Bashar Abdullah
Personal information
Full name Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz
Date of birth (1977-10-12) 12 October 1977
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987–1994 Al-Salmiyah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2010 Al-Salmiyah 543 (97)
1998–1999 → Al-Hilal (loan) (2)
2000 → Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) (loan)
2001–2002 → Al Rayyan (loan) 16 (8)
2002–2003 → Al Ain FC (loan) 1
2004–2005 → Al Kuwait (loan) (5)
2010–2011 Al Kuwait (2)
International career
1996–2018 Kuwait 134 (75)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz (Arabic: بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز; born 12 October 1977) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part included winning two Gulf Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup and coming second in the Arab Cup and Asian Olympics. He was also in the national team that reached the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also helped his club Al-Salmiyah win the league three times and Emir Cup once.

On 26 November 2015, he announced his retirement Friendly match on January 13, 2016, between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.[1]

On 25 May 2018, he came back to play a testimonial match for Kuwait against Egypt.[2]

Club career statistics

Club Season League Kuwait Emir Cup Kuwait Crown Prince Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Champions Cup GCC Champions League Al-Khurafi Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Salmiya 1994–95 KPL 9—
1995–96 43—
1996–97 4—
1997–98 105—
1998–99 01—
1999–2000 182
2000–01 101
2001–02 0
2002–03 524
2003–04 2
2005–06 12425
2006–07 102341[lower-alpha 1]
2007–08 10112—
2007–08 10—
2007–08 10—
2008–09 1—
2009–10 0—2[lower-alpha 2]
Total 9716241008123161
Kuwait 2004–05 KPL 50162—1——
2009–10 101—51———
2010–11 100—————
Total 7026251100013
Career total 10416263118120174
  1. ↑ Goals in Super ALHassawi
  2. ↑ Goals in Kuwait Federation Cup

International career

He obtained 134 international caps with his national team, thus entering the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.[3]

International goals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "السالمية الكويتي يستضيف الهلال السعودي في مهرجان اعتزال بشار عبدالله". Kooora (in Arabic). 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "وداعاً بشار عبد الله". alqabas (in Arabic). 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Hussain Mohammed; Roberto Mamrud. "Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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