Saddam Hussain ( ur, ; born 10 April 1993) is a Pakistani

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who plays for Sui Southern Gas Company in the Pakistan Premier League, previously playing for Kyrgyz club FC Dordoi Bishkek & Khan Research Laboratories, as a central midfielder. Hussain began his career at Pakistan International Airlines, one of the main teams' of his home province

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. Hussain played an important role, taking PIA to third place in the season of

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. He moved to Khan Research Laboratories for the season of

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. He won the Pakistan Premier League and the

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in his first season at the club. The following season, he won the league title of

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. He moved to Dordoi Bishkek in the mid of the season of

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, signing a two year contract with the club. After the first season at the club, he won the following honours: which included the league title, league cup and

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. He made his international debut for Pakistan in March 2011, in a 2–1 defeat against

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Career

Club

In August 2014, Hussain signed a two year contract with Dordoi Bishkek in the Kyrgyzstan League. The debut of Hussain for Dordoi was held on 28 August in a friendly match against

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. Saddam helped the team win a landslide victory 3:0.

International

Hussain made his debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh during the

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Pakistan International Airlines * Pakistan Premier League: Third Place:

: Runner Up:

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;Khan Research Laboratories * Pakistan Premier League:

: 2012 * AFC President's Cup: Runner Up:

;Dordoi Bishkek * Shoro Top League:

* Kyrgyzstan Cup:

* Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: 2014 *Ala-Too Cup: 2015

Country

;Pakistan *

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: Third Place:

Achievements

He was player of the match of the second friendly against India where he scored a goal as well (with match rating of 8.5) and player of the series against India in two match friendly football series in 2014 at Bangalore, India.

References

External links

Pakistan national team profile
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Twitter Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Saddam 1993 births Living people Footballers from Karachi Pakistani footballers Pakistani expatriate footballers Khan Research Laboratories F.C. players Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Kyrgyzstan Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus Association football midfielders Pakistan international footballers Expatriate footballers in Kyrgyzstan FC Dordoi Bishkek players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Pakistan SSGC F.C. players