# List of international goals scored by Hussein Saeed

Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in ninth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.
Saeed scored his debut goal during his fourth appearance for the national team against Indonesia in the 1977 Merdeka Tournament. His first hat-trick was recorded in a friendly match against Algeria on 21 February 1978, where Iraq secured a 3–0 victory. Over the course of his career, he has participated in 137 matches for the Iraq national team, scoring a total of 78 goals. Additionally, he has accomplished five hat-tricks, one of which included four goals in a single match against Oman during the 5th Arabian Gulf Cup on 5 April 1979.

## Goals

    As of match played on 3 March 1990 Iraq scores listed first.
    * indicates 27 non-FIFA goals
International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 | 17 July 1977 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | 2–0 | 1977 Merdeka Tournament |
| 2 | 8 | 25 July 1977 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Thailand | 5–0 | 1977 Merdeka Tournament |
| 3 | 9 | 28 July 1977 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | South Korea | 1–1 | 1977 Merdeka Tournament |
| 4 | 12 | 21 February 1978 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Algeria | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 12 | 21 February 1978 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Algeria | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 12 | 21 February 1978 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Algeria | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 14 | 27 February 1978 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | North Korea | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 20 | 20 July 1978 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 3–0 | 1978 Merdeka Tournament |
| 9 | 20 | 20 July 1978 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 3–0 | 1978 Merdeka Tournament |
| 10 | 20 | 20 July 1978 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 3–0 | 1978 Merdeka Tournament |
| 11 | 26 | 12 December 1978 | Bangkok | China | 2–0 | 1978 Asian Games |
| 12 | 29 | 18 December 1978 | Bangkok | Kuwait | 3–0 | 1978 Asian Games |
| 13 | 30 | 20 December 1978 | Bangkok | India | 3–0 | 1978 Asian Games |
| 14 | 33 | 7 February 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Finland | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 35 | 12 February 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | East Germany | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 35 | 12 February 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | East Germany | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 36 | 23 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Bahrain | 4–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 18 | 36 | 23 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Bahrain | 4–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 19 | 36 | 23 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Bahrain | 4–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 20 | 37 | 26 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Qatar | 2–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 21 | 37 | 26 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Qatar | 2–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 22 | 39 | 3 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 23 | 40 | 5 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Oman | 7–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 24 | 40 | 5 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Oman | 7–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 25 | 40 | 5 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Oman | 7–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 26 | 40 | 5 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Oman | 7–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 27* | 44 | 16 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Jordan | 4–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 28* | 47 | 28 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | South Yemen | 3–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 29* | 47 | 28 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | South Yemen | 3–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 30* | 50 | 21 July 1980 | Republican Stadium, Kiev | Costa Rica | 3–0 | 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 31 | 54 | 8 February 1981 | Amman | Jordan | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 32 | 55 | 8 March 1981 | Fez | Morocco | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 33 | 56 | 18 March 1981 | Riyadh | Qatar | 1–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 34* | 60 | 4 March 1982 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | East Germany | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 35 | 61 | 7 March 1982 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | South Korea | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 36 | 62 | 10 March 1982 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | South Korea | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 37* | 63 | 20 March 1982 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Oman | 4–0 | 6th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 38* | 64 | 22 March 1982 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Bahrain | 3–0 | 6th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 39* | 64 | 22 March 1982 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Bahrain | 3–0 | 6th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 40* | 65 | 24 March 1982 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | 6th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 41* | 67 | 30 March 1982 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 6th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 42 | 69 | 21 November 1982 | New Delhi | Burma | 4–0 | 1982 Asian Games |
| 43 | 70 | 23 November 1982 | New Delhi | Nepal | 3–0 | 1982 Asian Games |
| 44 | 70 | 23 November 1982 | New Delhi | Nepal | 3–0 | 1982 Asian Games |
| 45 | 71 | 3 December 1982 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1982 Asian Games |
| 46* | 78 | 7 October 1983 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama | Bahrain | 2–1 | 1984 Summer Olympic qualifiers |
| 47 | 80 | 27 February 1984 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | Egypt | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 48 | 82 | 11 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Oman | 2–1 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 49 | 82 | 11 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Oman | 2–1 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 50 | 84 | 17 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 51 | 84 | 17 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 52 | 84 | 17 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 53 | 86 | 22 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Kuwait | 3–1 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 54 | 86 | 22 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Kuwait | 3–1 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 55* | 92 | 26 April 1984 | Singapore | Malaysia | 2–0 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 56* | 94 | 18 May 1984 | Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 2–3 | 1985 Arab Nations Cup qualifiers |
| 57* | 94 | 18 May 1984 | Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 2–3 | 1985 Arab Nations Cup qualifiers |
| 58* | 95 | 30 July 1984 | Harvard Stadium, Boston | Canada | 1–1 | 1984 Summer Olympics |
| 59* | 97 | 3 August 1984 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis | Yugoslavia | 2–4 | 1984 Summer Olympics |
| 60* | 98 | 15 March 1985 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 6–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 61* | 98 | 15 March 1985 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 6–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 62* | 99 | 18 March 1985 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 6–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 63* | 99 | 18 March 1985 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 6–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 64 | 100 | 29 March 1985 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | Jordan | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 65* | 102 | 8 September 1985 | King Fahd Stadium, Taif | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 66 | 104 | 20 September 1985 | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 67 | 104 | 20 September 1985 | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 68 | 108 | 29 November 1985 | King Fahd Stadium, Taif | Syria | 3–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 69* | 110 | 3 February 1986 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Denmark | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 70 | 114 | 21 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu | Oman | 4–0 | 1986 Asian Games |
| 71 | 115 | 25 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | 1986 Asian Games |
| 72* | 118 | 8 April 1987 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama | Bahrain | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 73* | 119 | 17 April 1987 | Amman | Jordan | 2–1 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 74* | 119 | 17 April 1987 | Amman | Jordan | 2–1 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 75* | 120 | 24 April 1987 | Kuwait City | Jordan | 2–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 76* | 123 | 11 December 1987 | Doha | Qatar | 3–1 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers |
| 77 | 132 | 27 January 1989 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Oman | 3–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
| 78 | 133 | 10 February 1989 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Qatar | 2–2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |

