Hussain Fadhel (born 9 October 1984 in
Kuwait City
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, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Qadsia SC
Al Qadsia Sporting Club () is a professional football club based in Kuwait City. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 as ''Al-Jazira'', before being renamed to ''Al Qadsia SC'' on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwait Premier League ...
and the
Kuwait national team.
He played for Al Qadisiya in the
2008 AFC Champions League
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group stages.
In August 2012, he went for trials to English club
Nottingham Forest
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Founde ...
but failed to get a work permit.
He has made several appearances for the
Kuwait national team, including four qualifying matches for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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.
On 9 January 2015, Fadhel scored the first goal of the
2015 AFC Asian Cup
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, scoring against host nation
Australia
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in the 8th minute of the match, though his team ended up losing 4–1. Fadhel was also the first player to be booked in the 2015 Asian Cup, receiving a yellow card in the 19th minute of the match.
He won the
UAE League Cup
The UAE League Cup () is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup, 2008–2009 season.
In the 2008–09 season, UAE League Cup replaced the UAE Fed ...
in 2016
International goals
:''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.''
References
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1984 births
Living people
Kuwaiti men's footballers
21st-century Kuwaiti sportsmen
Footballers from Kuwait City
Men's association football midfielders
Kuwait men's international footballers
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Kuwait Premier League players
UAE Pro League players
Qadsia SC players
Al Wahda FC players
Kuwaiti expatriate men's footballers
Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates