Iqbal Hussain

This is a Malay name; the name Hussain is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Iqbal.
Iqbal Hussain
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Hougang United FC
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Gombak United 13 (2)
2013 LionsXII 1 (0)
2013–2015 Courts Young Lions 49 (10)
2016- Hougang United FC
National team
2014– Singapore U23
2014– Singapore 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:38, 24 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:38, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward for S.League club Hougang United FC.

Club career

Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 13 league games. He joined Malaysia Super League oufit LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[3] Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 10 goals in 49 games during his 3 years stint with the club.[4] In 2016 , He joined Hougang United FC.

International career

Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]

He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 November 2014[6]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Others[lower-alpha 2] Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Gombak United 2012 S.League 723110113
LionsXII 2013 Malaysia Super League 10000010
Courts Young Lions 2013 S.League 1921031233
2014 S.League 254000004
Total 4461031487
Career total 52841416010
  1. Singapore – Singapore Cup; Malaysia – FA Cup Malaysia
  2. Singapore – Singapore League Cup; Malaysia - Malaysia Cup

Club

LionsXII

International

As of 24 November 2014[7]
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201410
Total10

U23 International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2015 Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore  Cambodia 1-0 2-2 International Friendly
2 20 July 2014 Flachau, Austria Germany TSV Freilassing 1-0 5-0 Friendly Game
3 20 July 2014 Flachau, Austria Germany TSV Freilassing 3-0 5-0 Friendly Game

References

  1. 1 2 "Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
  3. "Fazrul, Iqbal join LionsXII’s Malaysia football adventure". AXrossTheLine. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. "LionsXII trio join Courts Young Lions". AXrossTheLine. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. Muhammad Yazid. "Six S.League players earn international debut". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. Iqbal Hussain profile at Soccerway
  7. Iqbal Hussain at National-Football-Teams.com
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