Hussam Abu Saleh

Hussam Abu Saleh (, ; born 9 May 1982) is a retired footballer who played as a full back and winger. Born in Israel, he played for the Palestine national team. Club career Hussam Abu Saleh is one of many Arab Israeli footballers playing their trade in the West Bank Premier League. Abu Saleh started his professional career with his hometown club Bnei Sakhnin F.C. He was part of a generation of players coached by Azmi Nassar that secured promotion to the Israeli Premier League, won the Israel State Cup, and participated in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup.

Abu Saleh left Bnei Sakhnin in 2006 to join up with Nassar at Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C., he scored 7 goals before moving the following season to Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. where he played alongside future Hilal Al-Quds teammate Haitham Dheeb. He joined Hilal Al-Quds in 2009 and was part of the side that won the 2011–12 Palestine Cup.

International career He received his first call up to the Palestine in 2010 against Sudan. He has since played for Palestine at the 2010 WAFF Championship, 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

International goals Scores and results list the Palestine's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 29 February 2012 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Unofficial Friendly 1. 28 June 2012 King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if 2012 Arab Nations Cup 2. 20 November 2012 Amman International Stadium, Amman Friendly 3. 6 February 2013 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Friendly

Honours

National team AFC Challenge Cup: 2014