# Hassan Al-Haydos

Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos (Arabic: حَسَن خَالِد حَسَن الْهَيْدُوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.

## Club career

Al-Haydos started playing football for Al Sadd at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen. He had support and guidance early on from Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari.
He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk in the 2011 AFC Champions League, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the representative for Asia. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and Kashiwa Reysol, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3.
He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes from a panel of analysts, coaches and administrators.

## International career

Al-Haydos made his debut for the Qatar Olympic team in 2007, coming off the bench to score a late goal against Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifiers in order to help his team salvage a 2–1 win. He featured in two other matches in the competition, one against Saudi Arabia, and one against Vietnam, where he scored a goal; both as second-half substitutes. He also played a large part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifiers as the captain, scoring a goal against India in the preliminary stage. He played all the matches in the group stage, scoring a goal against Oman, and one against Saudi Arabia after being set up by Saleh Badr to give Qatar a 2–1 win and hope for qualifying for the Olympics. He won the Man of the Match award.
Al-Haydos made his debut for the senior Qatar national team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain on 10 September 2008.
Al Haydos participated in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2019 Copa América as part of Qatar national team's preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On November 20, 2022, Al Haydos played his first ever World Cup match against Ecuador, which was also Qatar's first ever match in the competition.
After winning 2 Asian Cups as captain, in 2019 and 2023, Al Haydos announced his retirement from International football on March 16, 2024. He made 183 appearances and scored 41 goals for the national side, making him the most capped Qatari footballer ever and one of the highest top scorers.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Asia | Asia | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al-Sadd | 2006–07 | QSL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Al-Sadd | 2007–08 | QSL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Al-Sadd | 2008–09 | QSL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| Al-Sadd | 2009–10 | QSL | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 9 |
| Al-Sadd | 2010–11 | QSL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Al-Sadd | 2011–12 | QSL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| Al-Sadd | 2012–13 | QSL | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 6 |
| Al-Sadd | 2013–14 | QSL | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 8 |
| Al-Sadd | 2014–15 | QSL | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 38 | 17 |
| Al-Sadd | 2015–16 | QSL | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 16 |
| Al-Sadd | 2016–17 | QSL | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 10 |
| Al-Sadd | 2017–18 | QSL | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 13 |
| Al-Sadd | 2018–19 | QSL | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 12 |
| Al-Sadd | 2019–20 | QSL | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 |
| Al-Sadd | 2020–21 | QSL | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 4 |
| Al-Sadd | 2021–22 | QSL | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 |
| Al-Sadd | 2022–23 | QSL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| Al-Sadd | 2023–24 | QSL | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Al-Sadd | 2024–25 | QSL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 336 | 102 | 56 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 82 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 504 | 134 |
* ↑ Includes Emir of Qatar Cup, Qatar Crown Prince Cup
* ↑ Includes Sheikh Jassim Cup, Qatari Stars Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Appearances in AFC Champions League
* 1 2 Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Qatar | 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2013 | 19 | 1 |
| Qatar | 2014 | 14 | 2 |
| Qatar | 2015 | 13 | 6 |
| Qatar | 2016 | 11 | 5 |
| Qatar | 2017 | 17 | 6 |
| Qatar | 2018 | 12 | 4 |
| Qatar | 2019 | 20 | 3 |
| Qatar | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| Qatar | 2021 | 22 | 5 |
| Qatar | 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| Qatar | 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| Qatar | 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 183 | 41 |
International goals
    Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Hassan Al-Haydos :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| – | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Libya | 2–1 | 5–2 | Unofficial friendly |
| 1. | 13 October 2013 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Yemen | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 6 October 2014 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 23 November 2014 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Oman | 1–1 | 3–1 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 4. | 19 January 2015 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | Bahrain | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 5. | 28 August 2015 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Singapore | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 3 September 2015 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Bhutan | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 3 September 2015 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Bhutan | 15–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 17 November 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 17 November 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 24 March 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 25 August 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Thailand | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 25 August 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Thailand | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 13. | 6 October 2016 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | South Korea | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 11 October 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Syria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 14 June 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 14 June 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | South Korea | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17. | 23 August 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 18. | 23 August 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Turkmenistan | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 19. | 10 October 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Curaçao | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 20. | 29 December 2017 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–1 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 21. | 11 September 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Palestine | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 22. | 12 October 2018 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Ecuador | 3–0 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 23. | 19 November 2018 | Kehrwegstadion, Eupen, Belgium | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 24. | 31 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iran | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 25. | 29 January 2019 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 26. | 5 September 2019 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Afghanistan | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27. | 2 December 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | 4–2 | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 28. | 13 November 2020 | BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 29. | 27 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 30. | 27 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary | Azerbaijan | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 31. | 7 June 2021 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 32. | 13 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | Panama | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 33. | 6 December 2021 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | Iraq | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
| 34. | 27 September 2022 | Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria | Chile | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 35. | 23 October 2022 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain | Guatemala | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 36. | 23 October 2022 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain | Guatemala | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 37. | 7 September 2023 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Kenya | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 38. | 16 November 2023 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 8–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 39. | 22 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 40. | 29 January 2024 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | Palestine | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 41. | 3 February 2024 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |

## Honours

Al Sadd
* Qatar Stars League: 2006–07, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
* Emir of Qatar Cup: 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021
* Qatar Cup: 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020, 2021
* Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2007, 2014, 2017, 2019
* Qatari Stars Cup: 2010, 2019-20
* AFC Champions League: 2011
* FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2011
Qatar
* AFC Asian Cup: 2019, 2023
* Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014
Individual
* Qatar Football Association Most Promising Player: 2008
* Estad Doha Qatar Player of the Year: 2014
* Qatar Football Association Player of the Year (1): 2015
* Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2017–18
* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019, 2023