en Jehad Al-Hussain

Jehad Al Hussain
	Jehad Al-Hussain in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	30 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Homs, Syria
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2008	Al-Karamah
2006	→ Al-Kuwait (loan)
2008–2009	Al-Kuwait
2009–2011	Al-Qadsia
2011–2013	Najran SC
2013–2014	Dubai CSC
2014–2019	Al-Taawon
2019–2020	Al-Raed
Total
International career
2002–2011	Syria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jehad Al Hussain (Arabic: جهاد الحسين, born July 30, 1982, in Homs, Syria) is a former Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Al-Karamah SC

Al-Hussain was part of the youth academy of Al-Karamah SC which won the Syrian Under-18 premiere league and later on the Syrian Premier League three consecutive times and reached the AFC Champions League final in 2006.

In 2006, he was loaned to Al-Kuwait.

Kuwait SC

He joined Kuwait SC in Summer 2008 and won the 2009 AFC Cup playing against his old team Al-Karamah SC in the final, sharing the top scorer with 8 goals.

Qadsia SC

On 24 August 2009, Al Hussain moved to Al-Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League and signed a two-year contract playing alongside his Al-Karamah teammate Firas Al-Khatib both as a duet .^[2]

Najran SC

In September 2011, Al Hussain moved to Najran SC in Saudi Professional League,^[3] his debut season in Saudi Professional League was very successful with 9 goals he helped Najran to stay away from relegation, in the second season alongside his national teammate Wael Ayan Najran reached the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions Cup 2012–13, both players left Najran SC after months of unpaid Salaries.

Dubai CSC

In September 2013, he signed for Dubai CSC in the UAE First Division League. He scored 3 goals in one season.

Al-Taawon FC

In July 2014, he returned to Saudi Professional League with Al-Taawon FC marking himself as The Most Assisting Player in two consecutive seasons 2014–15, 2015–16 and a third time 2017–18.

Al-Raed FC

Al-Hussain played for Al-Raed before announcing his retirement on 24 October 2020.^[4]

International career

Al Hussain has played his international debut for Syria managed by Jalal Talebi in 2002. The last call-up was with Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.^[5]

Coaching career

In 2024, Jehad Al-Hussain was appointed U-19 coach for his former club Al-Taawoun FC.

Career statistics

Goals for senior national team

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2004	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Bahrain	2–0	2–2	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying
2.	10 December 2005	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Iraq	2–2	2–2	West Asian Games 2005
3.	1 March 2006	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	2–0	4–0	AFC Asian Cup 2007 Qualifying
4.	18 November 2007	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Indonesia	5–0	7–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
5.	27 January 2008	Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China	China	1–1	1–2	International Friendly
6.	2 June 2008	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Kuwait	1–0	1–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying
7.	22 June 2008	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–1
8.	22 June 2008	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE	United Arab Emirates	2–0	3–1
9.	28 January 2009	Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–0	2–0	AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying
10.	3 March 2010	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Lebanon	3–0	4–0	AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying