{{short description|Bahraini footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = A'ala Hubail | image = A'ala Hubail.jpg | caption = Hubail with [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] in 2006 | fullname = A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|aala-hubail/151376|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|06|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sitra]], Bahrain | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Forward (football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1998–2002 | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli]] | years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli]] | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2005–2007 | clubs2 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharrafa]] | caps2 = 63 | goals2 = 33 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm-Salal]] | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2009–2011 | clubs5 = [[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli]] | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[Al-Taliya Club|Al-Taliya]] | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 7 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = [[Sitra Club|Sitra]] | caps8 = | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2014–2017 | clubs9 = [[Manama Club (football)|Manama Club]] | caps9 = | goals9 = 4 | years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = [[Al Hala SC|Al Hala]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | totalcaps = 169+ | totalgoals = 73 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] | nationalcaps1 = 74 | nationalgoals1 = 26 }} '''A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail''' ({{langx|ar|علاء أحمد محمد حبيل}}; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].<ref>{{FIFA player|210417|Aala Hubail}}</ref> With the [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain national team]].

==2011 detention==

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On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother [[Mohamed Hubail|Mohamed]] (also a member of the national football team) were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis. A'ala Hubail, a trained paramedic, had attended demonstrations during the [[2011 Bahraini protests]] and had reportedly helped provide medical assistance. The day before his arrest A'ala Hubail had appeared on a chatshow programme on Bahrain state television in which he had been aggressively questioned and criticised.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/22/bahrain-counter-revolution-televised-athletes "In Bahrain, first, they came for the athletes" by Tahiyya Lulu at guardian.co.uk, 22 April 2011], accessed 24 April 2011</ref> Al-Ahli announced that the brothers had been dismissed from the club squad.<ref>[http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=303347 "Top sportsmen sacked for taking part in rallies", Gulf Daily News, 7 April 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702220537/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=303347 |date=2 July 2015 }}, accessed 24 April 2011</ref>

It was reported that he had received treatment in a military hospital after being [[Torture in Bahrain|tortured]] and that he may have suffered an injury to one of his feet.<ref>[http://ar.azadnegar.com/article/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%89 Azadnegar.com website, 10 April 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811162144/http://ar.azadnegar.com/article/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%89 |date=11 August 2011 }}, accessed 16 June 2011</ref>

On 23 June it was announced that Mohamed Hubail had been secretly tried and sentenced to two years in prison by the Bahraini special security court established under the martial law regime imposed in March 2011.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6696991/bahrain-player-mohammed-hubail-jailed-protesting-government "Bahrain player sentenced for protesting", ESPN (Sourced by the AP, 23 June 2011], accessed 24 June 2011</ref> A'ala Hubail's trial was reported to have begun in secret on 24 June 2011.

On 24 June FIFA, the world football governing body, announced that it had asked the Bahraini football authorities to provide information about cases of players detained during political protests. Following allegations of government interference in the sport after Mohammed Hubail's prison sentence and A'ala Hubail's trial and the suspension of over 150 athletes, coaches and referees for taking part in anti-government protests, Bahrain could face a ban from world soccer. Suspension by FIFA could prevent Bahrain participating in Asian Olympic Games qualifying round matches (due in September 2011). According to the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] in Geneva, the Bahraini trials appeared to bear the marks of political persecution and there were serious concerns that the due process rights of the defendants were not respected.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6700339/fifa-wants-details-detained-bahrain-players "FIFA wants info on Bahrain arrests", Associated Press report at ESPN Soccer website] 24 June 2011, accessed 24 June 2011</ref>

On 29 June 2011 the Bahrain News Agency reported that the Bahrain Defence Force military public prosecutor had announced that "defendants involved at medical and sport crimes" had been released, but trials would continue in accordance with Bahraini legal procedures.<ref>[http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/462877 "Announcement by the military prosecuter&#91;sic&#93;", Bahrain News Agency website, 29 June 2011], accessed 29 June 2011</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | || 12 December 2003 || [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|IRQ|1991}} || 2-2 || Draw || Friendly |- | || 18 February 2004 || [[Al Muharraq]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|SYR|1980}} || 2-1 || Won || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 18 February 2004 || [[Al Muharraq]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|SYR|1980}} || 2-1 || Won || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 9 June 2004 || [[Al Muharraq]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|KGZ}} || 5-0 || Won || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 9 June 2004 || [[Al Muharraq]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|KGZ}} || 5-0 || Won || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 9 June 2004 || [[Al Muharraq]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|KGZ}} || 5-0 || Won || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 25 July 2004 || [[Jinan]], [[China]] || {{fb|IDN}} || 3-1 || Won || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | || 30 July 2004 || [[Chengdu]], [[China]] || {{fb|UZB}} || 2-2 || Draw || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | || 30 July 2004 || [[Chengdu]], [[China]] || {{fb|UZB}} || 2-2 || Draw || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | || 3 August 2004 || [[Jinan]], [[China]] || {{fb|JPN}} || 3-4 || Lost || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | || 3 August 2004 || [[Jinan]], [[China]] || {{fb|JPN}} || 3-4 || Lost || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | || 23 December 2004 || [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || {{fb|KUW}} || 3-1 || Won || [[17th Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | || 8 November 2006 || [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|OMA}} || 1-1 || Draw || Friendly |- | || 24 January 2007 || [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]] || {{fb|QAT}} || 2-1 || Won || [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | || 24 January 2007 || [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]] || {{fb|QAT}} || 2-1 || Won || [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | || 30 June 2007 || [[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]] || {{fb|VIE}} || 3-5 || Lost || Friendly |- | || 21 October 2007 || [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|MAS}} || 4-1 || Won || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 6 February 2008 || [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|OMA}} || 1-0 || Won || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | || 26 March 2008 || [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|JPN}} || 1-0 || Won || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]] |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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