Husain Ali

Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla (; 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 goal scorer in the Bahrain Premier League in 1998 and 2003 with 16 and 18 goals respectively.

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. He was Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals, before being surpassed by Ismail Abdul-Latif.

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 21 June 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4–2 2001 Merdeka Tournament 2. 3. 4. 16 October 2001 Bangkok, Thailand 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier 5. 21 October 2001 Manama, Bahrain 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier 6. 27 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 15th Arabian Gulf Cup 7. 28 December 2002 Kuwait 2–1 2002 Arab Nations Cup 8. 9. 19 September 2003 Manama, Bahrain Friendly 10. 10 October 2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier 11. 20 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier 12. 22 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier 13. 14. 26 May 2004 Beirut, Lebanon Friendly 15. 31 May 2004 Dubai, UAE Friendly 16. 9 June 2004 Arad, Bahrain 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 17. 5 July 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Friendly 18. 17 July 2004 Beijing, China 2004 AFC Asian Cup 19. 25 July 2004 Jinan, China 2004 AFC Asian Cup 20. 2 September 2004 Arad, Bahrain Friendly 21. 8 September 2004 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 22. 1 December 2004 Riffa, Bahrain 2004 Bahrain P.M. Cup 23. 3 December 2004 Riffa, Bahrain Friendly 24. 14 December 2004 Doha, Qatar 17th Arabian Gulf Cup 25. 2 February 2005 Doha, Qatar Friendly 26. 25 March 2005 Pyongyang, North Korea 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 27. 28. 3 August 2005 Manama, Bahrain Friendly 29. 7 August 2005 Manama, Bahrain Friendly 30. 17 August 2005 Manama, Bahrain 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 31. 22 February 2006 Manama, Bahrain 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier 32. 26 August 2009 Manama, Bahrain 2–1 Friendly 33.