Bashar Abdullah

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Bashar Abdullah
Personal information
Full name Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz
Date of birth (1977-10-12) 12 October 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987–1994 Al-Salmiyah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2010 Al-Salmiyah 543 (234)
1998–1999Al-Hilal (loan)
2001–2002Al Rayyan (loan)
2002–2003Al Ain FC (loan)
2004–2005Al Kuwait (loan)
2010–2011 Al Kuwait
National team
1996–2007 Kuwait 134 (75)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz (Arabic: بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز; born 12 October 1977) is a former professional Kuwaiti footballer.[1] He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the Olympic team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once.

On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016 between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.[2]

On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.[3]

International career[]

He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.[4]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 May 1996 Kuwait City  Syria ? 3–1 Friendly
2. 28 October 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Qatar 1–0 2–1 1996 Gulf Cup of Nations
3. 22 November 1996 Kuwait City  Mali 1–0 4–2 Friendly
4. 4–0
5. 10 December 1996 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  South Korea 2–0 2–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup
6. 18 February 1997 Kuwait City  Egypt 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 18 March 1997 Kuwait City  Bahrain ? 3–1 Friendly
8. ?
9. 27 May 1997 Kuwait City  Zambia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
10. 5 June 1997 Kuwait City  Singapore 4–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 5 September 1997 Kuwait City  Mali 3–0 8–1 Friendly
12. ?
13. 14 September 1997 King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 19 September 1997 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Qatar 2–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15. 17 October 1997 Kuwait City  Saudi Arabia 1–1 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16. 26 September 1998 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Syria 2–0 4–0 1998 Arab Nations Cup
17. 1 October 1998 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  United Arab Emirates 2–1 4–1 1998 Arab Nations Cup
18. 3–1
19. 4–1
20. 13 October 1998 Kuwait City  Iran 2–0 3–0 Friendly
21. 2 November 1998 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa  Qatar 4–2 6–2 1998 Gulf Cup of Nations
22. 9 November 1998 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa  Oman 3–0 5–0 1998 Gulf Cup of Nations
23. 31 January 2000 Kuwait City  Syria 1–0 4–0 Friendly
24. 2–0
25. 3–0
26. 10 February 2000 Kuwait City  Turkmenistan 2–0 6–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
27. 4–0
28. 14 February 2000 Kuwait City  Bhutan 2–0 20–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
29. 5–0
30. 8–0
31. 10–0
32. 11–0
33. 12–0
34. 16–0
35. 20–0
36. 18 February 2000 Kuwait City    Nepal 1–0 5–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
37. 2–0
38. 3–0
39. 4–0
40. 5–0
41. 25 June 2000 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli  Lebanon ? 1–3 Friendly
42. 30 September 2000 Kuwait City  Thailand ? 3–2 Friendly
43. 24 October 2000 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut  Saudi Arabia 1–1 2–3 2000 AFC Asian Cup
44. 23 January 2001 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok  Thailand 4–1 4–5 Friendly
45. 6 February 2001 National Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 1��0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
46. 31 December 2001 Kuwait City  Syria 1–1 2–2 Friendly
47. 5 January 2002 Kuwait City  Zimbabwe 1–0 3–0 Friendly
48. 30 May 2002 Kuwait City  Iran ? 1–3 Friendly
49. 23 December 2002 Kuwait City  Jordan 1–2 1–2 2002 Arab Nations Cup
50. 25 December 2002 Kuwait City  Palestine 2–3 3–3 2002 Arab Nations Cup
51. 3–3
52. 14 September 2003 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally  Qatar 1–1 2–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
53. 27 September 2003 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally  Singapore 1–0 4–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
54. 4–0
55. 8 October 2003 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally  Palestine 1–0 4–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
56. 4–0
57. 2 December 2003 Kuwait City  Iran 1–0 3–1 Friendly
58. 2–0
59. 20 December 2003 Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos  Latvia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
60. 1 January 2004 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City  Yemen 2–0 4–0 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
61. 8 January 2004 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City  Qatar 1–0 1–2 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
62. 19 July 2004 Shandong Sports Center, Jinan  United Arab Emirates 1–0 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup
63. 3 October 2004 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli  Lebanon 1–0 3–1 Friendly
64. 5 November 2004 Kuwait City  India 2–1 2–3 Friendly
65. 10 November 2004 Kuwait City  Kyrgyzstan ? 3–0 Friendly
66. 17 November 2004 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City  Malaysia 2–1 6–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
67. 3–1
68. 6 December 2004 Kuwait City  Tajikistan 1–0 3–0 Friendly
69. 17 December 2004 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Yemen 1–0 3–0 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations
70. 3–0
71. 22 January 2005 Kuwait City  Norway 1–0 1–1 Friendly
72. 25 March 2005 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
73. 2–0
74. 17 August 2005 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent  Uzbekistan 2–0 2–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
75. 12 June 2007 Kuwait City  Egypt 1–0 1–1 Friendly

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Player profile: Bashar Abdullah pantheon.world. Retrieved 5 September 2021
  2. ^ "السالمية الكويتي يستضيف الهلال السعودي في مهرجان اعتزال بشار عبدالله". Kooora (in Arabic). 26 November 2015.
  3. ^ "وداعاً بشار عبد الله". alqabas (in Arabic). 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ Hussain Mohammed; Roberto Mamrud. "Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

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