Zaid Al-Hussaini

Zaid Al-Hussaini (Arabic: زيد الحسيني; born 7 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Witham Town. Born in England, he has represented Iraq at youth international level.

Zaid Al-Hussaini

Personal information
Full name	Zaid Al-Hussaini[1]
Date of birth	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Chelsea, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Witham Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2017	Bedfont & Feltham
2017	Chalfont St Peter	1	(0)
2018–2019	Derby County	0	(0)
2018	→ Gloucester City (loan)	2	(0)
2019	Potters Bar Town	2	(0)
2019	Hampton & Richmond Borough	0	(0)
2019	Staines Town	5	(0)
2020–2023	Crawley Town	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Weymouth (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	3	(0)
2022	→ Chippenham Town (loan)	3	(0)
2022	→ Maidstone United (loan)	0	(0)
2023	Farnborough	2	(0)
2024	Chesham United	1	(0)
2024–	Witham Town	1	(0)
International career
	Iraq U19
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:27, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

Al-Hussaini was born in Chelsea and grew up in Shepherd's Bush.^[2][3]

He joined Derby County in 2018, signing his first professional contract with the club, having previously played for the FFDTV Academy, Bedfont & Feltham^[4][5] and Chalfont St Peter.^[6][7][8] He joined Gloucester City on a one-month loan in November 2018,^[9] before leaving Derby County by mutual consent on 8 March 2019.^[10] He subsequently joined Potters Bar Town later that day.^[11] He made his debut for Potters Bar Town the following day, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Carshalton Athletic.^[12] He joined Hampton & Richmond Borough at the start of the following season prior to a spell at Staines Town.^[13][14][15]

He joined League Two club Crawley Town on a three-year contract starting on 1 August 2020.^[16][17][18]

On 4 December 2020, Al-Hussaini joined National League club Weymouth on a month-long loan.^[19][20] He made his debut for Weymouth on 8 December 2020 in a 3–2 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.^[2][21]

On 5 November 2021, Al-Hussaini signed for Chelmsford City on loan.^[22] The loan ended in January 2022.^[23] On 25 March 2022, Al-Hussaini joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the season.^[24] In November 2022 he joined Maidstone United on loan, but made no appearances before returning to Crawley.^[25]

He left Crawley by mutual consent on 27 February 2023.^[26]

On 14 March 2023, Al-Hussaini signed for Farnborough.^[27]

In November 2024, after playing for Chesham United, Al-Hussaini joined Witham Town.^[28]

International career

Born in England, Al-Hussaini is of Iraqi descent, having represented Iraq internationally at under-19 level.^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bedfont & Feltham	2016–17	CCL Premier Division	No data currently available
Chalfont St Peter	2017–18[8]	Southern League Division One East	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Derby County	2018–19[2]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gloucester City (loan)	2018–19[2]	National League South	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Potters Bar Town	2018–19[29]	Isthmian League Premier Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2019–20[2]	National League South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Staines Town	2019–20[30]	Isthmian League South Central Division	5	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	6	0
Crawley Town	2020–21[2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	2	0
	2021–22[2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23[2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Weymouth (loan)	2020–21[2]	National League	3	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	4	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2021–22[2]	National League South	3	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	4	0
Chippenham Town (loan)	2021–22[2]	National League South	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Maidstone United (loan)	2022–23[2]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Farnborough	2022–23[2]	National League South	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Career total			20	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	26	0

1. Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Appearance in FA Trophy