Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh ( ar, حسونة يوسف قاسم الشيخ; born 26 January 1977) is a retired

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origin.

Retirement

Hassouneh retired internationally after playing the match between his country Jordan and

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in the

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, in which he entered as a substitute for his teammate Ahmad Abdel-Halim. That match resulted in a 2–2 draw. A friendly match was played between his country Jordan and Uzbekistan at the Amman International Stadium on 13 August 2012 to mark his international retirement. Hassouneh gave the captain arm band to the goalkeeper

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and his #8 jersey shirt to his younger teammate from Al-Faisaly Khalil Bani Attiah after playing the first few minutes of the match. Hassouneh retired from playing football entirely in 2014. A friendly match was played between Hassouneh's team Al-Faisaly and

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at the Amman International Stadium on 3 September 2017, which resulted in a 2–2 draw.

Honors and participation in international tournaments

In AFC Asian Cups

* 2004 Asian Cup

In Pan Arab Games

* 1997 Pan Arab Games *

1999 Pan Arab Games The 1999 Pan Arab Games were ninth edition of the multi-sport event between Arab countries and were held from August 15 to August 31. A total of around 4600 athletes from 21 countries participated in the 29 sports on offer. The opening ceremony tha ...

In Arab Nations Cup

1998 Arab Nations Cup The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title. Qualifying The 12 qualified teams are: Venues Squads Overview Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior nati ...

2002 Arab Nations Cup The 2002 Arab Cup was the eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition, hosted in the nation of Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, who were the defending champions from the last Arab Cup, again won the title for a 2nd time at the conclusion of the compe ...

In WAFF Championships

2000 WAFF Championship The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also known as the King Hussein Cup, was the first edition of the WAFF Championship; it took part in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1–0. The eight entrants we ...

2002 WAFF Championship The 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus. Iraq won the final against Jordan 3–2 after extra time coming back from 0–2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Leba ...

2004 WAFF Championship The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. The finals took place between 17 and 25 Ju ...

* 2007 WAFF Championship *

2008 WAFF Championship The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran. Teams Six teams entered the tournament. * (Hosts) * * * * ...

International goals

References

Hassouneh Al-Sheikh to Al-Riffa of Bahrain

Al-Sheikh Joins Al-Busaiteen of Bahrain to Be Out on Loan

External links

* * * 1977 births Living people Association football midfielders Jordanian footballers Dubai CSC players Jordan international footballers Jordanian people of Palestinian descent Jordanian expatriates in Bahrain Expatriate footballers in Bahrain Expatriate footballers in Syria Al-Faisaly SC players Sportspeople from Amman FIFA Century Club Syrian Premier League players {{Jordan-footy-bio-stub