Bashar Abdullah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Al-Salmiyah | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2010 | Al-Salmiyah | 543 | (97) |
| 1998–1999 | → Al-Hilal (loan) | (2) | |
| 2000 | → Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) (loan) | ||
| 2001–2002 | → Al Rayyan (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | → Al Ain FC (loan) | 1 | |
| 2004–2005 | → Al Kuwait (loan) | (5) | |
| 2010–2011 | Al Kuwait | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2018 | Kuwait | 134 | (75) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz (Arabic: بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز; born 12 October 1977) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the national team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once.
On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016, between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.[1]
On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.[2]
Club career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Kuwait Emir Cup | Kuwait Crown Prince Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | GCC Champions League | Al-Khurafi Cup | Other | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Salmiya | 1994–95 | KPL | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 4 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 0 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1[a] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | — | 2[b] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 97 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 161 | ||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 2004–05 | KPL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 104 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 174 | ||||||||||||
- ^ Goals in Super ALHassawi
- ^ Goals in Kuwait Federation Cup
International career[edit]
He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, thus entering the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.[3]
International goals[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
References[edit]
- ^ "السالمية الكويتي يستضيف الهلال السعودي في مهرجان اعتزال بشار عبدالله". Kooora (in Arabic). 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "وداعاً بشار عبد الله". alqabas (in Arabic). 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Hussain Mohammed; Roberto Mamrud. "Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
External links[edit]
- Bashar Abdullah at FIFA (archived)
- Bashar Abdullah at FBref.com
- Bashar Abdullah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bashar Abdullah at Soccerway.com
- Bashar Abdullah at Olympedia
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Kuwaiti men's footballers
- Kuwaiti expatriate men's footballers
- Kuwait men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Kuwait
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Al-Salmiya SC players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Al-Rayyan SC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Men's association football forwards
- Al Ain FC players
- Qatar Stars League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Footballers from Kuwait City
- Asian Games competitors for Kuwait
- Kuwait SC players
- Kuwait Premier League players
- Saudi Pro League players