Hassan Al Haidos
Encyclopedia
Hassan Al Haidous is a Qatar
i footballer
who plays as a striker
for Al Sadd, as well as the Qatar national team
.
, including a 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualifying match against Bahrain on 10 September 2008. He generally plays as a midfielder for his national team, whereas he plays as a striker for his club, Al Sadd.
after the match.
Haidous scored one of the winning penalty kicks in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk
in the 2011 AFC Champions League
, with the ball reflecting from the top post into the goal. The win saw Al Sadd break the 5-year dominance of the East Asia
countries in the competition, and bring the trophy back to Qatar for the first time since 1988.
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
i footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for Al Sadd, as well as the Qatar national team
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
.
International career
Haidous has made several appearances for the senior Qatar national football teamQatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
, including a 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifying match against Bahrain on 10 September 2008. He generally plays as a midfielder for his national team, whereas he plays as a striker for his club, Al Sadd.
Al Sadd
Haidous has been playing for Al Sadd since he was a teenager. In a league match against Al-Khor, in the 2011-12 season of the Qatar Stars League, Haidous scored from a thunderous shot barely inside the box, and also scored another goal later in the match, although it was ruled out as an own goalOwn goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
after the match.
Haidous scored one of the winning penalty kicks in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...
in the 2011 AFC Champions League
2011 AFC Champions League
The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title...
, with the ball reflecting from the top post into the goal. The win saw Al Sadd break the 5-year dominance of the East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
countries in the competition, and bring the trophy back to Qatar for the first time since 1988.