# Jehad Al-Hussain

Jehad Fadhil Al Hussain (Arabic: جِهَاد فَاضِل الْحُسَيْن, born July 30, 1982, in Homs, Syria) is a former Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder.

## Club career
### Al-Karamah SC

Al-Hussain was part of the youth academy of Al-Karamah SC which won the Syrian Under-18 premiere league and later on the Syrian Premier League three consecutive times and reached the AFC Champions League final in 2006.
In 2006, he was loaned to Al-Kuwait.

### Kuwait SC

He joined Kuwait SC in Summer 2008 and won the 2009 AFC Cup playing against his old team Al-Karamah SC in the final, sharing the top scorer with 8 goals.

### Qadsia SC

On 24 August 2009, Al Hussain moved to Al-Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League and signed a two-year contract playing alongside his Al-Karamah teammate Firas Al-Khatib both as a duet .

### Najran SC

In September 2011, Al Hussain moved to Najran SC in Saudi Professional League, his debut season in Saudi Professional League was very successful with 9 goals he helped Najran to stay away from relegation, in the second season alongside his national teammate Wael Ayan Najran reached the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions Cup 2012–13, both players left Najran SC after months of unpaid Salaries.

### Dubai CSC

In September 2013, he signed for Dubai CSC in the UAE First Division League. He scored 3 goals in one season.

### Al-Taawon FC

In July 2014, he returned to Saudi Professional League with Al-Taawon FC marking himself as The Most Assisting Player in two consecutive seasons 2014–15, 2015–16 and a third time 2017–18.

### Al-Raed FC

Al-Hussain played for Al-Raed before announcing his retirement on 24 October 2020.

## International career

Al Hussain has played his international debut for Syria managed by Jalal Talebi in 2002. The last call-up was with Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.

## Coaching career

In 2024, Jehad Al-Hussain was appointed U-19 coach for his former club Al-Taawoun FC.

## Career statistics
### Goals for senior national team

    Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 13 October 2004 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Bahrain | 2–0 | 2–2 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 2. | 10 December 2005 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iraq | 2–2 | 2–2 | West Asian Games 2005 |
| 3. | 1 March 2006 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 4–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2007 Qualifying |
| 4. | 18 November 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Indonesia | 5–0 | 7–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying |
| 5. | 27 January 2008 | Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China | China | 1–1 | 1–2 | International Friendly |
| 6. | 2 June 2008 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying |
| 7. | 22 June 2008 | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying |
| 8. | 22 June 2008 | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain City, UAE | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying |
| 9. | 28 January 2009 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida, Lebanon | Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying |
| 10. | 3 March 2010 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | Lebanon | 3–0 | 4–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifying |

## Honours

Al-Karamah
* Syrian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2008
* Syrian Cup: 2007, 2008,
* Syrian Super Cup: 2008
* AFC Champions League runner-up: 2006
Al-Kuwait
* Kuwait Emir Cup: 2009
* AFC Cup: 2009
Al-Qadsia
* Kuwaiti Premier League: 2010, 2011
* Kuwait Emir Cup: 2010
* Kuwait Super Cup: 2009
* AFC Cup runner-up: 2010
Al-Taawoun
* Kings Cup: 2019
SYRIA
* West Asian Games silver medal: 2005
* Nehru Cup runner-up: 2007, 2009
Individual
* 2009 AFC Cup top scorer
* Saudi Professional League 2014–15 Best Playmaker (9 assists)
* Saudi Professional League 2015–16 Best Playmaker (10 assists)
* Saudi Professional League 2017–18 Best Playmaker (9 assists)