Hassan Al-Haydos


Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
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Club career

Al-Haydos started playing football for Al Sadd at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen. He had support and guidance early on from Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari.
He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk in the 2011 AFC Champions League, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the representative for Asia. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and Kashiwa Reysol, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3.
He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes from a panel of analysts, coaches and administrators.

International career

Al-Haydos made his debut for the Qatar Olympic team in 2007, coming off the bench to score a late goal against Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifiers in order to help his team salvage a 2–1 win. He featured in two other matches in the competition, one against Saudi Arabia, and one against Vietnam, where he scored a goal; both as second-half substitutes. He also played a large part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifiers as the captain, scoring a goal against India in the preliminary stage. He played all the matches in the group stage, scoring a goal against Oman, and one against Saudi Arabia after being set up by Saleh Badr to give Qatar a 2–1 win and hope for qualifying for the Olympics. He won the Man of the Match award.
Al-Haydos made his debut for the senior Qatar national team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain on 10 September 2008.
Al Haydos participated in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2019 Copa América as part of Qatar national team's preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On November 20, 2022, Al Haydos played his first ever World Cup match against Ecuador, which was also Qatar's first ever match in the competition.
After winning 2 Asian Cups as captain, in 2019 and 2023, Al Haydos announced his retirement from International football on March 16, 2024. He made 183 appearances and scored 41 goals for the national side, making him the most capped Qatari footballer ever and one of the highest top scorers.
In July 2025, Al-Haydos returned to the Qatar national team and participated in the team's training camp in Europe to prepare for the AFC third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

International

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
–30 December 2008Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar2–15–2Unofficial friendly
1.13 October 2013Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar2–06–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.6 October 2014Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar2–03–0Friendly
3.23 November 2014King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1–13–122nd Arabian Gulf Cup
4.19 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia1–11–22015 AFC Asian Cup
5.28 August 2015Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–04–0Friendly
6.3 September 2015Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar4–015–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.3 September 2015Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar15–015–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.17 November 2015Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.17 November 2015Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.24 March 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.25 August 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–03–0Friendly
12.25 August 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–03–0Friendly
13.6 October 2016Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea1–12–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.11 October 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.14 June 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–03–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.14 June 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–23–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.23 August 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–02–1Friendly
18.23 August 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar2–02–1Friendly
19.10 October 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–2Friendly
20.29 December 2017Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait1–01–123rd Arabian Gulf Cup
21.11 September 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–03–0Friendly
22.12 October 2018Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–04–3Friendly
23.19 November 2018Kehrwegstadion, Eupen, Belgium1–02–2Friendly
24.31 December 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–11–2Friendly
25.29 January 2019Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates3–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup
26.5 September 2019Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.2 December 2019Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–14–224th Arabian Gulf Cup
28.13 November 2020BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria1–01–1Friendly
29.27 March 2021Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary1–12–1Friendly
30.27 March 2021Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary2–12–1Friendly
31.7 June 2021Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
32.13 July 2021BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States3–23–32021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33.6 December 2021Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar3–03–02021 FIFA Arab Cup
34.27 September 2022Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria2–12–2Friendly
35.23 October 2022La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain1–02–0Friendly
36.23 October 2022La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain2–02–0Friendly
37.7 September 2023Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar1–11–2Friendly
38.16 November 2023Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–08–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.22 January 2024Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–02023 AFC Asian Cup
40.29 January 2024Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar1–12–12023 AFC Asian Cup
41.3 February 2024Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar1–01–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Al Sadd
Qatar
Individual