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My Take
What hooks me about Hussein Ali is the geography of his identity: born in Malmö, Sweden, yet pulling on the Iraq national-team shirt as a right-back. That kind of dual-heritage path always carries an extra weight of meaning on the pitch, and I respect players who choose to represent the roots that made them. Grinding it out at Pogoń Szczecin in Poland's Ekstraklasa, he is building a career one disciplined performance at a time rather than chasing hype. Full-backs rarely get headlines, but the relentless up-and-down workers like him are the ones I quietly admire and want to keep watching grow.
Overview
Hussein Haydar Hussein Ali (Arabic: حُسَيْن عَلِيّ; born 1 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Iraq national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hussein Ali
- Name (Japanese)
- フセイン・アリ
- Reading
- ふせいん・あり
- Born
- March 1, 2002 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.