Iqbal Hussain

Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League side Chennai City FC.[3][4]

Iqbal Hussain

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain[1]
Date of birth	6 June 1993
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Chennai City F.C.
Number	45
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Gombak United	7	(3)
2013	LionsXII	1	(0)
2013–2015	Courts Young Lions	48	(9)
2016–	Hougang United	62	(12)
2020	Geylang International FC	14	(2)
2021—	Chennai City F.C.	0	(0)
National team^‡
2013–	Singapore U23
2013–	Singapore	7	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Singapore Sea Games Sea Games 2013 Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 Jan 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Club career

Gombak United

Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games.

LionsXII

He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.[5]

Young Lions

Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.[6]

Hougang United

In 2016, he joined Hougang United FC. Although he did not have much playing time due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016.[7] In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season.[8] However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season.[9] After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.

Sukhothai F.C.

He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute. [10]

Geylang International

He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 season [11] and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team. [12]

International career

Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

Iqbal Hussain was called up to the senior team on July 2013.

Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]

He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 Feb 2021. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gombak United	2012	7	2	3	1	1	0	—		11	3
	Total	7	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	11	3
Club	Season	Malaysia Super League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
LionsXII	2013[14]	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Young Lions	2013	19	2	1	0	3	1	—		23	3
	2014	25	4	-	-	-	-	—		25	4
	2015	4	2	-	-	-	-	—		4	2
	Total	44	8	1	0	3	1	0	0	52	9
Hougang United	2016	18	4	1	0	5	2	—		24	6
	2017	13	3	3	0	2	0	—		18	3
	2018	19	4	2	0	0	0	—		21	4
	2019	12	1	2	0	0	0	—		14	1
	Total	62	12	8	0	7	2	0	0	77	14
Geylang International	2020	14	2	0	0	0	0	—		14	2
	Total	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
Club	Season	I.League		FA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chennai City FC	2021	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career Total		128	24	12	1	11	3	0	0	155	28

• Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International Statistics

U19 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	31 October 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Macau	0-0 (draw)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2	2 November 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Australia	0-1 (lost)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3	4 November 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	China PR	0-11 (lost)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4	8 November 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Indonesia	0-3 (lost)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

U23 International goals

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2015	Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore	Cambodia	1-0	2-2	International Friendly

As of November 2016[15]

Singapore national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
2016	2	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League: 2013

International

Singapore

• Southeast Asian Games: Bronze 2013

References

1. "Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
2. "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
3. "Chennai City FC sign Singaporean striker Iqbal Hussain". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. "Iqbal gets I-league move". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
5. "Fazrul, Iqbal join LionsXII's Malaysia football adventure". AXrossTheLine. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
6. "LionsXII trio join Courts Young Lions". AXrossTheLine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
7. hermesauto (24 August 2016). "Football: Striker Iqbal Hussain, 23, called up for Lions friendly against Bahrain". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
8. "RETAINED: IQBAL HUSSAIN – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
9. "Hougang looking to end barren spell". The New Paper. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
10. "Sukothai deal fall thru last minute".
11. "Iqbal Hussain signed for Eagles".
12. "Match result - Geylang vs Young Lions".
13. Muhammad Yazid. "Six S.League players earn international debut". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
14. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
15. "Iqbal Hussain". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.