Marwan Hussein ( ar, مروان حسين, born 26 January 1992 in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

) is an Iraqi

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as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

, who plays for Al-Talaba in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

and the Iraq national team.

Club career

Al Zawraa

Marwan began his career with Baghdad giants Al Zawraa. In 2009, at the age of 18, Marwan Hussein made his

Al-Zawraa Al-Zawraa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الزوراء الرياضي) is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi footbal ...

debut. He helped Al-Zawraa win the Iraqi League

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Al Shorta

In the summer of 2014, he moved to

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

. where he finished the season as the league's top goal scorer. His performances attracted many clubs from abroad, and he moved to play in Saudi Arabia the following season.

Al Khaleej

In the summer of 2015. Marwan signed contract with the

Saudi Premier League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

club Al-Khaleej. He played 6 times (425) minute for League and cup and scoring 2 goals and 2 assist. in October Injury then ended his contract.

Al Shorta

In Jan 2016, Marwan returned to the

as he signed a contract with his former club

. Al Shorta finished 7th in his first season back. The following season, Marwan was instrumental in challenging for the title, he scoring 15 goals, however the team lost in the very last round and finished third. He moved straight after the end of the long season to Iran league, without a rest.

Sepahan

On 13 July 2017, it was announced Marwan would join the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

club

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

. He was presented to the media on 12 August, after the end of his season in Iraq. He played his first match for Sepahan in Isfahan derby against Zob Ahan, helped in 2–0 win, after that replaced

Hossein Papi Hossein Papi ( fa, حسین پاپی, born February 27, 1985) is a retired Iranian football player who played for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League. Club career As product of Sepahan youth teams, Papi's talent was first discovered by Farhad Kazemi ...

in 64th minute. Marwan scored his first goal against

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in a 2–2 draw, in match knowing as Iran's El Clasico. After the absence from participation in the matches. returned Marwan against Sepidrood Rasht and scored his second goal for the club in 90th minute, replaced for

Mehdi Sharifi Mehdi Sharifi ( fa, مهدی شریفی, born 16 August 1992), is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Shahr Khodro F.C. in the Iran Premier League as a forward. Club career Zob Ahan Before going to Sepahan, he was playing for Zob A ...

in 81st minute. After the loss, the president resigned, and the coach was sacked, and an interim coach was appointed. However, the interim coach did not start a game for

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

. After he was appointed as the new coach, he was excluded from participating in the next game against Persepolis, despite scoring the latest goals against Persepolis in home and against Sepidrood in the last round. Because of the administrative & technical changes, and bad results and their psychological reflection. None of the six foreign professionals were continued due to the overall situation of the team suffer that almost collapse. He playing 16 match (725) minute in the league and cup, scoring 2 goals and 1 assists. His team finished 14th in the league.

Al Talaba

In September 2018, Marwan joined

Al-Talaba SC Al-Talaba Sports Club ( ar, نادي الطلبة الرياضي, lit=''Students Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Fou ...

. He scored a goal and showed a clear excel in the derby Baghdad match against

International club statistics

With clubs Al-Zawraa and Al-Shorta played (580) minute in

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

scoring (5 goals).

International career

He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against

North Korea national football team The North Korea national football team ( Munhwaŏ ko, 조선민주주의인민공화국 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in men's international football and it is controlled by the DPR Korea Football A ...

on 21 February 2014. Marwan was part of the final 23 man squad that finished 4th in the

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was ...

. Marwan is one of the best attacker who have appeared in the 2014–15 season and continue to excel but did not have the opportunity to be with the national team as an striker, he predominantly played a few games as a substitute a second striker or a right winger.

Iraq U-23

Marwan played for Iraq national team under-23 (680) minute scoring (5 goals).

Iraq U-23 goals

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

Style of play

Marwan is a physically strong, and aggressive striker with good technique, tactical intelligence, and very confident in going at opponents, and ability to score impressive goals, in the air and with his both feet from anywhere on the pitch, has been described as a "modern striker".

Honours

Club

;

Iraqi Super Cup The Iraqi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العراقي), previously called Iraqi Perseverance Cup ( ar, كأس المثابرة العراقي), is Iraqi football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Iraqi Premier ...

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International

: Fourth Place ;Youth team * 2014 AFC U-22 Championship: Winner *

Football at the 2014 Asian Games Football at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from 14 September to 3 October 2014. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, 29 teams are playing in the men's competition, and 11 ...

: Third Place

Individual

2014–15 Iraqi Premier League The 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League was the 41st season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 30 September 2014 and ended on 11 July 2015. The league was played in a group stage format for the first time ...

: Top scorer (15 goals)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussein, Marwan Living people 1992 births Sportspeople from Baghdad Iraqi footballers Iraq international footballers Iraqi expatriate footballers Association football forwards Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Khaleej FC players Asian Games medalists in football Al-Shorta SC players Sepahan S.C. footballers Saudi Professional League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Iran Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iraq Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games