Boualem Khoukhi vs Hassan Al-Haydos
Qatar against Qatar. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Boualem Khoukhi
Qatar · 2014–23 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Qatar
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 125 · 21 goals
- Clubs
- JSM Chéraga, Al-Arabi SC, Al Sadd Sports Club
A centre-back who kept arriving in the wrong box, he scored both goals against Jordan in the WAFF Championship final in Doha in January 2014, at 52 and 81 minutes, and ended the tournament as top scorer with six. He won the Asian Cup twice, in 2019 and 2023, added the 2014 Arabian Gulf Cup, made the 2019 Team of the Tournament, and stands past 130 caps and 21 goals for Qatar with league titles at Al Sadd. Career record: 125 caps and 21 goals for Qatar; club career at JSM Chéraga, Al-Arabi SC, Al Sadd Sports Club.
Hassan Al-Haydos
Qatar · 2011–24 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Qatar
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 183 · 41 goals
- Clubs
- Al Sadd Sports Club
On 20 November 2022 he led the hosts out against Ecuador, the opening match of a World Cup Qatar had waited twelve years to stage. Al-Haydos lifted the Asian Cup as captain in 2019 and again in 2023, retired in March 2024 as Qatar's most capped player on 188 appearances, and won eight league titles and the 2011 AFC Champions League with Al Sadd. Career record: 183 caps and 41 goals for Qatar; club career at Al Sadd Sports Club.
The verdict
The almanac puts Hassan Al-Haydos ahead by 2 rating points, 84 against 82.
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