Iqbal Hussain
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 June 1993 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2012 | Gombak United | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2013 | LionsXII | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Courts Young Lions | 48 | (9) | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Hougang United | 62 | (12) | |||||||||||||
2020 | Geylang International FC | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Chennai City F.C. | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2021 | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2013– | Singapore U23 | |||||||||||||||
2013– | Singapore | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019 |
Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa FC.[3]
Club career[]
Gombak United[]
Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games.
LionsXII[]
He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[4]
Young Lions[]
Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.[5]
Hougang United[]
In 2016, he joined Hougang United FC. Although he did not have much playing time due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016.[6] In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season.[7] However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season.[8] After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.
Sukhothai F.C.[]
He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute.[9]
Geylang International[]
He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 season[10] and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team.[11]
Chennai City[]
Iqbal became the first Singaporean to play in the I-League when he signed for Chennai City FC in December 2020.[12][13][14] In the final game of the season, Iqbal scored the winner in the 94th minute to help his team finish 2-1 winners over already relegated NEROCA F.C. for his 3rd goal in 3 games.[15] He scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 10 games to help his team starve off relegation.[16]
Balestier Khalsa[]
After a great stint with the I-League side Chennai City FC in India, Iqbal returned to his home country and signed for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa for the remainder of the 2021 season. [17]
International career[]
Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
Iqbal Hussain was called up to the senior team on July 2013.
Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]
He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.[18]
He earned the last of his seven Lions caps in 2019.[16]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 10 Oct 2021. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gombak United | 2012 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
LionsXII | 2013[19] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
Young Lions | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |
2014 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | - | — | 25 | 4 | ||
2015 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | — | 4 | 2 | ||
Total | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |
Hougang United | 2016 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 24 | 6 | |
2017 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
2018 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
2019 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 62 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 14 | |
Geylang International | 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
Club | Season | I.League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chennai City FC | 2021 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
Balestier Khalsa | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Career Total | 144 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 28 |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International Statistics[]
U19 International caps[]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 October 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() |
0-0 (draw) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
2 | 2 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() |
0-1 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
3 | 4 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() |
0-11 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
4 | 8 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() |
0-3 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
U23 International goals[]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 March 2015 | Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore | ![]() |
1-0 | 2-2 | International Friendly |
- As of November 2016[20]
Singapore national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
LionsXII
- Malaysia Super League: 2013
International[]
Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze 2013
References[]
- ^ a b "Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
- ^ "Iqbal Hussain returns to Singapore with Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Fazrul, Iqbal join LionsXII's Malaysia football adventure". AXrossTheLine. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII trio join Courts Young Lions". AXrossTheLine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ hermesauto (24 August 2016). "Football: Striker Iqbal Hussain, 23, called up for Lions friendly against Bahrain". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "RETAINED: IQBAL HUSSAIN – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Hougang looking to end barren spell". The New Paper. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Sukothai deal fall thru last minute". 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Iqbal Hussain signed for Eagles". 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Match result - Geylang vs Young Lions".
- ^ hermesauto (12 December 2020). "Football: Lions forward Iqbal set to strut his stuff in India with Chennai City". The Straits Times. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Chennai City FC players (A to Z) Archived 11 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Pandab, Manas Ranjan (8 January 2021). "I- League 2020-21: Chennai City FC First Kit Unveiled". footballexpress.in. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ 100010509524078 (26 March 2021). "Chennai City ends season with win". dtNext.in. Retrieved 31 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ a b Singh, Dilenjit (31 March 2021). "Singaporean forward Iqbal Hussain eyes a longer stint in India". The New Paper. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Iqbal Hussain returns to Singapore with Balestier Khalsa - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Muhammad Yazid. "Six S.League players earn international debut". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Iqbal Hussain at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Singaporean footballers
- Singapore international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Gombak United FC players
- LionsXII players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Young Lions FC players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Singaporean people of Malay descent
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Singapore