Said Ali Hussein

Said Ali Hussein is a Somali-Dutch footballer who plays as attacker (association football) left winger for Dutch club Emplina and the Somalia national team.

Said Ali Hussein

Personal information
Full name	Said Ali Hussein
Date of birth	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Baidoa, Somalia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Emplina
Number	7
Youth career
	Avanti '31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Avanti '31
2021–	Emplina
International career‡
2019–	Somalia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 13 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:00, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Ali Hussein was born in Baidoa, Somalia. At the age of ten, Hussein moved to Schijndel, the Netherlands as a result of the Somali Civil War. After emigrating to the Netherlands, Saïd joined Avanti '31, making his debut for the first team at the age of 16. In the summer of 2018, Ali Hussein joined Den Bosch on trial, however ultimately stayed at Avanti '31.^[1] in 2021 he exchanged avanti for Emplina.

International career

On 9 December 2019, Ali Hussein made his debut for Somalia in a 2–0 loss against Uganda in the 2019 CECAFA Cup.^[2]