Saudi Arabia came into the 2011 Asian Cup as three-time champions and lost their opening game 2-1 in Al Rayyan on 9 January, with both Syrian goals scored by Al-Hussain. He won the Syrian Premier League with Al-Jaish in 2009-10, reached the last sixteen of the 2005 Under-20 World Cup, took fourth place at the 2004 Asian Under-19 Championship, and finished runner-up at the 2009 Nehru Cup, all inside 56 caps and 12 goals. Career record: club career at Al-Taawon, Erbil SC, Hatta Club.
| 2003–2006 | Hurriya SC |
| 2006–2010 | Al-wathbaa |
| 2010–2011 | Al-Karamah SC |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Taawon |
| 2012–2012 | Erbil SC |
| 2012–2013 | Dibba Club |
| 2013–2014 | Hatta Club |
| 2014–2015 | Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club |
| 2015–today | Al Ahed |
| 2015–2015 | Al-Riyadh SC |
Syria legends whose careers overlapped Al-Hussain's
One rank above: Mahmoud Al-Mawas at #7.
One rank below: Ahmad Al-Saleh at #9.
Syria's editorial top five: Omar Al-Somah · Omar Khribin · Firas Al-Khatib · Jehad Al-Hussain · Raja Rafe.