Jasem Yaqoub
Be the first in the stands
KuwaitCounted 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.
Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-01
In the line-ups
3 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1980–1982The archive holds 3 team sheets naming Jasem Yaqoub in Kuwait's starting line-up, from 1980-09-30 to 1982-06-21.
3 appearances 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
11 goals across 10 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1977–1981| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-10-10 |  New Zealand | W2–1(a) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Auckland |
| 1981-04-25 |  Malaysia | W4–0(h) | 1' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait City |
| 1981-04-22 |  Thailand | W6–0(h) | — | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait City |
| 1980-09-28 |  Iran | W2–1(h) | 63' | AFC Asian Cup | Kuwait City |
| 1980-09-25 |  Qatar | W4–0(h) | 50' (pen) | AFC Asian Cup | Kuwait City |
| 1980-09-18 | Malaysia | W3–1(h) | 53' (pen) 77' (pen) | AFC Asian Cup | Kuwait City |
| 1977-10-02 |  Hong Kong | W3–1(a) | 52' | FIFA World Cup qualification | So Kon Po |
| 1977-03-21 | Qatar | W4–1(a) | 10' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1977-03-15 | Qatar | W2–0(a) | 28' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1977-03-11 |  Bahrain | W2–0(n) | 21' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
Honours
14 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours14 | |||
| Kuwaiti League | ×5 | 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 | |
| Arabian Gulf Cup | ×4 | 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982 | |
| Emir Cup | ×4 | 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79 | |
| Asian Cup | ×1 | 1980 | |
| Individual honours6 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | |||
| AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | 1980 | ||
| More honours · 5 | |||
| Kuwaiti League top goal-scorer | ×5 | 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80 | |