Hussein Saeed
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IraqCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 1986The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Hussein Saeed in Iraq's starting line-up, on 1986-06-04.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
9 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1977–1989| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-02-10 |  Qatar | D2–2(h) | 75' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baghdad |
| 1989-01-27 |  Oman | W3–1(h) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baghdad |
| 1985-11-29 |  Syria | W3–1(n) | 28' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Taif |
| 1985-09-20 |  United Arab Emirates | W3–2(a) | 42' 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dubai |
| 1985-03-29 |  Jordan | W3–2(a) | — | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amman |
| 1981-03-18 | Qatar | W1–0(n) | 84' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Riyadh |
| 1977-07-28 |  South Korea | D1–1(n) | 63' | Merdeka Tournament | Kuala Lumpur |
| 1977-07-25 |  Thailand | W5–0(n) | 6' | Merdeka Tournament | Kuala Lumpur |
Honours
10 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours10 | ||||
| Iraqi Premier League | ×3 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 | Al-Talaba | |
| Arabian Gulf Cup | ×2 | 1979, 1984 | Iraq | |
| AFC U-19 Championship | ×1 | 1977 | Iraq U20 | |
| Asian Games Gold Medal | ×1 | 1982 | Iraq | |
| Baghdad Championship | ×1 | 1993–94 | Al-Talaba | |
| Stafford Cup | ×1 | 1984 | Al-Talaba | |
| World Military Cup | ×1 | 1979 | Iraq Military | |
| Individual honours13 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 8 | ||||
| Iraqi Premier League top goalscorer | ×3 | 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86 | ||
| AFC U-19 Championship top goalscorer | ×2 | 1976, 1977 | ||
| Arabian Gulf Cup top goalscorer | ×2 | 1979, 1984 | ||
| Al-Watan Al-Riyadhi Magazine's Best Arab Goalscorer | 1985 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Al-Rasheed Magazine's Best Player of the Season | 1985–86 | |||
| Arabian Gulf Cup Best Player | 1984 | |||
| IFFHS's 30 Best Players of the Century – Asia | 2000 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| AFC Century Club | 1999 | |||
| FIFA Century Club | 2005 | |||