Walaa Ghassan Hussein (; born 20 March 1989) is a Palestinian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a forward for the Palestine national team.

Club career

In the 2017–18 season, she won the second division title with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

and was crowned top scorer with 35 goals.

International career

Hussein previously played in the ranks of the Israeli women's team under-19 before she got an invitation to join the first Palestinian women's team. Hussein played during the

2014 WAFF Championship The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013) was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from 25 December ...

, scoring two goals against

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

. She was called up to the senior team for the 2010 Arabia Women's Cup in Bahrain. She helped Palestine achieve the biggest victory in its history over Qatar 18–0, after netting five goals against the Qataris.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hussein goal''.

Personal life

She studied physiotherapy at the Arab American University in

Jenin Jenin ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and is the capital of the Jenin Governorate. It is a hub for the surrounding towns. Jenin came under Israeli occupied territories, Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administra ...

. A German documentary ''"Kick it, Walaa!"'' was produced in 2013 about her football career.

Honours

Diyar Bethlehem *Palestinian League: 2010–11
/ref> Hapoel Be'er Sheva *Leumit League: 2017–18 Ligat Nashim#Leumit League, 2017–18

References

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* {{GSA player, walaa-hussein/176016 1989 births Living people Palestinian women's footballers Palestine women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. (women) players 21st-century Palestinian sportswomen