# Jasem Al-Huwaidi

Jasem Mohammed Ibrahim Al Huwaidi (Arabic: جَاسِم مُحَمَّد إِبْرَاهِيم الْهُوَيْدِيّ; born 28 October 1972 in Kuwait City) is a retired Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward.

## Career

He was part of the Kuwaiti national football team that reached 24th place in the FIFA ranking. He was instrumental in Kuwait getting a silver medal in the Asian Games, winning two Gulf Cups and coming in third in the Arab Cup. Al Houwaidi won the world's top scorer award in 1998.
He competed for Kuwait at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

## International goals

    Results list Kuwait's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 30 November 1992 | Doha | Oman | 1 | 2–1 | Gulf Cup |
| 2. | 19 April 1993 | Singapore | Australia | 1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 3 May 1993 | Kuala Lumpur | Macau | 3 | 10–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 16 May 1993 | Riyadh | Macau | 2 | 8–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 19 November 1996 | Kuwait City | Syria | 2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 10. | 7 December 1996 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2–3 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| 12. | 10 December 1996 | Abu Dhabi | South Korea | 1 | 2–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| 13. | 15 December 1996 | Al Ain | Japan | 2 | 2–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| 15. | 21 December 1996 | Abu Dhabi | Iran | 1 | 1–1 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| 16. | 8 May 1997 | Kuwait City | Lebanon | 1 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17. | 5 June 1997 | Kuwait City | Singapore | 1 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18. | 19 September 1997 | Doha | Qatar | 1 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19. | 26 September 1997 | Kuwait City | Iran | 1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20. | 10 October 1997 | Kuwait City | China | 1 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21. | 14 April 1998 | Tabriz | Iran | 1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 22. | 26 September 1998 | Doha | Syria | 1 | 4–0 | 1998 Arab Nations Cup |
| 23. | 2 November 1998 | Manama | Qatar | 5 | 6–2 | Gulf Cup |
| 28. | 9 November 1998 | Manama | Oman | 2 | 5–0 | Gulf Cup |
| 30. | 12 November 1998 | Manama | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 4–1 | Gulf Cup |
| 32. | 1 December 1998 | Chiang Mai | Mongolia | 4 | 11–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 36. | 3 December 1998 | Chiang Mai | Uzbekistan | 1 | 3–3 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 37. | 7 December 1998 | Bangkok | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 5–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 40. | 15 February 1999 | Kuwait City | Iran | 1 | 1–2 | Ciao February Cup |
| 41. | 31 January 2000 | Kuwait City | Syria | 1 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 42. | 4 February 2000 | Kuwait City | Iran | 1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 43. | 10 February 2000 | Kuwait City | Turkmenistan | 2 | 6–1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 45. | 14 February 2000 | Kuwait City | Bhutan | 5 | 20–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 50. | 30 September 2000 | Kuwait City | Thailand | 1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 51. | 16 October 2000 | Tripoli | South Korea | 1 | 1–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 52. | 24 October 2000 | Beirut | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2–3 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 53. | 17 January 2001 | Doha | Syria | 1 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 54. | 23 January 2001 | Bangkok | Thailand | 1 | 4–5 | Friendly |
| 55. | 3 February 2001 | Singapore | Bahrain | 1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 56. | 9 February 2001 | Singapore | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 57. | 15 February 2001 | Kuwait City | Finland | 2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 59. | 24 February 2001 | Kuwait City | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 60. | 16 January 2002 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1–1 | Gulf Cup |
| 61. | 19 January 2002 | Riyadh | Oman | 1 | 1–3 | Gulf Cup |
| 62. | 29 January 2002 | Riyadh | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2–1 | Gulf Cup |
* ↑ Kuwait lost 2–3 after the penalty shootout.

## Individual

* IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1998