Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos ( ar, حسن خالد حسن الهيدوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...

and the Qatar national team.

Club career

Al-Haydos started playing football for

at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen. He had support and guidance early on from

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. He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against

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in the

2011 AFC Champions League The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winners, Al-Sadd qualified for ...

, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the

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as the representative for Asia. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and

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, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3. He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes from a panel of analysts, coaches and administrators.

International career

Al-Haydos made his debut for the Qatar Olympic team in 2007, coming off the bench to score a late goal against

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in the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifiers in order to help his team salvage a 2–1 win. He featured in two other matches in the competition, one against Saudi Arabia, and one against Vietnam, where he scored a goal; both as second-half substitutes. He also played a large part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifiers as the captain, scoring a goal against India in the preliminary stage. He played all the matches in the group stage, scoring a goal against Oman, and scoring against Saudi Arabia after being set up by Saleh Badr to give Qatar a 2–1 win and a glance of hope for qualifying for the Olympics. He won the

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award. Al-Haydos made his debut for the senior

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in a

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qualifying match against

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on 10 September 2008. He has since made 146 appearances and scored 32 goals for the national side, making him the most capped Qatari footballer ever and the joint-fourth highest goalscorer alongside

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Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 7'' ''February 2023''

¹Includes

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and

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²Includes

Sheikh Jassim Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held i ...

and

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³Includes

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and

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al Sadd *

(4): 2006–07,

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, 2018–19,

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(4): 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017 *

(4): 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020 *

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in ...

(4): 2007, 2014, 2017, 2019 *

(1): 2010 *

(1):

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third place:

Qatar *

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(1):

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Gulf Cup of Nations The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...

(1):

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Individual *

Qatar Football Association The Qatar Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Qaṭariyy li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the governing body of football in Qatar. President Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani is currently ...

Most Promising Player (1): 2008 * Estad Doha Qatar Player of the Year (1): 2014 *

Player of the Year (1): 2015 *

Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

*
Hassan Al Haydos Fan Website
*
Official Al Sadd Sports Club websiteProfile at QSL.com.qa
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Club career

International career

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

See also

References

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