Hussein Ali (footballer, born 2002)

For other people named Hussein Ali, see Hussein Ali (disambiguation).

Hussein Ali
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*
Years Team Apps (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 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

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

Club career

Born in Malmö, Sweden, Hussein Ali is trained by his hometown club, the Malmö FF, but he does not play any matches with the first team. In August 2019, at age 17, he joined the Örebro SK[2] and made this choice because of the strong competition in Malmö and considering that he would have more chances in Örebro.[3] He plays his first game in a professional match in a championship match against IFK Norrköping on September 21, 2019.

On 19 July 2022, Ali joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a three-year contract.[4]

International career

Ali represented Sweden at youth international level.[5]

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.[5]

He is selected from the list of twenty-six Iraqi players selected by Jesús Casas to compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Ali is of Iraqi Arab descent.[5][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Örebro SK 2019 Allsvenskan 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2020 Allsvenskan 22 0 4 0 — — 26 0
2021 Allsvenskan 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
2022 Superettan 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Total 58 0 5 0 0 0 — 63 0
SC Heerenveen 2022–23 Eredivisie 5 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
Total 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 0
Career total 78 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 86 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Conference League Playoffs

International

As of match played 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iraq 2023 4 0
2024 8 1
Total 12 1
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2024 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq  Vietnam 1–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ Hussein Ali at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Officiellt: ÖSK värvar försvarare från MFF". www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Ali har slagit igenom i Örebro". www.allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "SC HEERENVEEN LEGT HUSSEIN ALI VAST TOT 2025" (in Dutch). Heerenveen. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ "Iraq Is One Of The Strong Teams In Group D Of The 2023 Asian Cup Which Is The First Opponent Of The Indonesian National Team". voi.id. 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Hussein Ali". sport.de.


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