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13 / Iraq · 1986–2002Laith Hussein
Caps · Iraq
96
Goals · Iraq
45
Life
1968
Clubs
Al-Zawra'a SC, Al-Karkh SC, Al-Rayyan
#13
Editorial rank of 33 for Iraq
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
The story Iraqis still tell is that Barcelona came looking after he scored in the 2-0 win over Spain at the 1989 World Youth Championship, and that Saddam Hussein refused to let him leave, which is how a talent like that spent his prime in Baghdad, Doha and Beirut. Career record: 96 caps and 45 goals for Iraq; club career at Al-Zawra'a SC, Al-Karkh SC, Al-Rayyan.
Career record
| 1983–1986 | Al-Zawra'a SC |
| 1986–1990 | Al-Karkh SC |
| 1993–1997 | Al-Rayyan |
| Iraq | 96 caps, 45 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Iraq checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · Iraq checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
Iraq legends whose careers overlapped Hussein's
Around Hussein in the almanac
One rank above: Haris Mohammed at #12.
One rank below: Mahdi Karim at #14.
Iraq's editorial top five: Ahmed Radhi · Hussein Saeed · Nashat Akram · Younis Mahmoud · Adnan Dirjal.