Said Ali Hussein | |
Fullname: | Said Ali Hussein |
Birth Date: | 7 July 2000 |
Birth Place: | Baidoa, Somalia |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Emplina |
Clubnumber: | 7 |
Youthclubs1: | Avanti '31 |
Years1: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs1: | Avanti '31 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Somalia |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 00:00, 13 January 2020 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 00:00, 13 January 2020 (UTC) |
Years2: | 2021– |
Clubs2: | Emplina |
Said Ali Hussein is a Somali-Dutch footballer who plays as attacker (association football) left winger for Dutch club Emplina and the Somalia national team.
Ali Hussein was born in Baidoa, Somalia. At the age of ten, Hussein moved to Schijndel, the Netherlands as a result of the Somali Civil War. After emigrating to the Netherlands, Saïd joined Avanti '31, making his debut for the first team at the age of 16. In the summer of 2018, Ali Hussein joined Den Bosch on trial, however ultimately stayed at Avanti '31.[1] in 2021 he exchanged avanti for Emplina.
On 9 December 2019, Ali Hussein made his debut for Somalia in a 2–0 loss against Uganda in the 2019 CECAFA Cup.[2]