Hussein Haydar Hussein Ali (; born 1 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
Club career Born in Malmö, Sweden, Hussein Ali was trained by his hometown club, the Malmö FF, but did not play any matches for the first team. In August 2019, at the age of 17, he joined Örebro SK, and made this choice because of the strong competition in Malmö and considering that he would have more chances in Örebro. He made his first professional appearance for Örebro in a Allsvenskan match against IFK Norrköping on 21 September 2019.
On 19 July 2022, Ali joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a three-year contract.
On 18 September 2025, Ali signed a three-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.
International career Ali represented Sweden at youth international level.
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.
He was one of twenty-six Iraqi players selected by Jesús Casas to compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Personal life Born in Sweden, Ali is of Iraqi Arab descent.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÖrebro SK2019Allsvenskan3000——302020Allsvenskan22040——2602021Allsvenskan27010——2802022Superettan6000——60Total5805000—630SC Heerenveen2022–23Eredivisie5010—10702023–24Eredivisie15010——1602024–25Eredivisie6010—1080Total26030—20310Pogoń Szczecin2025–26Ekstraklasa16200——1622026–27Ekstraklasa7010——80Total23210——242Career total10729000201182
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIraq2023402024141202560202650Total291
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ali goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Hussein AliNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 June 2024 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq 1–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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