Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz (; born 12 October 1977) is a

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

i former professional

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who played as a forward. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the

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and coming second in the

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and Asian Olympics. He was also in the national team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win

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three times and Emir Cup once. On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016, between

Al-Salmiya SC Al-Salmiya Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional association football, football club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League four times, most recently in 2000. They were founded in 1964 and the club covers a total area of 94 t ...

and

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. On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for

against Egypt.

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International career

He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, thus entering the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.

International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullah, Bashar 1977 births Living people Kuwaiti men's footballers Kuwaiti expatriate men's footballers Kuwait men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Kuwait Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players FIFA Men's Century Club Al-Salmiya SC players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Al-Rayyan SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Men's association football forwards Al Ain FC players Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Footballers from Kuwait City Asian Games competitors for Kuwait Kuwait SC players Kuwait Premier League players Saudi Pro League players

Club career statistics

International career

International goals

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