Hashim Saleh Mohammed Al-Balushi (; born 15 October 1981), commonly known as Hashim Saleh, is an

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

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. He also played for the Oman national team for a decade.

Club career

Hashim has been wearing the number 9 jersey for clubs like

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Football clubs of Oman, Omani sports club based in Salalah, in southern Oman. The club currently plays in the Oman ...

to rivals Dhofar S.C.S.C. In 2008, he returned to Oman and signed for

Al-Suwaiq Club Al-Suwaiq Club () is an Football clubs of Oman, Omani sports club based in Suwayq, Al-Suwaiq. Their professional football (soccer), football section currently plays in the Oman Professional League, the top division of the Oman Football Associati ...

but then later returned to Dhofar. During his brief stay at Al-Suwaiq Club, he led them to victory in the

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup (), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972 and the champions of that first edition were Al-Ahli. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. Currently, t ...

final against Al-Nahda Club. After his return to Dhofar, he again lead his club to the final but unfortunately losing to a lower-leveled Saham SC. In 2010 Hashim Saleh renewed his contract with Dhofar, extending his stay with the club for another season and then later played for them till the

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season. In 2011, he moved to Barka based club Al-Shabab Club and played for two seasons scoring 8 goals. On 27 July 2013, he signed a contract with his former club Dhofar S.C.S.C. On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Oman First Division League side Salalah SC. He has also played for Kuwaiti clubs like Al-Shamal Sports Club, Al-Tadamun SC and Kazma Sporting Club and has also spent a year with Al-Wakrah Sport Club of

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International career

Arabian Gulf Cup

Hashim has made appearances in the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup and the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup. He first showed his talent during the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2003, scoring a goal in a 2–0 win over the

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. In the tournament, Oman finished at the fourth place, hence reaching its best ever position in the

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competition, reaching the final four round for the first time, with eight points from two wins and two draws. In the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007, he scored a magnificent goal in a 2–1 win over

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. This goal stunned

and it was regarded by many as "the best goal in the competition". This was the second time when Oman reached to the finals but again they lost to the hosts, the

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, the Emirati legend, scored the lone goal of the match as United Arab Emirates won their first ever

. Finally in 2009, he helped his team to win their first ever

trophy.

AFC Asian Cup Qualification

Hashim has made appearances in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. He scored two goals in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, one in a 6–0 win over

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and another in a 3–1 win over

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hence helping his team to qualify for the

. In the tournament, Oman won four points in a 2–0 win over

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and a 2–2 draw against

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and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. In the

, he scored one goal in a 3–0 win over

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and again helped his team to qualify for the

. Badar Al-Maimani scored one and the only goal of Oman in the

in a 1–1 draw against

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. In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1–1 draw against

and in a 1–1 draw against

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and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Hashim has made four appearances in the

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, four in the

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, five in the

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oc ...

and has represented the national team in the

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. His only goal for Oman in FIFA World Cup qualification came in the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup in a 2–0 win over

Career statistics

Club

International

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

References

External links

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