Hussain Shareef (born 5 September 1998), is a Maldivian

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who plays as a

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for Dhivehi Premier League club, Maziya and the Maldives national team.

Club career

Hussain Shareef joined Maziya Academy in 2015, breaking through to the first team for the 2016 season. Upon the departure of Maziya goalkeeper Mauro Boerchio, Shareef made his club debut on 28 May 2018, in the 2018 Malé League against United Victory, keeping a chean sheet in the 2-0 win. On 11 March 2020, Shareef made his

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debut against Chennai City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India, in the 2–2 draw, as their first choice Ovays Azizi was suspended after being cautioned in both legs of the 2020 AFC Cup play-offs against

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. In the 2020–21 season, Shareef kept 4 clean sheets in 5 Dhivehi Premier League games, conceding only one goal.

International career

Shareef was first called up to the Maldives national team in November 2017, for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round game against

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. He was also included in coach Petar Segrt's final 20-man squad for the

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but was an unused substitute throughout the tournament, in which the Maldives were the eventual winners. He made his senior international debut on 3 November 2018, in a 3–0 defeat against

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. After making his debut for the senior national team, Shareef was selected in the Maldives under-23 national team for the

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.U23 team finalized for qualifying
at ''Mihaaru (in Dhivehi)''. access date:14 June 2021

Personal life

Hussain Shareef married his girlfriend Aishath Layaal on 20 December 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Maziya *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Malé League Malé League used to be the competition for football (soccer), football clubs of the Maldives based in Malé. The top four teams qualified for the Dhivehi League, and bottom four played qualifying round with top teams from the Second Division Fo ...

* Dhivehi Premier League:

, 2019–20, 2020–21 Maldives *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shareef, Hussain 1998 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Maldives men's international footballers Maziya S&RC players