Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. 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. Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.

Saeed scored his debut goal during his fourth appearance for the national team against Indonesia in the 1977 Merdeka Tournament. His first hat-trick was recorded in a friendly match against Algeria on 21 February 1978, where Iraq secured a 3–0 victory. 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.

Goals

Iraq scores listed first. * indicates 27 non-FIFA goals + International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 4 17 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Indonesia 2–0 1977 Merdeka Tournament2 8 25 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Thailand 5–0 1977 Merdeka Tournament3 9 28 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur South Korea 1–1 1977 Merdeka Tournament4 1221 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Algeria 3–0 Friendly567 14 27 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad North Korea 1–0 Friendly8 2020 July 1978 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Singapore 3–0 1978 Merdeka Tournament91011 26 12 December 1978 Bangkok China 2–0 1978 Asian Games12 29 18 December 1978 Bangkok Kuwait 3–0 1978 Asian Games13 30 20 December 1978 Bangkok India 3–0 1978 Asian Games14 33 7 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Finland 2–0 Friendly15 34 9 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad East Germany 1–1 Friendly163512 February 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad East Germany 2–1 Friendly17183623 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Bahrain 4–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup1920213726 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Qatar 2–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup222339 3 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad United Arab Emirates 5–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup24405 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Oman 7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup25262728* 44 16 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Jordan 4–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers29* 4728 March 1980 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad South Yemen 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers30*31* 50 21 July 1980 Republican Stadium, Kiev Costa Rica 3–0 1980 Summer Olympics3254 8 February 1981 Amman Jordan 2–0 Friendly3355 8 March 1981 Fez Morocco 1–1 Friendly3456 18 March 1981 Riyadh Qatar 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers35* 60 4 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad East Germany 1–1 Friendly36 61 7 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad South Korea 3–0 Friendly3762 10 March 1982 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad South Korea 1–1 Friendly38* 63 20 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Oman 4–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup39* 6422 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Bahrain 3–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup40*41* 65 24 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia 1–2 6th Arabian Gulf Cup42* 67 30 March 1982 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 1–0 6th Arabian Gulf Cup4369 21 November 1982 New Delhi Burma 4–0 1982 Asian Games447023 November 1982 New Delhi Nepal 3–0 1982 Asian Games454671 3 December 1982 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Kuwait 1–0 1982 Asian Games47* 78 7 October 1983 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Bahrain 2–1 1984 Summer Olympic qualifiers4880 27 February 1984 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Egypt 2–1 Friendly498211 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Oman 2–1 7th Arabian Gulf Cup50518417 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Saudi Arabia 4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup5253548622 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Kuwait 3–1 7th Arabian Gulf Cup5556* 92 26 April 1984 Singapore Malaysia 2–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualifiers57* 9418 May 1984 Amman, Jordan Jordan 2–3 1985 Arab Nations Cup qualifiers58*59* 95 30 July 1984 Harvard Stadium, Boston Canada 1–1 1984 Summer Olympics60* 97 3 August 1984 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis Yugoslavia 2–4 1984 Summer Olympics61* 9815 March 1985 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Lebanon 6–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers62*63* 9918 March 1985 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Lebanon 6–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers64*65100 29 March 1985 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Jordan 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers66* 102 8 September 1985 King Fahd Stadium, Taif Saudi Arabia 1–3 Friendly6710420 September 1985 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai United Arab Emirates 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers6869108 29 November 1985 King Fahd Stadium, Taif Syria 3–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers70* 110 3 February 1986 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Denmark 2–0 Friendly71114 21 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu Oman 4–0 1986 Asian Games72115 25 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, Daegu United Arab Emirates 1–2 1986 Asian Games73* 118 8 April 1987 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Bahrain 3–1 Friendly74* 11917 April 1987 Amman Jordan 2–1 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers75*76* 120 24 April 1987 Kuwait City Jordan 2–0 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers77* 123 11 December 1987 Doha Qatar 3–1 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers78 133 10 February 1989 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Qatar 2–2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Hat-tricks Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition 1 21 February 1978 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Algeria 3 – (29', 41', 57') 3–0 Friendly 2 20 July 1978 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Singapore 3 – (50', 57', 76') 3–0 1978 Merdeka Tournament 3 23 March 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Bahrain 3 – (44', 88', 90') 4–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup 4 5 April 1979 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Oman 4 – (30', 32', 40', 86') 7–0 5th Arabian Gulf Cup 5 17 March 1984 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Saudi Arabia 3 – (57', 70', 84') 4–0 7th Arabian Gulf Cup

Statistics

+ Goals by yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIraq1976201977831978201019791014198011419816319821612198351198418131985119198683198775198850198951199040Total13778

+Goals by competitionCompetitionGoalsArabian Gulf Cup22Friendlies17Summer Olympics qualifiers11FIFA World Cup qualification10Asian Games9Merdeka Tournament6Summer Olympics3Total78

+ Goals by opponent Opponent Goals 8 8 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Total78

See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

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