Al-Hadhri grasping the ball, ready to take a corner kick |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hussain Ali Al Hadhri | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Salalah, Oman | ||
Height | 1.71 | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Dhofar | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2006–2010 | Dhofar | ||
2010 | → Ajman (loan) | ||
National team | |||
2009– | Oman | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Hussain Al-Hadhri (Arabic: حسين الحضري, also spelled Hussein Al-Hadhri) (born on the 21st of May, 1990) is an Omani football striker from Salalah. He currently plays for the Omani club Dhofar.
Al-Hadhri also plays for the Omani national football team, being part of the winning squad in the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations as well as Asian Cup 2011 qualifications.
Al-Hadhri has been a vital role in the past few years on Dhofar as a high scoring striker, rivaling Dhofari veteran, Hani Al-Dhabit. In the 2009 Sultan Qaboos Cup final, Al Hadhri scored the 2 goals of Dhofar in the match.
Hussain has featured on the Omani national team since being called up in 2006 at the very young age of 16 years old. He made appearances on the youth team various times since, and competed in the 2008 WAFF Championship due to the fact that Oman had sent there youth team to compete in the competition (Qatar did the same). In the competition Hussain did not score any goals, but made an impressive appearance, as well as wore the number 10 shirt. He was featured on the winning 2009 Gulf Cup squad in Muscat.
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