Jasem Mohammed Ibrahim Al Huwaidi ( ar, جاسم محمد ابراهيم الهويدي, born 28 October 1972 in

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) is a retired

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who played as a

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Career

He was part of the Kuwaiti national football team that came 24th in the

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. He got a

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in the

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, won two Gulf Cups and came third in the

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. Al Houwaidi was the world's top scorer award in 1998. He competed for Kuwait at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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International goals

:''Results list Kuwait's goal tally first.''

Individual

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: 1998

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* 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Kuwait City Kuwaiti footballers Association football forwards Al Salmiya SC players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai players Al Hilal SFC players Al-Rayyan SC players Kuwait Premier League players Saudi Professional League players Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Olympic footballers of Kuwait Kuwait international footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Kuwaiti expatriate footballers Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates {{Kuwait-footy-bio-stub