Hussein Ali (footballer, born 2002)
Iraqi footballer (born 2002)
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Hussein Haydar Hussein Ali (Arabic: حُسَيْن عَلِيّ; born 1 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.[2] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
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Ali with Heerenveen in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hussein Haydar Hussein Ali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Örebro SK | 58 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Heerenveen | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | Pogoń Szczecin | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iraq | 27 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:35, 30 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:56, 10 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Hussein Ali was trained by his hometown club, the Malmö FF, but did not play any matches for the first team. In August 2019, at the age of 17, he joined Örebro SK,[3] and made this choice because of the strong competition in Malmö and considering that he would have more chances in Örebro.[4] He made his first professional appearance for Örebro in a Allsvenskan match against IFK Norrköping on 21 September 2019.
On 19 July 2022, Ali joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a three-year contract.[5]
On 18 September 2025, Ali signed a three-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.[6]
International career
Ali represented Sweden at youth international level.[7]
In August 2023, he officially switched allegiances to Iraq, and received his first call-up to the senior national team for the 2023 King's Cup.[7]
He was one of twenty-six Iraqi players selected by Jesús Casas to compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[8]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Örebro SK | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Superettan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 63 | 0 | |||
| SC Heerenveen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 2 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup
- Appearance in Eredivisie Conference League play-offs
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ali goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2024 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
