Saddam Hussain (footballer)

Saddam Hussain (footballer)
Saddam Hussain (born 10 April 1993) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Salalah SC in the Oman First Division, and the Pakistan national team.
Club career
PIA
Hussain began his career at Pakistan International Airlines, one of the main teams of his hometown Karachi. Hussain played an important role, taking PIA to third place in the 2010 season.
KRL
He moved to Khan Research Laboratories for the 2012 season, where he won the Pakistan Premier League and the Challenge Cup in his first season at the club. The following season, he won the league title of 2013.
Dordoi Bishkek
In August 2014, Hussain signed a two year contract with Dordoi Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Premier League. The debut of Hussain for Dordoi was held on 28 August in a friendly match against Ala Too. Saddam helped the team win a landslide victory 3-0. After the first season at the club, he won the following honours: which included the league title, league cup and super cup.
Isa Town
He joined Isa Town FC in Bahrain second division in 2015, making 20 appearances throughout the season.
Gençler Birliği
At January 2017, he moved to Gençler Birliği S.K. in the Northern Cyprus top-tier KTFF Süper Lig on a year-long deal.
SSGC
In 2018 he signed for SSGC F.C. where he went on to play for them and captained the team. After the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan, SSGC terminated contracts of some of the players of the squad on 26 August 2022, including Saddam.
Salalah
On 16 September 2023, Saddam signed for Salalah SC which competes in the Oman First Division League which is the second tier in Omani football league pyramid.
International career
Saddam represented the Pakistan under-23 team in the three Asian Games. He scored his first goal in August 2014 in a friendly against India, which ended in a 2–0 victory. He scored again in the 2016 AFC U-23 qualifiers, in a 3–1 victory over Kyrgyzstan. He captained the side in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia in which he scored the second goal in a 2–1 victory against Nepal to pull off their first win in the Asian Games.
Hussain made his senior international debut for Pakistan in March 2011, in a 2–1 defeat against Palestine.
Career statistics
International
International goals
Youth
Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.
Honours
Club
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan Premier League: Third Place: 2010
Challenge Cup: Runner Up: 2009
Khan Research Laboratories
Pakistan Premier League: 2012, 2013
Challenge Cup: 2012
AFC President's Cup: Runner Up: 2013
Dordoi Bishkek
Shoro Top League: 2014
Kyrgyzstan Cup: 2014
Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: 2014
Ala-Too Cup: 2015
Country
Pakistan
Philippine Peace Cup: Third Place: 2013
References
External links
Pakistan national team profile
Twitter Profile
1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Karachi
Pakistani men's footballers
Pakistani expatriate men's footballers
Khan Research Laboratories F.C. players
Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Kyrgyzstan
Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus
Men's association football midfielders
Pakistan men's international footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Kyrgyzstan
FC Dordoi Bishkek players
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
SSGC F.C. players
People from Karachi