Hussain Ashkanani
Kuwaiti footballer (born 2002)
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Hussain Ali Mohsin Ashkanani[1] (born 26 January 2002) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a center back for Al-Arabi and Kuwait national football team.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hussain Ali Mohsin Ashkanani | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012-2022 | Al-Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Al-Arabi | 107 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2025 | Kuwait U-23 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021– | Kuwait | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Al-Arabi SC
2018–2023
Ashkanani made his debut in the 2018–19 Kuwait Federation Cup where he played 4 matches in the group stage, and made his league debut in the final game of the 2018–19 coming on for Ali Maqseed. After winning both Emir Cup and 2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League he was named young player of the season and soon after extended his contract to 2028, later won the award again in 2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League and made his AFC Cup Debut.[4]
2023–present
After a successful 5 years, the decline came as Ashkanani's performance dropped and was not called up to the national team a season to forget. the following season Ashkanani became a starter alongside Ali Porusaniei following the departure of Sultan Al Enezi, and scored in the AFC Challenge League against Al-Seeb Club, with the beginning of the 2025-26 an ACL injury ending his season short.[5]
National career
Ashkanani made his national team debut on March 25 2021 subbed in the last 5 minutes against Saudi Arabia but was dropped after 3 friendlies. Made it back into the squad in 2024 under Juan Antonio Pizzi for 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other [a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2018–19 | KPL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 159 | 3 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Super Cup, Kuwait Federation Cup
- All appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League
- All appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League
International
- As of match played 5 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Al-Arabi
- Kuwait Premier League: 2020-21
- Kuwait Emir Cup: 2019-20
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2021-22, 2022-23
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2021