Iqbal Hussain


Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward for S.League club Hougang United FC.

Club career

Gombak United

Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games.

LionsXII

He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.

Young Lions

Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.

Hougang United

In 2016, he joined Hougang United FC.
Although he did not have much playing time
due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016. In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season. However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season. After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.

Sukhothai F.C.

He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute.

Geylang International

He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 season and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team.

International career

Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
Iqbal Hussain was called up to the senior team on July 2013.
Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.
He made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct.

U19 International caps

U23 International goals

Honours

Club

LionsXII
Singapore