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For the Qatari cricketer, see Iqbal Hussain (cricketer).

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hussain is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Iqbal.
Iqbal Hussain
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chennai City F.C.
Number 45
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Gombak United 7 (3)
2013 LionsXII 1 (0)
2013–2015 Courts Young Lions 48 (9)
2016– Hougang United 62 (12)
2020 Geylang International FC 14 (2)
2021— Chennai City F.C. 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Singapore U23
2013– Singapore 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 Jan 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League side Chennai City FC.[3][4]

Club career

Gombak United

Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games.

LionsXII

He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[5]

Young Lions

Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.[6]

Hougang United

In 2016, he joined Hougang United FC. Although he did not have much playing time due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016.[7] In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season.[8] However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season.[9] After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.

Sukhothai F.C.

He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute. [10]

Geylang International

He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 season [11] and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team. [12]

International career

Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

Iqbal Hussain was called up to the senior team on July 2013.

Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]

He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 Feb 2021. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gombak United 2012 7 2 3 1 1 0 — 11 3
Total 7 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 3
Club Season Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[14] 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Young Lions 2013 19 2 1 0 3 1 — 23 3
2014 25 4 - - - - — 25 4
2015 4 2 - - - - — 4 2
Total 44 8 1 0 3 1 0 0 52 9
Hougang United 2016 18 4 1 0 5 2 — 24 6
2017 13 3 3 0 2 0 — 18 3
2018 19 4 2 0 0 0 — 21 4
2019 12 1 2 0 0 0 — 14 1
Total 62 12 8 0 7 2 0 0 77 14
Geylang International 2020 14 2 0 0 0 0 — 14 2
Total 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Club Season I.League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chennai City FC 2021 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 128 24 12 1 11 3 0 0 155 28
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International Statistics

U19 International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 31 October 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia  Macau 0-0 (draw) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 2 November 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia  Australia 0-1 (lost) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3 4 November 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia  China 0-11 (lost) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 8 November 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia  Indonesia 0-3 (lost) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification


U23 International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2015 Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore  Cambodia 1-0 2-2 International Friendly


As of November 2016[15]
Singapore national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
2016 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Club

LionsXII

  • Malaysia Super League: 2013

International

Singapore

References

  1. ^ a b "Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
  3. ^ "Chennai City FC sign Singaporean striker Iqbal Hussain". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Iqbal gets I-league move". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Fazrul, Iqbal join LionsXII's Malaysia football adventure". AXrossTheLine. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ^ "LionsXII trio join Courts Young Lions". AXrossTheLine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ^ hermesauto (24 August 2016). "Football: Striker Iqbal Hussain, 23, called up for Lions friendly against Bahrain". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ^ "RETAINED: IQBAL HUSSAIN – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Hougang looking to end barren spell". The New Paper. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Sukothai deal fall thru last minute".
  11. ^ "Iqbal Hussain signed for Eagles".
  12. ^ "Match result - Geylang vs Young Lions".
  13. ^ Muhammad Yazid. "Six S.League players earn international debut". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  14. ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  15. ^ Iqbal Hussain at National-Football-Teams.com
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