List of international goals scored by Hussein Saeed

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]

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. Cap Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 4 17 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Indonesia Indonesia 2–0 1977 Merdeka Tournament
2 8 25 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Thailand Thailand 5–0 1977 Merdeka Tournament
3 9 28 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur South Korea South Korea 1–1 1977 Merdeka Tournament
4 12 21 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Algeria Algeria 3–0 Friendly
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6
7 14 27 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad North Korea North Korea 1–0 Friendly
8 20 20 July 1978 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Singapore Singapore 3–0 1978 Merdeka Tournament
9
10
11 26 12 December 1978 Bangkok China China 2–0 1978 Asian Games
12 29 18 December 1978 Bangkok Kuwait Kuwait 3–0 1978 Asian Games
13 30 20 December 1978 Bangkok India India 3–0 1978 Asian Games
14 33 7 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Finland Finland 2–0 Friendly
15 35 12 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad East Germany East Germany 2–1 Friendly
16
17 36 23 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Bahrain Bahrain 4–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
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19
20 37 26 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Qatar Qatar 2–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
21
22 39 3 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 5–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
23 40 5 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Oman Oman 7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
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25
26
27* 44 16 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Jordan Jordan 4–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers
28* 47 28 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad South Yemen South Yemen 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers
29*
30* 50 21 July 1980 Republican Stadium, Kiev Costa Rica Costa Rica 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics
31 54 8 February 1981 Amman Jordan Jordan 2–0 Friendly
32 55 8 March 1981 Fez Morocco Morocco 1–1 Friendly
33 56 18 March 1981 Riyadh Qatar Qatar 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
34* 60 4 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad East Germany East Germany 1–1 Friendly
35 61 7 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad South Korea South Korea 3–0 Friendly
36 62 10 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad South Korea South Korea 1–1 Friendly
37* 63 20 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Oman Oman 4–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
38* 64 22 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Bahrain Bahrain 3–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
39*
40* 65 24 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–2 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
41* 67 30 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup
42 69 21 November 1982 New Delhi Myanmar Burma 4–0 1982 Asian Games
43 70 23 November 1982 New Delhi Nepal Nepal 3–0 1982 Asian Games
44
45 71 3 December 1982 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Kuwait Kuwait 1–0 1982 Asian Games
46* 78 7 October 1983 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Bahrain Bahrain 2–1 1984 Summer Olympic qualifiers
47 80 27 February 1984 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Egypt Egypt 2–1 Friendly
48 82 11 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Oman Oman 2–1 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
49
50 84 17 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
51
52
53 86 22 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Kuwait Kuwait 3–1 7th Arabian Gulf Cup
54
55* 92 26 April 1984 Singapore Malaysia Malaysia 2–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualifiers
56* 94 18 May 1984 Amman, Jordan Jordan Jordan 2–3 1985 Arab Nations Cup qualifiers
57*
58* 95 30 July 1984 Harvard Stadium, Boston Canada Canada 1–1 1984 Summer Olympics
59* 97 3 August 1984 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–4 1984 Summer Olympics
60* 98 15 March 1985 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Lebanon Lebanon 6–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
61*
62* 99 18 March 1985 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Lebanon Lebanon 6–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
63*
64 100 29 March 1985 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Jordan Jordan 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
65* 102 8 September 1985 King Fahd Stadium, Taif Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–3 Friendly
66 104 20 September 1985 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
67
68 108 29 November 1985 King Fahd Stadium, Taif Syria Syria 3–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
69* 110 3 February 1986 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Denmark Denmark 2–0 Friendly
70 114 21 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu Oman Oman 4–0 1986 Asian Games
71 115 25 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–2 1986 Asian Games
72* 118 8 April 1987 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Bahrain Bahrain 3–1 Friendly
73* 119 17 April 1987 Amman Jordan Jordan 2–1 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
74*
75* 120 24 April 1987 Kuwait City Jordan Jordan 2–0 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
76* 123 11 December 1987 Doha Qatar Qatar 3–1 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
77 132 27 January 1989 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Oman Oman 3–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
78 133 10 February 1989 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Qatar Qatar 2–2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Hat-tricks

No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition
1 21 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Algeria Algeria 3 – (29', 41', 57') 3–0 Friendly
2 20 July 1978 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Singapore Singapore 3 – (50', 57', 76') 3–0 1978 Merdeka Tournament
3 23 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Bahrain Bahrain 3 – (44', 88', 90') 4–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
4 5 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Oman Oman 4 – (30', 32', 40', 86') 7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup
5 17 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 3 – (57', 70', 84') 4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup

Statistics

See also

References

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