Hussam Abu Saleh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hussan Abu Saleh | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Sakhnin, Israel | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Wing back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Iksal | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1999 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2006 | Bnei Sakhnin | 119 | (35) |
2006–2007 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | 31 | (7) |
2007–2009 | Maccabi Ironi Tamra | 49 | (9) |
2009–2015 | Hilal Al-Quds | 52 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | 24 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Hapoel Iksal | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2015 | Palestine | 47 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2015 |
Hussam Abu Saleh (Arabic: حسام أبو صالح, Hebrew: חוסאם אבו סאלח; born 9 May 1982) is a retired Israeli-Palestinian footballer who played as a full back and winger.[1]
Club career[]
Husam Abu Saleh is one of many Arab Israeli footballers playing their trade in the West Bank Premier League. Abu Saleh started his professional career with his hometown club Bnei Sakhnin F.C. He was part of a generation of players coached by Azmi Nassar that secured promotion to the Israeli Premier League, won the Israel State Cup, and participated in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup.
Abu Saleh left Bnei Sakhnin in 2006 to join up with Nassar at Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C., he scored 7 goals before moving the following season to Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. where he played alongside future Hilal Al-Quds teammate Haitham Dheeb. He joined Hilal Al-Quds in 2009 and was part of the side that won the 2011–12 Palestine Cup.[2]
International career[]
He received his first call up to the Palestine in 2010 against Sudan. He has since played for Palestine at the 2010 WAFF Championship, 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list the Palestine's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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29 February 2012 | The Sevens Stadium, Dubai | ![]() |
Unofficial Friendly | |||
1. | 28 June 2012 | King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if | ![]() |
2012 Arab Nations Cup | ||
2. | 20 November 2012 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
3. | 6 February 2013 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | ![]() |
Friendly |
Honours[]
National team[]
References[]
- ^ الفريق الأول. hilalalquds (in Arabic). 2011-12-18.
- ^ عزيز سخنين حسام أبو صالح في سطور. www.hilalalquds (in Arabic). 2011-12-18.
External links[]
- Hussam Abu Saleh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hussam Abu Saleh – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Palestinian footballers
- Palestine international footballers
- Arab citizens of Israel
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
- Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. players
- Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. players
- Hilal Al-Quds Club players
- Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum F.C. players
- Hapoel Iksal F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Footballers from Sakhnin
- People from Sakhnin
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Association football wingers
- Association football fullbacks