Amad Al Hosni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amad Ali Suleiman Al-Hosni | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Muscat, Oman | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Khaburah | 20 | (11) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Riyadh | 30 | (10) |
| 2005–2008 | Qatar SC | 73 | (37) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Rayyan | 27 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Charleroi | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Al-Rayyan | 8 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 99 | (52) |
| 2013– | Al-Nasr | 2 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2003– | Oman | 97 | (38) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Amad Ali Suleiman Al-Hosni commonly known as Amad Al-Hosni (Arabic: عماد علي الحوسني; born 18 July 1984) is an Omani footballer. He played for many teams in the gulf; and a short period in Belgium. In December 2013 he signed with Saudi team Al-Nasr[1]
Club career
Al-Khaburah
He started his football career in 2003 and joined the Al-Khaburah club. In the 2003–04 Omani League he made 20 appearances and scored 11 goals.
Al-Riyadh
Al-Hosni moved to Al-Riyadh, a Saudi Arabian football club in 2004 based in Riyadh. In the 2004–05 Saudi Premier League he made 23 appearances and scored 10 goals.
Qatar SC
Al-Hosni moved to Qatar SC Football Club in 2005, a Qatari football club based in Doha. In the 2005–06 Qatar Stars League he made 25 appearances and scored 14 goals helping the club to be the runners-up. Also in the 2006 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Al-Hosni made 3 appearances and scored 1 goal helping the club to be the runners-up. In the 2006–07 Qatar Stars League he made 24 appearances and scored 11 goals. In the 2007–08 Qatar Stars League he made 27 appearances and scored 12 goals.
Al-Rayyan
He then moved to Al-Rayyan Football Club. In the 2008–09 Qatar Stars League he made 27 appearances and scored 11 goals until his contract expired in 2009.
Charleroi
Al-Hosni moved to R. Charleroi S.C., a Belgian football club. He made 8 appearances but couldn't score a single goal. His transfer to Europe had made him the second Omani footballer to play in Europe, after Ali Al-Habsi.
Return to Al-Rayyan
In 2010, he returned to his ex-club Al-Rayyan and helped them to win the 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup. He made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals.
Al-Ahli
Al-Hosni then moved to Al-Ahli. He helped the club in winning the King Cup of Champions in 2011 and 2012, also he helped the club to be the runners-up of 2012 AFC Champions League. His standing record in Al-Ahli is 99 appearances with 52 goals.
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Crown Prince Cup | King Cup | ACL | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ahli | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 13 | |
| 2011–12 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 37 | 23 | |
| 2012–13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 32 | 16 | |
| Total | 68 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 99 | 52 | |
International career
Gulf Cup of Nations
He has been in the national squad since 2003, and he first showed his talent during the 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations, scoring a goal against the Arabian giants Saudi Arabia.
During the 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations, Al Hosni scored a total of 4 goals. A brace each against Iraq and Bahrain hence helping his country to reach the final 4 for the first time. But Oman lost in the final to the hosts, Qatar in a penalty shootout. He achieved the award for the "Best Player" of the competition.
Amad scored 2 goals in the 2007 Gulf Cup one against U.A.E and another against Kuwait. This was the second time when Oman reached to the finals but again they lost to the hosts, UAE in a penalty shootout
Finally in 2009, Amad helped his team to win their first ever Gulf Cup of Nations trophy. He scored only 1 goal in the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations against Iraq which Oman eventually won 4-0.
Amad scored one and the only goal of Oman in the 2010 Gulf Cup against Bahrain. Oman failed to qualify the group stage.
AFC Asian Cup
Amad represented the national team in both the 2004 and 2007 Asian Cup wearing the number 20 jersey. He scored a total of 3 goals in the 2004 Asian Cup which included a brace against Iran and a goal against Thailand. But Oman failed to qualify the group stage as they stood third in their group.
He again helped his team to qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. In the tournament, Oman won 2 points in 2 draws against Australia and Iraq.
FIFA World Cup qualification
Al-Hosni has made a number of appearances for the Oman national football team including 6 qualifying matches for the 2006, 7 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 15 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Amad scored a total of 2 goals in the 2006 World Cup qualification including one against India and the other against Singapore. He again scored a brace in the 2010 World Cup qualification against Thailand. Amad scored a total of 3 goals in the 2014 World Cup qualification including two goals against Myanmar and a goal against Australia in a crucial home match which eventually helped Oman to qualify for the fourth round. Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1-0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.
National Team career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
- Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.
Honours
Club
- With Qatar SC
- Qatar Stars League (0): Runner-up 2005-06
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup (0): Runners-up 2006
- With Al-Rayyan
- Emir of Qatar Cup (1): 2010; Runner-up 2009
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup (0): Runner-up 2009
- With Al-Ahli
- Saudi Champions Cup (2): 2011, 2012
- Saudi Professional League (0): Runner-up 2011-12
- AFC Champions League (0): Runner-up 2012
National Team
Individual
- 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations: Best Player of the Tournament
- 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations: Top Scorer
References
- ↑ Amad Al Hosni at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Amad Ali – FIFA competition record