Husain Ali (born 31 December 1981) is a
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
i retired football player known as Husain Pelé. He last played for
Al-Shabab of Bahrain and was a former player for the
Bahrain national team. He was top goalscorer in the Bahrain Premier League in 1998(16) & 2003(18).
International career
Husain Ali made his international debut as a 16-year-old on 3 October 1998 against
Sudan national team and has since earned 101 appearances, thus entering
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
's century club.
He was Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals,
before being surpassed by
Ismail Abdul-Latif
Ismail (Ismaeel) Abdullatif Ismail Hassan, also spelled Abdullatif ( ar, إسماعيل عبد اللطيف; born September 11, 1986), is a Bahraini professional association football, football Forward (association football), forward, currently pl ...
.
International goals
See also
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Bahraini footballers
Bahrain international footballers
Bahraini expatriates in Qatar
Al-Gharafa SC players
Umm Salal SC players
Al-Rayyan SC players
2004 AFC Asian Cup players
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Association football forwards
FIFA Century Club
Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
Qatar Stars League players
Bahraini Premier League players
Asian Games competitors for Bahrain