Jasem Mohammed Ibrahim Al Huwaidi (; born 28 October 1972 in

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) is a retired

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who played as a

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Career

He was part of the Kuwaiti national football team that reached 24th place in the

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. He was instrumental in Kuwait getting a

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in the

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, winning two Gulf Cups and coming in third in the

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. Al Houwaidi won the world's top scorer award in 1998. He competed for Kuwait at the

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International goals

:''Results list Kuwait's goal tally first.''

Individual

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: 1998

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* 1972 births Living people Footballers from Kuwait City Kuwaiti men's footballers Men's association football forwards Al-Salmiya SC players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Al-Rayyan SC players Kuwait Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players Olympic footballers for Kuwait Kuwait men's international footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait Asian Games footballers for Kuwait Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Kuwaiti expatriate men's footballers Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Asian Games silver medalists in football {{Kuwait-footy-bio-stub