Hussain Ali Baba

Hussain Ali Baba Mohamed (Arabic: حسين علي بابا‎; born 11 February 1982) is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al Riffa and the Bahrain national football team.

Hussain Ali Baba
Hussain Ali Baba in 2011
Personal information
Full name Hussain Ali Baba Mohammed
Date of birth (1982-02-11) 11 February 1982
Place of birth Manama, Bahrain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Al Riffa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Al Riffa 30 (6)
2004–2005 Al-Shamal 16 (0)
2005–2007 Kuwait SC 15 (1)
2007–2008 Al-Rayyan 13 (2)
2008 Umm-Salal 7 (0)
2009 Al-Salmiya 0 (0)
2009 Al-Shabab 1 (0)
2010–2011 Al-Wehda 8 (0)
2011–2012 El Jaish 2 (0)
2012–2013 Kuwait SC 17 (3)
2013–2015 Al-Muharraq 22 (4)
2015 Al-Fateh SC
2016–2017 Al-Muharraq
2017– Al Riffa
National team‡
2001–2016 Bahrain 112[1] (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2016

Career
Hussain Ali Baba next to Samuel Eto'o during a friendly match between Bahrain and Inter.

Baba first played for Al Riffa football club from 2003 to 2004 after which he switched to Qatar's Al-Shamal football club from 2004 till 2005. He then moved to Kuwait SC until 2007 when he joined Al-Rayyan football club, where he scored twice, until 2008. From 2008 to 2009, he joined and left three clubs; Umm-Salal in 2008, Al-Salmiya and Al-Shabab (UAE) clubs in 2009 respectively. In 2010, he joined Saudi Arabia's Al-Wehda club until 2011. Following this, he joined El Jaish for a single season until 2012. In 2012, he played for Kuwait SC.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 December 2003Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Kenya2–12–1International Tournament
2.6 November 2009Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Togo4–15–1Friendly
3.16 October 2010Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab United Arab Emirates2–12–6Friendly
4.15 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Iraq1–11–12013 Gulf Cup of Nations
5.2 November 2014Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain North Korea2–12–2Friendly
6.8 September 2015Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Yemen1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Husain Ali Baba Mohamed - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 21 August 2019.
  2. "Baba Sign For Kuwait SC". Goalzz. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. "Ali Baba, Husain". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.


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