Hassouneh Al-Sheikh

Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
Personal information
Full name	Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh
Date of birth	26 January 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth	Amman, Jordan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996	Shabab Al-Hussein
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2014	Al-Faisaly
2004–2007	Al-Riffa
2008	Al-Busaiteen
2009	Dubai
2010–2011	Al-Jaish
2014	Saham SC
National team
1997–2010	Jordan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh (Arabic: حسونة يوسف قاسم الشيخ; born 26 January 1977) is a retired Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin.

Retirement[]

Hassouneh retired internationally after playing the match between his country Jordan and Kuwait in the 2010 WAFF Championship, in which he entered as a substitute for his teammate Ahmad Abdel-Halim. That match resulted in a 2–2 draw.

A friendly match was played between his country Jordan and Uzbekistan at the Amman International Stadium on 13 August 2012 to mark his international retirement. Hassouneh gave the captain arm band to the goalkeeper Amer Shafi and his #8 jersey shirt to his younger teammate from Al-Faisaly Khalil Bani Attiah after playing the first few minutes of the match.

Hassouneh retired from playing football entirely in 2014. A friendly match was played between Hassouneh's team Al-Faisaly and Zamalek SC at the Amman International Stadium on 3 September 2017, which resulted in a 2–2 draw.

Honors and participation in international tournaments[]

In AFC Asian Cups[]

2004 Asian Cup

In Pan Arab Games[]

In Arab Nations Cup[]

1998 Arab Nations Cup
2002 Arab Nations Cup

In WAFF Championships[]

2000 WAFF Championship
2002 WAFF Championship
2004 WAFF Championship
2007 WAFF Championship
2008 WAFF Championship
2010 WAFF Championship

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	6 April 2000	Doha	Pakistan	5–0	Win	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	2000	Limassol	Lebanon	1-1	Draw	Friendly
6	7 December 2002	Manama	Bahrain	3-0	Win	Friendly
7	12 November 2003	Beirut	Lebanon	2-0	Win	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	12 February 2004	Amman	Indonesia	2-1	Win	Friendly
9	8 November 2006	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	2-1	Loss	Friendly
10	15 November 2006	Amman	Oman	3-0	Win	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11	13 August 2008	Tehran	Qatar	3-0	Win	2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
12	16 September 2010	Amman	Iraq	4-1	Win	Friendly