| Hussein Ali | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Malmö, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Heerenveen |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Malmö FF |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Örebro SK |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Heerenveen |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Sweden U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Iraq |
| Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 14 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:58, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Hussein Ali (born 1 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
On 19 July 2022, Ali joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a three-year contract.[1]
Ali represented Sweden at youth international level.[2]
In August 2023, he officially switched allegiances to Iraq, and received his first call-up to the senior national team for the 2023 King's Cup.
Born in Sweden, Ali is of Iraqi Arab descent.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Örebro SK | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Superettan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 63 | 0 | ||||
| SC Heerenveen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ali goal.