{{short description|Bahraini footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hussain Ali Baba | image = Husain Baba.jpg | caption = Hussain Ali Baba in 2011 | fullname = Hussain Ali Baba Mohammed | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|11|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]] | height = {{height|m=1.84|precision=0}} | currentclub = [[Bahrain Riffa Club|Al Riffa]] | clubnumber = | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2005 | years3 = 2005–2007 | years4 = 2007–2008 | years5 = 2008 | years6 = 2009 | years7 = 2009 | years8 = 2010–2011 | years9 = 2011–2012 | years10 = 2012–2013 | years11 = 2013–2015 | years12 = 2015 | years13 = 2016–2017 | years14 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = [[Bahrain Riffa Club|Al Riffa]] | clubs2 = [[Al-Shamal Sports Club|Al-Shamal]] | clubs3 = [[Kuwait SC]] | clubs4 = [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] | clubs5 = [[Umm-Salal Sports Club|Umm-Salal]] | clubs6 = [[Al Salmiya Club|Al-Salmiya]] | clubs7 = [[Al-Shabab (UAE)|Al-Shabab]] | clubs8 = [[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]] | clubs9 = [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] | clubs10 = [[Kuwait SC]] | clubs11 = [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] | clubs12 = [[Al-Fateh SC]] | clubs13 = [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] | clubs14 = [[Bahrain Riffa Club|Al Riffa]] | caps1 = 30 | caps2 = 16 | caps3 = 15 | caps4 = 13 | caps5 = 7 | caps6 = 0 | caps7 = 1 | caps8 = 8 | caps9 = 2 | caps10 = 17 | caps11 = 22 | goals1 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | goals10 = 3 | goals11 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2016 | nationalteam1 = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] | nationalcaps1 = 112<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/alibaba-intl.html|title=Husain Ali Baba Mohamed - Century of International Appearances|website=RSSSF|date=21 August 2019}}</ref> | nationalgoals1 = 6 | pcupdate = 9 December 2014 (UTC) | ntupdate = 1 September 2016 | totalgoals = 16 }} '''Hussain Ali Baba Mohamed''' ({{langx|ar|حسين علي بابا}}; born 11 February 1982) is a former [[Bahrain]]i footballer who last played for [[Bahrain Riffa Club|Al Riffa]] and the [[Bahrain national football team]].
==Career== [[File:Samuel Eto'o - Inter Mailand (5).jpg|thumb|left|300px|upright|Hussain Ali Baba next to [[Samuel Eto'o]] during a friendly match between Bahrain and [[FC Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]].]] Baba first played for [[Bahrain Riffa Club|Al Riffa]] football club from 2003 to 2004 after which he switched to [[Qatar]]'s [[Al-Shamal Sports Club|Al-Shamal]] football club from 2004 till 2005. He then moved to [[Kuwait SC]] until 2007 when he joined [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] football club, where he scored twice, until 2008. From 2008 to 2009, he joined and left three clubs; [[Umm-Salal Sports Club|Umm-Salal]] in 2008, [[Al Salmiya Club|Al-Salmiya]] and [[Al-Shabab (UAE)]] clubs in 2009 respectively. In 2010, he joined [[Saudi Arabia]]'s [[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]] club until 2011. Following this, he joined [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] for a single season until 2012. In 2012, he played for [[Kuwait SC]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Baba Sign For Kuwait SC|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=148801|work=Goalzz|date= 9 January 2012 |access-date=9 January 2012 }}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7863/Husain_Ali_Baba.html|title=Ali Baba, Husain|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Goal!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- | 1. || 18 December 2003 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], Bahrain || {{fb|KEN}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|International Tournament]] |- | 2. || 6 November 2009 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], Bahrain || {{fb|TOG}} || align=center | '''4'''–1 || align=center | 5–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | 3. || 16 October 2010 || [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–6 || Friendly |- | 4. || 15 January 2013 || Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain || {{fb|IRQ}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | 5. || 2 November 2014 || Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain || {{fb|PRK}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–2 || Friendly |- | 6. || 8 September 2015 || [[Grand Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar|| {{fb|YEM}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}
==See also== * [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=7863}} * [http://www.kooora.com/?n=148801 Baba Sign For Kuwait SC]
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