Hani Al-Dhabit
 Al-Dhabit posing for a shot in the locker room | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait Al-Noobi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Salalah, Oman | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dhofar | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Dhofar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996-2001 | Dhofar | ? | (?) |
| 2002-2002 | Bani Yas Club | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Sadd | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2004 | Dhofar | ? | (2) |
| 2005 | Al-Jahra | ? | (2) |
| 2005- | Dhofar | ? | (37) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2008 | Oman | 83 | (46) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait Al-Noobi commonly known as Hani Al-Dhabit (Arabic: هاني الضابط فرج بيت النوبي; born 15 October 1979) is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C..[1]
Club career
Hani Al-Dhabit is a long-time veteran of the most successful team in Oman, Dhofar FC and has been in the squad for over 10 years. He is the captain of Dhofar and wears the number 14 jersey, as he had previously worn throughout his career with the national team.
He has also played for various clubs in GCC like for Bani Yas Club of the UAE, Al-Sadd of Qatar and Al-Jahra of Kuwait.
International career
He played for the Oman national football team from 1998 to 2008 and was the captain in 2002 and 2003. His most successful season for the national team was during 2001-02 and he was the world's leading goalscorer in international matches in 2001.[2]
Gulf Cup of Nations
1998 Gulf Cup
Despite his young age, Hani scored a goal against Bahrain. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
2002 Gulf Cup
In the 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations, Hani played outstandingly, scoring a hat-trick against 9-time competition winners, Kuwait leaving one of the most successful teams in West Asia stunned. He also scored a goal against Qatar and another against Bahrain as well. At the end of the competition he was awarded the Top Goal Scorer with a total of 5 goals.[3]
The 2003 and 2004 Gulf Cups decline
Although not being successful in scoring any goals in either of the two competitions, Hani Al-Dhabit still made many appearances, and was handed the captain's band once again in the 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations. This time Hani led Oman to its most successful position ever yet in the Gulf Cup competition, reaching the final 4 round for the first time.
During the 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations, Hani was not assigned captaincy by Czech coach, Milan Macala. He was featured widely as a substitute, but still received an adequate amount of playing time, and scored a goal in the penalty-kick shootout during the final in which Oman lost to the hosts, Qatar.
2002 AFC World Cup Qualifications
During the AFC qualifications for the World Cup in Korea/Japan, Oman was once again fighting for its first World Cup appearance. During the qualifications, Oman had scored some of the most goals in the shortest period of time, with the largest margin wins in the team's history. Many of the goals were scored by Hani Al-Dhabit.
After eventually being knocked out of qualification, Hani had scored a total of 11 goals in 4 matches out of the 12 matches Oman had played.[4][5][6] In one match Al-Dhabit was on the brink of a double hat trick, but unfortunately he couldn't. At the end of the year, Al-Dhabit was awarded the 2001 Top Goal Scorer with a total of 22 international goals,[7] beating Spain's Raúl, England's Michael Owen, and Portugal's Luís Figo, becoming the first Omani, and only third Arab, to win the title.[8]
National team career statistics
Goals for senior national team
- Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.[9]
Honors
Club
- With Dhofar F.C.
- Omani League (3): 1998-99, 2000-01, 2004-05; Runner-up 2007–08, 2009-10
- Sultan Qaboos Cup (3): 1999, 1999, 2006[10]; Runner-up 2002, 2009
- Omani Super Cup (2): 1999, 2000 Runner-up 2012
- Gulf Club Champions Cup (0): Runner-up 1996
- With Al-Sadd
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup (1): 2003
- Emir of Qatar Cup (1): 2003
Country
- All time top goal scorer
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year (1): 2001
- Top goal scorer of the 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
Trivia
- Hani has participated in the group-draw for the 2004 Gulf Cup in Qatar.[11]
- He has featured as a match analyst on Al Jazeera Sports during the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations in Muscat a number of times, most notably in the final against Saudi Arabian national team.
- Hani Al-Dhabit has recently been called up for a Beach Soccer tournament in Dubai, in which Oman had won.[12]
References
- ↑ Hani Al-Dhabit at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-scor.html
- ↑ http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?c=160&stage=1&sch=true Kooora match archive--Al-Dhabit scored a total of 5 goals, and was awarded "Top Goal Scorer"
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20662/report.html Oman vs. Loas results
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20664/report.html Oman vs. Loas results
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20669/report.html Oman vs. Syria results
- ↑ http://www.iffhs.de/?388d85ff0e003c4f05e91a55685fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a710 IFFHS 2001 World's Top Goal Scorer
- ↑ http://forum.montadayatbh.net/showthread.php?t=7576 Al-Dhabit awarded 2001 Top Goal Scorer with 22 goals
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/aldhabit-intlg.html Hani Al-Dhabit goals and appearances, as of early 2006.
- ↑ http://www.omanobserver.com/07/Daily/Sports/Sports1.htm 3 Sultan Qaboos Titles won by Dhofar during Hani Al-Dhabit's time at the club
- ↑ http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/51294244/AFP Hani selected for group draw
- ↑ http://www.sportsoman.com/arabic/news-details.aspx?id=23669 Sportsoman--Al Dhabit called up for beach soccer tournament
External links
- Hani Al-Dhabit – FIFA competition record
- Hani Al Dhabit on Kooora
- Club and national Goals by Al Dhabit
- Official website of Dhofar F.C.