Saddam Hussain (footballer)

Saddam Hussain (Urdu: صدام حسين‎; born 10 April 1993[1]) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Sui Southern Gas Company in the Pakistan Premier League, previously playing for Kyrgyz club FC Dordoi Bishkek & Khan Research Laboratories, as a central midfielder.

For other people named Saddam Hussain, see Saddam Hussain (disambiguation).

Saddam Hussain
Personal information
Full name Saddam Hussain
Date of birth (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993
Place of birth Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sui Southern Gas
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2010 Pakistan Airlines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Pakistan Airlines 49 (19)
2011–2014 Khan Research Laboratories 97 (38)
2014–2015 Dordoi Bishkek 10 (2)
2015–2016 Isa Town FC 20 (0)
2017–2018 Gençler Birliği S.K. 14 (3)
2018– Sui Southern Gas 18 (0)
National team‡
2011–2018 Pakistan U-23 18 (3)
2011– Pakistan 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:47, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Hussain began his career at Pakistan International Airlines, one of the main teams' of his home province Sindh. Hussain played an important role, taking PIA to third place in the season of 2010. He moved to Khan Research Laboratories for the season of 2012. He won the Pakistan Premier League and the Challenge Cup in his first season at the club.

The following season, he won the league title of 2013. He moved to Dordoi Bishkek in the mid of the season of 2014, signing a two year contract with the club.[2] After the first season at the club, he won the following honours: which included the league title, league cup and super cup.

He made his international debut for Pakistan in March 2011, in a 2–1 defeat against Palestine.

Career

Club

In August 2014, Hussain signed a two year contract with Dordoi Bishkek in the Kyrgyzstan League. The debut of Hussain for Dordoi was held on 28 August in a friendly match against Ala Too. Saddam helped the team win a landslide victory 3:0.[3]

International

Hussain made his debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh during the 2011 SAFF Championship.

Career statistics

International
As of 24 March 2015[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 201150
201200
201380
201430
201530
201881
Total271

International goals
Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.

Honours

Club
Pakistan International Airlines[5]
Khan Research Laboratories
Dordoi Bishkek

Country
Pakistan

Achievements

He was player of the match of the second friendly against India where he scored a goal as well (with match rating of 8.5) and player of the series against India in two match friendly football series in 2014 at Bangalore, India.

References
  1. "Saddam Hussain". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Saddam delighted after getting Dordoi contract". thenews.com.pk. The News International. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. "Saddam Hussain – National Football Teams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. "S. Hussain". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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