Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos ( ar, حسن خالد حسن الهيدوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional

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who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in th ...

and the Qatar national team.

Club career

Al-Haydos started playing football for

at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen. He had support and guidance early on from

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. He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against

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in the

2011 AFC Champions League The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winners, Al-Sadd qualified for ...

, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the representative for Asia. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and

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, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3. He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes from a panel of analysts, coaches and administrators.

International career

Al-Haydos made his debut for the Qatar Olympic team in 2007, coming off the bench to score a late goal against Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifiers in order to help his team salvage a 2–1 win. He featured in two other matches in the competition, one against Saudi Arabia, and one against Vietnam, where he scored a goal; both as second-half substitutes. He also played a large part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifiers as the captain, scoring a goal against India in the preliminary stage. He played all the matches in the group stage, scoring a goal against Oman, and scoring against Saudi Arabia after being set up by Saleh Badr to give Qatar a 2–1 win and a glance of hope for qualifying for the Olympics. He won the

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award. Al-Haydos made his debut for the senior

Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team ( ar, منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won ...

in a

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qualifying match against

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on 10 September 2008. He has since made 146 appearances and scored 32 goals for the national side, making him the most capped Qatari footballer ever and the joint-fourth highest goalscorer alongside Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 7'' ''February 2023''

¹Includes

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

and

Qatar Crown Prince Cup The Qatar Cup is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top l ...

²Includes

Sheikh Jassim Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held i ...

and

Qatari Stars Cup The Qatari Stars Cup is a Qatari football competition played during the Qatar Stars League season known as Ooredoo Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The knockout competition, which involves a round-robin league structure, was first started in 2009 ...

³Includes AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.

International

International goals

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

Honours

Al Sadd * Qatar Stars League (4): 2006–07,

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, 2018–19,

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(4): 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017 *

(4): 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020 *

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held i ...

(4): 2007, 2014, 2017, 2019 *

(1): 2010 * AFC Champions League (1): 2011 * FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2011 Qatar * AFC Asian Cup (1):

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Gulf Cup of Nations The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...

(1):

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Individual * Qatar Football Association Most Promising Player (1): 2008 * Estad Doha Qatar Player of the Year (1): 2014 * Qatar Football Association Player of the Year (1): 2015 * AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

*
Hassan Al Haydos Fan Website
*
Official Al Sadd Sports Club websiteProfile at QSL.com.qa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haydos, Hassan 1990 births Living people Qatari footballers Qatar international footballers Al Sadd SC players People from Doha Association football wingers Association football forwards Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games FIFA Century Club AFC Asian Cup-winning players Asian Games competitors for Qatar Qatar Stars League players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 Copa América players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Qatar youth international footballers Qatar under-20 international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players