| Bashar Abdullah | |
| Fullname: | Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Years1: | 1994–2010 |
| Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Years3: | 2000 |
| Years4: | 2001–2002 |
| Years5: | 2002–2003 |
| Years6: | 2004–2005 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Salmiyah |
| Clubs2: | → Al-Hilal (loan) |
| Clubs3: | → Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) (loan) |
| Clubs4: | → Al Rayyan (loan) |
| Clubs5: | → Al Ain FC (loan) |
| Clubs6: | → Al Kuwait (loan) |
| Clubs7: | Al Kuwait |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1987–1994 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Salmiyah |
| Caps1: | 543 |
| Goals1: | 97 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Kuwait |
| Nationalcaps1: | 134 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 75 |
Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz (Arabic: بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز; born 12 October 1977) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the national team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once.
On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016, between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.[1]
On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Kuwait Emir Cup | Al-Khurafi Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Salmiya | 1994–95 | KPL | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 4 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 0 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | !97 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 161 | ||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 2004–05 | KPL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | !7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Career total | !104 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 174 | ||||||||||||
He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, thus entering the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.[3]
See main article: List of international goals scored by Bashar Abdullah.