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014

Husain Ali (born 31 December 1981) is a Bahraini retired football player known as Husain Pelé. He last played for Al-Shabab of Bahrain and was a former player for the Bahrain national team. He was top goalscorer in the Bahrain Premier League in 1998(16) & 2003(18).

International career

Husain Ali made his international debut as a 16-year-old on 3 October 1998 against Sudan national team and has since earned 101 appearances, thus entering FIFA's century club.[1] He was Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals,[2] before being surpassed by Ismail Abdul-Latif.

International goals

[2]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2001Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia
2–2
4–22001 Merdeka Tournament
2.
3–2
3.
4–2
4.16 October 2001Bangkok, Thailand Thailand
1–1
1–1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.21 October 2001Manama, Bahrain Iran
2–0
3–1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.27 January 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
1–0
2–1
2002 Gulf Cup of Nations
7.28 December 2002Kuwait Jordan
1–1
2–12002 Arab Nations Cup
8.
2–1
9.19 September 2003Manama, Bahrain Lebanon
4–1
4–3
Friendly
10.10 October 2003Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar
2–1
3–1
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
11.20 October 2003Manama, Bahrain Myanmar
2–0
4–0
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
12.22 October 2003Manama, Bahrain Malaysia
1–0
3–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
13.
3–1
14.26 May 2004Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon
2–0
2–2
Friendly
15.31 May 2004Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates
3–1
3–2
Friendly
16.9 June 2004Arad, Bahrain Kyrgyzstan
4–0
5–0
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
17.5 July 2004Bangkok, Thailand Thailand
2–0
2–0
Friendly
18.17 July 2004Beijing, China China
2–2
2–2
2004 AFC Asian Cup
19.25 July 2004Jinan, China Indonesia
1–0
3–1
2004 AFC Asian Cup
20.2 September 2004Arad, Bahrain Palestine
1–0
1–0
Friendly
21.8 September 2004Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
1–0
2–1
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
22.1 December 2004Riffa, Bahrain Finland
1–0
1–2
2004 Bahrain P.M. Cup
23.3 December 2004Riffa, Bahrain Latvia
2–2
2–2
Friendly
24.14 December 2004Doha, Qatar Kuwait
1–1
1–1
2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
25.2 February 2005Doha, Qatar Lebanon
2–0
2–1
Friendly
26.25 March 2005Pyongyang, North Korea North Korea
1–0
2–12006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
27.
2–0
28.3 August 2005Manama, Bahrain Turkmenistan
3–0
5–0
Friendly
29.7 August 2005Manama, Bahrain Iraq
2–2
2–2
Friendly
30.17 August 2005Manama, Bahrain North Korea
2–2
2–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
31.22 February 2006Manama, Bahrain Australia
1–0
1–3
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
32.26 August 2009Manama, Bahrain Kenya
1–0
2–1Friendly
33.
2–1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 László Földesi. "Hussain Ali Ahmed - Goals in International Matches. He was also the only player to be in a FIFA game as he played for al Naser before". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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