Wael Sulaiman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi | ||
| Date of birth | August 8, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Jahra SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1999 | Al-Jahra SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1998 | Kuwait[1] | 109 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi (Arabic: وائل سليمان أحمد المحيسن الحبشي; born August 8, 1964) was the first player of the Kuwait national football team to score a golden goal. The goal was scored against the UAE in 1994.
Club career
Sulaiman played his entire career for Al-Jahra, where he won the 1989–90 Kuwait Premier League.
International career
Sulaiman was part of the Kuwaiti team which won the 8th Arabian Gulf Cup. However, he played his first international match against China in the 1986 Asian Games quarterfinals, where his team reached the third place.[2] Later on, he won both the 10th Arabian Gulf Cup and 13th Arabian Gulf Cup. Between the two aforementioned tournaments, he managed to finish third with his team at the 1994 Asian Games, where he was the top scorer with six goals.[3]
He retired on 27 December 1998, becoming the first Kuwaiti to have more than 100 caps.[4]
Honour
See also
References
- ^ Appearances for Kuwait National Team
- ^ "وائل سليمان:عودة الشهيد فهد الأحمد إلى "خليجي 9" ميّزت البطولة". alanba (in Arabic). 24 November 2014.
- ^ "وائل سليمان: الأزمة الرياضية ليست جديدة على الساحة وتدخل الحكومة عقد الأمور". alshahedkw (in Arabic). 13 January 2014.
- ^ "الكويت تخسر أمام مصر وديا بهدف". archive.aawsat.com (in Arabic). 29 May 2005.
External links
- Wael Sulaiman at National-Football-Teams.com
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