Hussain Fadhel (born 9 October 1984 in

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, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti former professional

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who played as a

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for

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and the Kuwait national team. He played for Al Qadisiya in the

2008 AFC Champions League The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 te ...

group stages. In August 2012, he went for trials to English club

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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 The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. ...

. On 9 January 2015, Fadhel scored the first goal of the

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

, scoring against host nation

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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

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in 2016

International goals

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fadhel, Hussain 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