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Hussain Shareef
Maldivian footballer
Hussain Shareef (born 5 September 1998), is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dhivehi Premier League club, Maziya and the Maldives national team.
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| Full name | Hussain Shareef | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 25)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kinbidhoo, Maldives[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Maziya | |||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Maziya | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Maziya | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Maldives U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018– | Maldives | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||
Hussain Shareef joined Maziya Academy in 2015,[3] breaking through to the first team for the 2016 season.[citation needed]
Upon the departure of Maziya goalkeeper Mauro Boerchio,[4] Shareef made his club debut on 28 May 2018, in the 2018 Malé League against United Victory, keeping a chean sheet in the 2-0 win.[5]
On 11 March 2020, Shareef made his AFC Cup debut against Chennai City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India, in the 2–2 draw,[6][7] as their first choice Ovays Azizi was suspended after being cautioned in both legs of the 2020 AFC Cup play-offs against Bengaluru.[8]
In the 2020–21 season, Shareef kept 4 clean sheets in 5 Dhivehi Premier League games, conceding only one goal.[citation needed]
Shareef was first called up to the Maldives national team in November 2017, for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round game against Palestine.[9] He was also included in coach Petar Segrt's final 20-man squad[10][11] for the 2018 SAFF Championship but was an unused substitute throughout the tournament, in which the Maldives were the eventual winners.[12]
He made his senior international debut on 3 November 2018, in a 3–0 defeat against Malaysia.[13]
After making his debut for the senior national team, Shareef was selected in the Maldives under-23 national team for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in Saudi Arabia.[14]
Hussain Shareef married his girlfriend Aishath Layaal on 20 December 2020.
Club
- As of match played 24 August 2021
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | President's Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maziya | 2016 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Malé League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Premier League | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Malé League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Premier League | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
- All appearances in AFC Cup
International
- As of match played 26 March 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives U23 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| Maldives | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Maziya
Maldives
- "Hussain Shareef: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- Another golden opportunity for keeper Hussain at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:14 June 2021
- Golden opportunity for Keeper Hussain at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:15 June 2021
- Maziya terminates contract with their Italian goalie at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:14 June 2021
- Maziya qualifies for Dhivehi Premier League after defeating UV at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:15 June 2021
- Chennai 2-2 Maziya at The AFC. access date:14 June 2021
- AFC Cup 2020: Chennai 2-2 Maziya at The AFC Stats. access date:14 June 2021
- AFC Cup: Chennai equalized late against Maziya at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:15 June 2021
- Maldives squad finalized with Ashfaq and Keeper Hussain at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:14 June 2021
- "Maldives squad–SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018". FAM. 2 September 2018.
- "Maldives Squad". Twitter. SAFF. 7 September 2018.
- 2018 SAFF Championship: Maldives wins title after 10 years at Raajje.mv. access date:14 June 2021
- Maldives lose to Malaysia at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:14 June 2021
- U23 team finalized for qualifying at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date:14 June 2021
- Hussain Shareef at Global Sports Archive