## Hat-tricks

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 21 February 1978 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Algeria | 3 – (29', 41', 57') | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 July 1978 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 3 – (50', 57', 76') | 3–0 | 1978 Merdeka Tournament |
| 3 | 23 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Bahrain | 3 – (44', 88', 90') | 4–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 4 | 5 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | Oman | 4 – (30', 32', 40', 86') | 7–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 5 | 17 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Saudi Arabia | 3 – (57', 70', 84') | 4–0 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |

## Statistics

Goals by year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Iraq | 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1977 | 8 | 3 |
| Iraq | 1978 | 20 | 10 |
| Iraq | 1979 | 10 | 13 |
| Iraq | 1980 | 11 | 4 |
| Iraq | 1981 | 6 | 3 |
| Iraq | 1982 | 16 | 12 |
| Iraq | 1983 | 5 | 1 |
| Iraq | 1984 | 18 | 13 |
| Iraq | 1985 | 11 | 9 |
| Iraq | 1986 | 8 | 3 |
| Iraq | 1987 | 7 | 5 |
| Iraq | 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1989 | 5 | 2 |
| Iraq | 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 137 | 78 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Goals |
| Arabian Gulf Cup | 22 |
| Friendlies | 16 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 11 |
| Summer Olympics qualifiers | 11 |
| Asian Games | 9 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 6 |
| Summer Olympics | 3 |
| Total | 78 |
Goals by opponent :
| Opponent | Goals |
| Oman | 9 |
| Jordan | 8 |
| Bahrain | 7 |
| Qatar | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 |
| Kuwait | 4 |
| Lebanon | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 |
| East Germany | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 |
| Nepal | 2 |
| South Yemen | 2 |
| Burma | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| North Korea | 1 |
| Syria | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 |
| Total | 78 |