Hussain Al-Hadhri

Hussain Ali Fareh Al-Hadhri , commonly known as Hussain Al-Hadhri, is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar Club in Oman Professional League.

Club career

Al-Hadhri had played a vital role for Dhofar S.C.S.C. as a high scoring striker, rivaling Dhofari veteran, Hani Al-Dhabit. In 2009 Sultan Qaboos Cup final, Al Hadhri scored 2 goals of Dhofar against Saham SC. Saham won the match 7-6 on penalties after the match had ended 2-2 at normal time. He has scored a total of 38 goals for Dhofar in his two spells with the club.

After a one-year spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Raed, he came back to Oman and on 30 August 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Dhofar S.C.S.C.

Club career statistics

International career

U-22 Career Hussain started his career with the Oman national under-23 football team in 2010 when Oman participated in the 2010 Asian Games. He scored two goals in the tournament in a 3-0 win over Hong Kong in the Round of 16. Oman lost 1-0 to Iran in the quarter-finals.

In 2011, he helped his team to win the GCC U-23 Championship scoring three goals, a brace in a 3-2 win over the United Arab Emirates in the group stage and one in a 4-3 win over Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals.

He scored nine goals in Oman's journey in 2012 London Olympics qualification, a brace in the First round in a 3-1 win over Tajikistan, a goal in the Second round in a 1-0 win over China and a brace in the return leg in a 3-1 win over China, a goal in the Third round in a 2-2 draw against Qatar, a goal in a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia, a goal in the Playoff Round in a 1-1 draw against Syria and another in a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan. Later, Hussain was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the competition. Oman nearly made its first appearance in football at the Summer Olympics after earning an inter-confederation play-off match with Senegal for a chance qualify for the 2012 Olympics but a 0-2 loss eliminated them from contention.

U-22 team career statistics

Goals for U-22 Team Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 15 November 2010 Huangpu Sports Center, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China 1–0 3–0 2010 Asian Games 2 15 November 2010 Huangpu Sports Center, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China 2–0 3–0 2010 Asian Games 3 9 March 2011 Stadium Metallurg 1st District, Regar, Tursunzade, Tajikistan 1–1 3–1 2012 Olympics Qualification 4 9 March 2011 Stadium Metallurg 1st District, Regar, Tursunzade, Tajikistan 3–1 3–1 2012 Olympics Qualification 5 19 June 2011 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China 1–0 1–0 2012 Olympics Qualification 8 23 June 2011 Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman 1–1 3–1 2012 Olympics Qualification 9 23 June 2011 Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman 3–1 3–1 2012 Olympics Qualification 10 14 August 2011 Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar 2–1 3–2 2011 GCC U-23 Championship 11 14 August 2011 Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar 3–1 3–2 2011 GCC U-23 Championship 12 19 August 2011 Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar 4–? 4–3 2011 GCC U-23 Championship 13 27 August 2011 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman 1–0 1–0 2010 Asian Games 14 5 February 2012 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–1 2–2 2012 Olympics Qualification 15 14 March 2012 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–1 2012 Olympics Qualification 16 25 March 2012 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Từ Liêm District, Hanoi, Vietnam 1–0 1–1 2012 Olympics Qualification 17 29 March 2012 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Từ Liêm District, Hanoi, Vietnam 1–0 2–0 2012 Olympics Qualification

National team career Hussain has featured for the Oman national football team since being called up for the first time in 2006 at the age of 16. He has made appearances in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 WAFF Championship, the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup and has represented the national team in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 31 December 2009 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 3–0 4–2 Friendly 2 1 November 2010 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 1–0 1–0 Friendly 3 9 February 2012 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification 4 8 January 2012 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 1–1 1–2 21st Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

Dhofar Club Omani League runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Sultan Qaboos Cup: 2006, 2011; runner-up: 2009 Oman Professional League Cup: 2012-13; runner-up: 2014–15 Oman Super Cup runner-up: 2012 Baniyas SC International Tournament: 2014

Individual 2011 GCC Champions League: Top Scorer 2012 Summer Olympics Men's Asian Qualifiers: Top Scorer