{{Short description|Kuwaiti footballer (born 1984)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hussain Fadhel | image = | full_name = Hussain Fadhel Ali | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|9}} | birth_place = [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait | height = 1.83 m | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1998–2003 | youthclubs1 = [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Qadsia]] | years1 = 2003–2017 | clubs1 = [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Qadsia]] | caps1 = 114 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2013–2016 | clubs2 = → [[Al-Wahda S.C.C.|Al-Wahda]] (loan) | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2015 | nationalteam1 = [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] | nationalcaps1 = 55 | nationalgoals1 = 4 }}
'''Hussain Fadhel''' (born 9 October 1984 in [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]] for [[Qadsia SC]] and the [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait national team]].
He played for Al Qadisiya in the [[2008 AFC Champions League]] group stages.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AFC Champions League |title=AFC Champions League 2008 MATCH SUMMARY |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=218&matchId=1261 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203191305/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=218&matchId=1261 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |date=12 March 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=the-afc.com |title=Official ACL Media Guide 2008 |url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/common/cms/afc/ACLMediaGuide2008_web.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220019/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/common/cms/afc/ACLMediaGuide2008_web.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=18 February 2010 }}</ref>
In August 2012, he went for trials to English club [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] but failed to get a work permit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Work Permit Appeals Unsuccessful|url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/work-permit-appeals-unsuccessful-331302.aspx|publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C.|access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref>
He has made several appearances for the [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait national team]], including four qualifying matches for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|296091}}</ref>
On 9 January 2015, Fadhel scored the first goal of the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]], scoring against host nation [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in the 8th minute of the match, though his team ended up losing 4–1. Fadhel was also the first player to be booked in the 2015 Asian Cup, receiving a yellow card in the 19th minute of the match.
He won the [[UAE League Cup]] in 2016
==International goals== :''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/34130.html |title=Yousef Naser Al-Sulaiman |publisher=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=2013-11-19 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:85%" ! No !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1.||[[Amman]], Jordan||{{fb|IRQ}}||2–0||Win||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- |2.||[[Kuwait City]], Kuwait||{{fb|KOR}}||1–1||Draw||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] |- |3.||[[Bangkok]], Thailand||{{fb|THA}}||3–1||Win||[[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- |4.||[[Melbourne]], Australia||{{fb|AUS}}||1–4||Lost||[[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=25371}}
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