Hassouneh Al-Sheikh

Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
Personal information
Full name Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh
Date of birth (1977-01-26) 26 January 1977
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Faisaly
Number 6
Youth career
1995-1997 Shabab Al-Hussein
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997– Al-Faisaly
2004–2007 Al-Riffa (12)
2008 Al-Busaiteen (5)
2009 Dubai (0)
2010–2011 Al-Jaish (0)
National team
1996–2010 Jordan 135 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh (born 26 January 1977) is a Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin, who is an attacking midfielder for Al-Faisaly.

International career

Hassouneh is one of the previous players, as well as one of the previous captains of his national team. He retired internationally after his last match against Kuwait in the 2010 WAFF Championship. Although that's when he retired internationally, he actually planned on retiring from his international career before 2009, but was asked by head coach of Jordan Adnan Hamad to rejoin his national team and play in the 2011 Asian Cup qualification matches.

The mark of Hassouneh's international retirement took place in an international friendly match between his country Jordan and Uzbekistan at the Amman International Stadium on 13 August 2012. After playing the first five minutes of the match, Hassouneh left the field, passed on the captain arm band to his goal keeping teammate Amer Shafia and his #8 jersey to his teammate and player of Al-Faisaly Khalil Bani Attiah.

Honors and Participation in International Tournaments

In AFC Asian Cups

In Pan Arab Games

In Arab Nations Cup

In WAFF Championships

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 April 1997 Sharjah  Bahrain 4-1 Win 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 24 September 1998 Doha  Libya 2-1 Win 1998 Arab Nations Cup
3 16 August 1999 Amman  Qatar 3-0 Win 1999 Pan Arab Games
4 12 November 2003 Beirut  Lebanon 2-0 Win 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 15 November 2006 Amman  Oman 3-0 Win 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 8 November 2006 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 2-1 Loss Friendly
7 13 August 2008 Tehran  Qatar 3-0 Win 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
8 16 September 2010 Amman  Iraq 4-1 Win Friendly

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