Hussain Shareef Explained

Hussain Shareef
Fullname:Hussain Shareef
Birth Date:5 September 1998[1]
Birth Place:Kinbidhoo, Maldives[2]
Currentclub:Maziya
Clubnumber:1
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:2015–2019
Youthclubs1:Maziya
Years1:2016–
Clubs1:Maziya
Caps1:27
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:Maldives U23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018–
Nationalteam2:Maldives
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:22 April 2021
Ntupdate:3 June 2021

Hussain Shareef (born 5 September 1998), is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dhivehi Premier League club, Maziya and the Maldives national team.

Club career

Hussain Shareef joined Maziya Academy in 2015,[3] breaking through to the first team for the 2016 season.

Upon the departure of Maziya goalkeeper Mauro Boerchio,[4] Shareef made his club debut on 28 May 2018, in the 2018 Malé League against United Victory, keeping a chean sheet in the 2-0 win.[5]

On 11 March 2020, Shareef made his AFC Cup debut against Chennai City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India, in the 2–2 draw,[6] [7] as their first choice Ovays Azizi was suspended after being cautioned in both legs of the 2020 AFC Cup play-offs against Bengaluru.[8]

In the 2020–21 season, Shareef kept 4 clean sheets in 5 Dhivehi Premier League games, conceding only one goal.

International career

Shareef was first called up to the Maldives national team in November 2017, for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round game against Palestine.[9] He was also included in coach Petar Segrt's final 20-man squad[10] [11] for the 2018 SAFF Championship but was an unused substitute throughout the tournament, in which the Maldives were the eventual winners.[12]

He made his senior international debut on 3 November 2018, in a 3–0 defeat against Malaysia.[13]

After making his debut for the senior national team, Shareef was selected in the Maldives under-23 national team for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in Saudi Arabia.[14]

Personal life

Hussain Shareef married his boyfriend Aishath Layaal on 20 December 2020.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupPresident's CupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maziya2016Premier League000000000000
2017Malé League000000000000
Premier League00
2018Malé League4000000000200
Premier League160
2019–20Premier League2000100030
2020–21Premier League50100060
Total27000002000290
Career totals27000002000290

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Maldives U23
201930
Total30
Maldives
201810
Total10

Honours

Maziya

Maldives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hussain Shareef: Overview . ESPN . 12 June 2021.
  2. https://mihaaru.com/sports/44819 Another golden opportunity for keeper Hussain
  3. https://mihaaru.com/sports/36570 Golden opportunity for Keeper Hussain
  4. https://mihaaru.com/sports/36373 Maziya terminates contract with their Italian goalie
  5. https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/36664 Maziya qualifies for Dhivehi Premier League after defeating UV
  6. https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/matches/2020/2043203 Chennai 2-2 Maziya
  7. http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/16604 AFC Cup 2020: Chennai 2-2 Maziya
  8. https://mihaaru.com/sports/70592 AFC Cup: Chennai equalized late against Maziya
  9. https://mihaaru.com/sports/26332 Maldives squad finalized with Ashfaq and Keeper Hussain
  10. Web site: Maldives squad–SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 . . 2 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Maldives Squad . . . 7 September 2018.
  12. https://raajje.mv/40705 2018 SAFF Championship: Maldives wins title after 10 years
  13. https://mihaaru.com/sports/44847 Maldives lose to Malaysia
  14. https://mihaaru.com/sports/51919 U23 team finalized for qualifying