Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association.[1] Saeed is in ninth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals.[2] Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list.[3] Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.[4]
Saeed scored his debut goal during his fourth appearance for the national team against Indonesia in the 1977 Merdeka Tournament.[5] His first hat-trick was recorded in a friendly match against Algeria on 21 February 1978, where Iraq secured a 3–0 victory.[6] Over the course of his career, he has participated in 137 matches for the Iraq national team, scoring a total of 78 goals. Additionally, he has accomplished five hat-tricks, one of which included four goals in a single match against Oman during the 5th Arabian Gulf Cup on 5 April 1979.[7]
Iraq scores listed first.
* indicates 27 non-FIFA goals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 February 1978 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | data-sort-value="Luxembourg" |  Algeria | data-sort-value="15" | 3 – (29', 41', 57') | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 July 1978 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | data-sort-value="Romania" |  Singapore | data-sort-value="29" | 3 – (50', 57', 76') | 3–0 | 1978 Merdeka Tournament |
| 3 | 23 March 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | data-sort-value="Austria" |  Bahrain | data-sort-value="29" | 3 – (44', 88', 90') | 4–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 4 | 5 April 1979 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | data-sort-value="Austria" |  Oman | data-sort-value="29" | 4 – (30', 32', 40', 86') | 7–0 | 5th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 5 | 17 March 1984 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | data-sort-value="Austria" |  Saudi Arabia | data-sort-value="29" | 3 – (57', 70', 84') | 4–0 | 7th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1976 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 1979 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1980 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1982 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 1983 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1984 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 1985 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1986 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1987 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 137 | 78 | ||
| Goals | ||
| Arabian Gulf Cup | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 16 | |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 11 | |
| Summer Olympics qualifiers | 11 | |
| Asian Games | 9 | |
| Merdeka Tournament | 6 | |
| Summer Olympics | 3 | |
| Total | 78 |
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| Total | 78 |