Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Retired | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1994 | Al-Salmiyah | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2010 | Al-Salmiyah | ||
1998–1999 | → Al-Hilal (loan) | ||
2001–2002 | → Al Rayyan (loan) | ||
2002–2003 | → Al Ain FC (loan) | ||
2004–2005 | → Al Kuwait (loan) | ||
2010–2011 | Al Kuwait | ||
National team | |||
1996–2007 | Kuwait | 133 | (75) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Bashar Abdullah (born 12 October 1977) is a former Kuwaiti footballer. 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 Olympic 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 in January 13, 2016 between Al-Salmiya SC and Al-Hilal FC.
He obtained 133 international caps with his national team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. He also scored 75 international goals for Kuwait.