{{short description|Bahraini footballer}} {{other uses|Hoseyn Ali (disambiguation)}} {{Redirect|Husain Abdulla|the American football player|Husain Abdullah}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Husain Ali | image = | fullname = Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Jidhafs, Bahrain | height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = 1983–1993 | youthclubs1 = Jidhafs | years1 = 1996–1998 | years2 = 1998–2004 | years3 = 2005 | years4 = 2005–2006 | years5 = 2006–2008 | years6 = 2008–2014 | years7 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Jidhafs Club | clubs2 = Al-Muharraq | clubs3 = Al-Rayyan | clubs4 = Al-Gharrafa | clubs5 = Umm-Salal | clubs6 = Al-Muharraq | clubs7 = Al-Shabab | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = | caps6 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = | goals4 = | goals5 = | goals6 = | nationalyears1 = 1998–2013 | nationalteam1 = Bahrain | nationalcaps1 = 117 | nationalgoals1 = 33 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = 9 September 2014 }}
'''Husain Ali Ahmed Abdulla''' ({{langx|ar|حُسَيْن عَلِيّ أَحْمَد عَبْد الله}}; born 31 December 1981) is a Bahraini retired football player known as '''Husain Pelé'''. He last played for Al-Shabab of Bahrain and was a former player for the Bahrain national team. He was top goal scorer in the Bahrain Premier League in 1998 and 2003 with 16 and 18 goals respectively.
==International career== Husain Ali made his international debut as a 16-year-old on 3 October 1998 against Sudan national team and has since earned 101 appearances, thus entering FIFA's century club.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Century Club|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub160714_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020080204/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub160714_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> He was Bahrain's all-time top scorer with 33 goals,<ref name="husain ali rsssf">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ha-ahmed-intlg.html |title=Hussain Ali Ahmed - Goals in International Matches. He was also the only player to be in a FIFA game as he played for al Naser before. |author=László Földesi |website=RSSSF |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref> before being surpassed by Ismail Abdul-Latif.
===International goals=== <ref name="husain ali rsssf"/> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || rowspan=3|21 June 2001 || rowspan=3|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia || rowspan=3|{{fb|MAS}} || {{center|2–2}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |4–2 || rowspan=3|2001 Merdeka Tournament |- | 2. || {{center|3–2}} |- | 3. || {{center|4–2}} |- | 4. || 16 October 2001 || Bangkok, Thailand || {{fb|THA}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|1–1}} || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 5. || 21 October 2001 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|IRI}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|3–1}} || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 6. || 27 January 2002 || Riyadh, Saudi Arabia || {{fb|UAE}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || 15th Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 7. || rowspan=2|28 December 2002 || rowspan=2|Kuwait || rowspan=2|{{fb|JOR}} || {{center|1–1}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |2–1 || rowspan=2|2002 Arab Nations Cup |- | 8. || {{center|2–1}} |- | 9. || 19 September 2003 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|LIB}} || {{center|4–1}} || {{center|4–3}} || Friendly |- | 10. || 10 October 2003 || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia || {{fb|MYA|1974}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|3–1}} || 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 11. || 20 October 2003 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|MYA|1974}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|4–0}} || 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 12. || rowspan=2|22 October 2003 || rowspan=2|Manama, Bahrain || rowspan=2|{{fb|MAS}} || {{center|1–0}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |3–1 || rowspan=2|2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 13. || {{center|3–1}} |- | 14. || 26 May 2004 || Beirut, Lebanon || {{fb|LIB}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|2–2}} || Friendly |- | 15. || 31 May 2004 || Dubai, UAE || {{fb|UAE}} || {{center|3–1}} || {{center|3–2}} || Friendly |- | 16. || 9 June 2004 || Arad, Bahrain || {{fb|KGZ}} || {{center|4–0}} || {{center|5–0}} || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 17. || 5 July 2004 || Bangkok, Thailand || {{fb|THA}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|2–0}} || Friendly |- | 18. || 17 July 2004 || Beijing, China || {{fb|CHN}} || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|2–2}} || 2004 AFC Asian Cup |- | 19. || 25 July 2004 || Jinan, China || {{fb|IDN}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|3–1}} || 2004 AFC Asian Cup |- | 20. || 2 September 2004 || Arad, Bahrain || {{fb|PLE}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|1–0}} || Friendly |- | 21. || 8 September 2004 || Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan || {{fb|KGZ}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 22. || 1 December 2004 || Riffa, Bahrain || {{fb|FIN}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|1–2}} || 2004 Bahrain P.M. Cup |- | 23. || 3 December 2004 || Riffa, Bahrain || {{fb|LAT}} || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|2–2}} || Friendly |- | 24. || 14 December 2004 || Doha, Qatar || {{fb|KUW}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|1–1}} || 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 25. || 2 February 2005 || Doha, Qatar || {{fb|LIB}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || Friendly |- | 26. || rowspan=2|25 March 2005 || rowspan=2|Pyongyang, North Korea || rowspan=2|{{fb|PRK}} || {{center|1–0}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |2–1 || rowspan=2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 27. || {{center|2–0}} |- | 28. || 3 August 2005 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|TKM}} || {{center|3–0}} || {{center|5–0}} || Friendly |- | 29. || 7 August 2005 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|IRQ|2004}} || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|2–2}} || Friendly |- | 30. || 17 August 2005 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|PRK}} || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|2–3}} || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 31. || 22 February 2006 || Manama, Bahrain || {{fb|AUS}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|1–3}} || 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 32. || rowspan=2|26 August 2009 || rowspan=2|Manama, Bahrain || rowspan=2|{{fb|KEN}} || {{center|1–0}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |2–1 || rowspan=2|Friendly |- | 33. || {{center|2–1}} |}
==See also== * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=580}}
{{Bahrain Squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Bahrain squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}}
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