Hamid Ismail

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Hamid Ismail
Personal information
Full nameHamid Ismaeil Hassan Khaleefa Hamid
Date of birth (1987-09-12) 12 September 1987
Place of birthDoha, Qatar
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionRight Back / Utility
Club information
Current clubAl Rayyan
Number12
Youth career
1998–2000Al Sadd
2000–2004Al-Arabi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2009Al-Arabi74(0)
2009–Al Rayyan47(7)
National team‡
2008–2011Qatar U235(3)
2008–Qatar25(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05 8 January 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2012

Hamid Ismail Khalifa1 is a Qatari footballer who can play at right back and on the right wing.[1] He currently plays for Qatari club Al Rayyan of the Qatar Stars League and the Qatar national football team.

Club career

Ismail joined Al Rayyan in the 2009 winter transfer window.[2] He has been used mostly as a Utility Player, usually playing as a right back but has also started some matches as a winger, midfielder and striker. In 2011, he renewed his contract with Al Rayyan[3] for 3 years,[4] despite interest from El Jaish SC.[5]

Ismail was elected for the Best Player Award by the QFA for the 2010/11 season along with three others, but eventually lost out to Bakari Koné.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[6]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Arabi 2003–04 QSL 10
2004–05 190
2005–06 00
2006–07 90
2007–08 210
2008–09 240
Total 740
Al Rayyan 2009–10 QSL 194
2010–11 192
2011–12
Total 386
Career total 1126
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.

International career

Since 2008, Ismail has played for the Qatar U23 side managing 3 goals in 5 international games. He played at the Khaleeji Olympic Cup where he was awarded best player of the tournament and the top scorer as well. In 2008, after good performances at club he was called up the Qatar national side. In December 2010 he was included in Bruno Metsu's 23 players to represent Qatar at home in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He started the opening game against Uzbekistan in the Khalifa International Stadium where Qatar lost 2–0.

Honours

Personal

Ismail comes from a footballing family. His father is a former football player, both of his brothers play for Qatari clubs, and his two sisters are members of the Qatar women's national football team. He is nicknamed "Hamoudi" by his family.[7]

Ismail's future plans were to become a legal consultant, but he was no longer able to study full-time due to his football career.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Verghese, John (22 January 2007). "10-man UAE hold Qatar, South Africa win". Gulf Times. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 
  2. ↑ خاص.....حامد اسماعيل:"انا رياني لمدة ثلاث مواسم" (Arabic)
  3. ↑ عفيفه يؤكد الأتفاق مع حامد اسماعيل ع التجديد (Arabic)
  4. ↑ الريان يجدد عقد لاعبه حامد اسماعيل 3 سنوات (Arabic)
  5. ↑ الجيش يسعى للتعاقد مع حامد إسماعيل (Arabic)
  6. ↑ [http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/Players/PlayersDetails.aspx?pregno=4680&clubid=1&p=2&s=-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,6,-1,-1,9,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1, QSL.com.qa – Hamid Ismail]
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 والدة اللاعب حامد إسماعيل تؤكد لـ"الشرق":أنا "وكيل" أعمال ابني (Arabic)
Note
  • This is an Arabic patronymic name, there is no surname.

External links

Qatar squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup
Qatar
Al Rayyan SC – current squad
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