Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi ( ar, وائل سليمان أحمد المحيسن الحبشي; born August 8, 1964) was the first player of the
Kuwait national football team to score a
golden goal. The goal was scored against the
UAE in 1994.
Club career
Sulaiman played his entire career for
Al-Jahra, where he won the 1989–90
Kuwait Premier League
The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Al-Arabi, Qadsia and Kuwait both hold the best record in the competition, having won ...
.
International career
Sulaiman was part of the
Kuwaiti team which won the
8th Arabian Gulf Cup. However, he played his first international match against
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
in the
1986 Asian Games
The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...
quarterfinals, where his team reached the third place. Later on, he won both the
10th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 10th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was held in Kuwait, between 21 February to 9 March 1990. All matches were played at Peace & Friendship Stadium.
Saudi Arabia withdrew before the tournament, as they considered ...
and
13th Arabian Gulf Cup. Between the two aforementioned tournaments, he managed to finish third with his team at the
1994 Asian Games
The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...
, where he was the top scorer with six goals.
He retired on 27 December 1998, becoming the first Kuwaiti to have more than 100 caps.
Honour
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AFC Century Award
See also
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
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People from Kuwait City
Kuwaiti footballers
1964 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
FIFA Men's Century Club
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
1988 AFC Asian Cup players
1996 AFC Asian Cup players
Asian Games bronze medalists for Kuwait
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Kuwait men's international footballers
Kuwait Premier League players
Al-Jahra SC players
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