Hassan Al Haidos

Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos (; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.

Club career

Al-Haydos started playing football for Al Sadd at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen. He had support and guidance early on from Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari.

He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk in the 2011 AFC Champions League final, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the representative for Asia. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and Kashiwa Reysol, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3.

He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes from a panel of analysts, coaches and administrators.

International career Al-Haydos made his debut for the Qatar Olympic team in 2007, coming off the bench to score a late goal against Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifiers in order to help his team salvage a 2–1 win. He featured in two other matches in the competition, one against Saudi Arabia, and one against Vietnam, where he scored a goal; both as second-half substitutes. He also played a large part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifiers as the captain, scoring a goal against India in the preliminary stage. He played all the matches in the group stage, scoring a goal against Oman, and one against Saudi Arabia after being set up by Saleh Badr to give Qatar a 2–1 win and hope for qualifying for the Olympics. He won the Man of the Match award.

Al-Haydos made his debut for the senior Qatar national team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain on 10 September 2008.

Al Haydos participated in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2019 Copa América as part of Qatar national team's preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 20 November 2022, Al Haydos played his first ever World Cup match against Ecuador, which was also Qatar's first ever match in the competition.

After winning 2 Asian Cups as captain, in 2019 and 2023, Al Haydos announced his retirement from International football on 16 March 2024. He made 183 appearances and scored 41 goals for the national side, making him the most capped Qatari footballer ever and one of the highest top scorers.

In July 2025, Al-Haydos returned to the Qatar national team and participated in the team's training camp in Europe to prepare for the AFC third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Al-Haydos scored in 42nd minutes in the group match versus Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was the only goal scored by a Qatari player in this tournament.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first. + List of international goals scored by Hassan Al-Haydos No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition – 30 December 2008 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–1 5–2 Unofficial friendly 1. 13 October 2013 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–0 6–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2. 6 October 2014 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–0 3–0 Friendly 3. 23 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1–1 3–1 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup 4. 19 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 1–1 1–2 2015 AFC Asian Cup 5. 28 August 2015 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–0 4–0 Friendly 6. 3 September 2015 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 4–0 15–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 7. 15–0 8. 17 November 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan 2–0 3–0 9. 3–0 10. 24 March 2016 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 2–0 11. 25 August 2016 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 3–0 Friendly 12. 3–0 13. 6 October 2016 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea 1–1 2–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 14. 11 October 2016 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–0 15. 14 June 2017 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 3–2 16. 3–2 17. 23 August 2017 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 2–1 Friendly 18. 2–0 19. 10 October 2017 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–2 20. 29 December 2017 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 1–0 1–1 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup 21. 11 September 2018 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–0 3–0 Friendly 22. 12 October 2018 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–0 4–3 23. 19 November 2018 Kehrwegstadion, Eupen, Belgium 1–0 2–2 24. 31 December 2018 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–1 1–2 25. 29 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 3–0 4–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup 26. 5 September 2019 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 27. 2 December 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–1 4–2 24th Arabian Gulf Cup 28. 13 November 2020 BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria 1–0 1–1 Friendly 29. 27 March 2021 Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary 1–1 2–1 30. 2–1 31. 7 June 2021 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 32. 13 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States 3–2 3–3 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 33. 6 December 2021 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 3–0 3–0 2021 FIFA Arab Cup 34. 27 September 2022 Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria 2–1 2–2 Friendly 35. 23 October 2022 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain 1–0 2–0 Friendly 36. 2–0 37. 7 September 2023 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 1–1 1–2 Friendly 38. 16 November 2023 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 8–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 39. 22 January 2024 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup 40. 29 January 2024 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 1–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup 41. 3 February 2024 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 1–0 1–1 42. 24 June 2026 Lumen Field, Seattle, United States 1–2 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Al Sadd Qatar Stars League: 2006–07, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024 Qatar Cup: 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2025 Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2014, 2017, 2019 Qatari Stars Cup: 2010, 2019-20 AFC Champions League: 2011 Qatar-UAE Super Shield: 2026 FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2011 Qatar AFC Asian Cup: 2019, 2023 Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014

Individual Qatar Football Association Most Promising Player: 2008 Estad Doha Qatar Player of the Year: 2014 Qatar Football Association Player of the Year (1): 2015 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019, 2023