Etzaz Hussain

Etzaz Hussain

Personal information
Full name	Etzaz Hussain
Date of birth	27 January 1993
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sivasspor
Number	23
Youth career
000?–2008	Langhus
2009–2010	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011	Vålerenga	0	(0)
2011–2012	Fredrikstad	32	(5)
2012–2016	Molde	78	(6)
2016–	Sivasspor	6	(0)
National team^‡
	Norway U19
2012–	Norway U21	8	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2013

Etzaz Hussain (born 27 January 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for sivasspor in turkis ligue. Hussain played for Langhus and Manchester United as a youth player, before he returned to Norway in 2011. After a short spell at Vålerenga, he transferred to Fredrikstad where he made his professional debut. Hussain transferred to Molde in mid-2012 and won the Tippeligaen in his first season at the club.

Playing career

Hussain is of Pakistani descent,^[1] but was born in Oslo, and played for Langhus in his early days, before he transferred to Manchester United on 21 February 2009,^[2] and signed a professional contract with United on his 17th birthday.^[3] Even though Hussain only stayed in England for two years, and did not get any chances for the first team, he said to the Norwegian newspaper VG in February 2012 that "it was an experience for life" and would advice other Norwegian youngster to grab the opportunity if they had the chance.^[4] In January 2011 he returned home to Norway, and signed for the Tippeligaen club Vålerenga.^[5]

Less than three months later, Hussain signed for Fredrikstad, also a Tippeligaen club,^[6] after some disagreements between Vålerenga and Hussain on the way forward.^[7] On 14 August 2011, Hussain sent Fredrikstad to the semi-final of 2011 Norwegian Football Cup with the match-winning goal with only a couple of minutes left of the overtime, at the expense of Molde now managed by his former boss at the Manchester United reserves, Ole Gunnar Solskjær.^[8] On 31 October 2011, Hussain scored his second goal in two matches, with the match winning goal against Vålerenga, the club that believed he wasn't good enough for Tippeligaen.^[9]

Molde

On 27 July 2012 Hussain moved to Molde FK, reuniting with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.^[10]

Sivasspor

On 7 January 2016, Hussain signed a 2.5-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2015^[12]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fredrikstad	2011	Tippeligaen	20	2	4	1	—		24	3
	2012		12	3	2	1	—		14	4
	Total		32	5	6	2	—		38	7
Molde	2012	Tippeligaen	10	2	0	0	8	0	18	2
	2013		22	2	6	1	3	0	31	3
	2014		19	1	6	0	2	0	27	1
	2015		27	1	3	0	11	2	41	3
	Total		78	6	15	1	24	2	117	9
Career total			110	11	21	3	24	2	155	16

Honours

Molde

• Tippeligaen: 2012, 2014
• Norwegian Football Cup : 2013, 2014

References

1. Sarwar, Shazia (3 October 2010). "Årets vinnere av Blendprisen". Blend (in Norwegian).
2. "Norsk 16-åring klar for United". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
3. "Hussain skrev proffkontrakt med Man. United". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
4. "Slik gikk det med 2009-talentene som dro utenlands". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
5. "Etzaz Hussain fra United til Vålerenga". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
6. "Etzaz Hussain klar for FFK". fredrikstadfk.no (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
7. "Her har FFK-talentet senket "sine egne"". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
8. "Solskjærs læregutt sendte Molde ut av cupen". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
9. "Kastet ut, senket VIF". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
10. "Fredrikstad selger Etzaz Hussain til Molde" (in Norwegian). tv2.no. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
11. "Etzaz Hussain Medicana Sivasspor´da". www.sivasspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
12. "Etzaz Hussain". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.