Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993), more commonly known as Iqbal Hussain is a Singaporean professional footballer who last played as a winger or striker for the Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team.
Club career Gombak United Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games in the 2012 S.League.
LionsXII In 2013, Iqbal 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, Iqbal 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, Iqbal joined Hougang United. 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.
Trials at Sukhothai Iqbal 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 Iqbal signed for the Eagles for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team.
Chennai City Iqbal became the first Singaporean to play in the I-League when he signed for Chennai City in December 2020.Chennai City FC players (A to Z) Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2021. In the final game of the season, Iqbal scored the winner in the 94th minute to help his team finish 2-1 winners over already relegated NEROCA for his 3rd goal in 3 games. He scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 10 games to help his team starve off relegation.
Balestier Khalsa After a great stint with the I-League side Chennai City in India, Iqbal returned to his home country and signed for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa for the remainder of the 2021 season. He made his first start for the Tigers in a 3–2 loss to developmental side Young Lions.
Returned to Geylang International After a year of being a free agent, Iqbal re-joined his former club, Geylang International for the 2023 season.
International career Iqbal was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.
Iqbal was called up to the senior team in July 2013. However, he made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.
He earned the last of his seven Lions caps in 2019.
On 12 September 2023, Iqbal returns to the Singapore squad and was on the starting line up against Chinese Taipei making his first cap since 2019. He had earned praises for his performance throughout the match.
Career statistics
Club
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ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingaporeLeague CupAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGombak United2012723110—113Total72311000113ClubSeasonMalaysiaSuper LeagueMalaysiaFA CupMalaysia CupAsiaTotalLionsXII2013100000—10Total1000000010ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingaporeLeague CupAsiaTotalYoung Lions20131921031—2332014254----—254201542----—42Total448103100529Hougang United20161841052—24620171333020—18320181942000—21420191212000—141Total62128072007714Geylang International20201420000—142Total142000000142ClubSeasonI.LeagueFA CupLeague CupAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChennai City FC20211030000—103Total103000000103ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingaporeLeague CupAsiaTotalBalestier Khalsa2021600000—60Total6000000060Geylang International20232360000—2362024–25131000000131Total367000000367Career Total18032901030019935
Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International statistics International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition4 12 Sept 2023 Bishan Stadium, Singapore 3-1 (win) Friendly
U19 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 31 October 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia 0–0 (draw) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification2 2 November 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia 0–1 (lost) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification3 4 November 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia 0–11 (lost) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification4 8 November 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia 0–3 (lost) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
U23 International goals No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 22 March 2015 Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore 1–0 2–2 International Friendly
Singapore national teamYearAppsGoals201410201620201830201910202310Total30
Honours LionsXII Malaysia Super League: 2013
Singapore Southeast Asian Games bronze medal: 2013
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