Hussein Alaa Hussein

Hussein Alaa Hussein (Arabic: حسين علاء حسين, born August 4, 1987 in Bagdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player. He played with clubs in Asia and Africa. He currently plays for Shenzhen Ruby in China and usually plays in the Defender position.

Career

Hussein Alaa Hussein made his name as the star performer in Iraq’s U-17s side managed by Nasrat Nassir and was chosen the best player in Asian Championship qualifiers in Qatar Doha in 2002. His performances earned him an offer of a contract and a chance to gain UAE nationality to play for Al-Ain. The defender spent time in the Emirates having getting a visa through Iraqi coach Jamal Salih, then supervisor of the youth section at Al-Sharjah, but he returned to Iraq to continue his career. He had caught the eye playing for the club against a Russian club and Al-Karama of Syria.

Hussein joined Qingdao Jonoon in July 2009 and became the first Iraqi footballer in Chinese football league.He scored first goal for Qingdao on August 22, 2009 with 2-1 win over Changsha Ginde.

Honours ( Individual ]

• The most expensive contract player for Iraqi Premier league for the year 2011 .

• The first professional player to Iraqi and Arab plays and he plays and scoores 6 goals for Chinese Super League year 2010......
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