Iqbal Hussain


Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain, more commonly known as Iqbal Hussain is a Singaporean professional footballer who last played as a winger or striker for the Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Gombak United

Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games in the 2012 S.League.

LionsXII

In 2013, Iqbal joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season.

Young Lions

Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, Iqbal was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club.

Hougang United

In 2016, Iqbal joined Hougang United. Although he did not have much playing time
due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016. In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season. However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season. After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season.

Trials at Sukhothai

Iqbal went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side, Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute.

Geylang International

Iqbal signed for the Eagles for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team.

Chennai City

Iqbal became the first Singaporean to play in the I-League when he signed for Chennai City in December 2020. In the final game of the season, Iqbal scored the winner in the 94th minute to help his team finish 2-1 winners over already relegated NEROCA for his 3rd goal in 3 games. He scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 10 games to help his team starve off relegation.

Balestier Khalsa

After a great stint with the I-League side Chennai City in India, Iqbal returned to his home country and signed for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa for the remainder of the 2021 season. He made his first start for the Tigers in a 3–2 loss to developmental side Young Lions.

Returned to Geylang International

After a year of being a free agent, Iqbal re-joined his former club, Geylang International for the 2023 season.

International career

Iqbal was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Iqbal represented Singapore U23 at the 2014 Asian Games.
Iqbal was called up to the senior team in July 2013. However, he made his senior international debut in the 35th minute of a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014.
He earned the last of his seven Lions caps in 2019.
On 12 September 2023, Iqbal returns to the Singapore squad and was on the starting line up against Chinese Taipei making his first cap since 2019. He had earned praises for his performance throughout the match.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct.
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

Honours

LionsXII
Singapore