Hamid Ismail

Hamid Ismail

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Personal information
Full name	Hamid Ismaeil Hassan Khaleefa Hamid
Date of birth	(1987-09-12) 12 September 1987
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Height
Position(s)	Right Back / Utility
Team information
Current team	Al Rayyan
Number	12
Youth career
1998–2000	Al Sadd
2000–2004	Al-Arabi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Al-Arabi	74	(0)
2009–	Al Rayyan	47	(7)
2014	→Al Sadd SC (Loan)
International career‡
2008–2011	Qatar U23	5	(3)
2008–	Qatar	49	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05 8 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2012

Hamid Ismail Khalifa¹ is a Qatari footballer who can play at right back and on the right wing. He currently plays for Qatari club Al Sadd, on loan from Al Rayyan of the Qatar Stars League and the Qatar national football team.

Club career

Ismail joined Al Rayyan in the 2009 winter transfer window. He has been used mostly as a Utility Player, usually playing as a right back but has also started some matches as a winger, midfielder and striker. In 2011, he renewed his contract with Al Rayyan for 3 years, despite interest from El Jaish SC.

Ismail was elected for the Best Player Award by the QFA for the 2010/11 season along with three others, but eventually lost out to Bakari Koné.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011

Club	Season	League	League		Cup1		League Cup2		Continental3		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Arabi	2003–04	QSL	1	0
	2004–05		19	0
	2005–06		0	0
	2006–07		9	0
	2007–08		21	0
	2008–09		24	0
	Total		74	0
Al Rayyan	2009–10	QSL	19	4
	2010–11		19	2
	2011–12
	Total		38	6
Career total			112	6

¹Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

²Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

International career

Since 2008, Ismail has played for the Qatar U23 side managing 3 goals in 5 international games. He played at the Khaleeji Olympic Cup where he was awarded best player of the tournament and the top scorer as well. In 2008, after good performances at club he was called up the Qatar national side. In December 2010 he was included in Bruno Metsu's 23 players to represent Qatar at home in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He started the opening game against Uzbekistan in the Khalifa International Stadium where Qatar lost 2–0.

Honours

• Sheikh Jassem Cup
  • Winner (1): 2008
• Emir of Qatar Cup
  • Winner (2): 2010 – 2011
• Khaleeji Olympic Cup
  • Winner (1): Best Player
• Khaleeji Olympic Cup
  • Winner (1): Top Scorer

Personal

Ismail comes from a footballing family. His father is a former football player, both of his brothers play for Qatari clubs, and his two sisters are members of the Qatar women's national football team. He is nicknamed "Hamoudi" by his family.

Ismail's future plans were to become a legal consultant, but he was no longer able to study full-time due to his football career.

References

Note

• This is an Arabic patronymic name, there is no surname.

External links

• Hamid Ismail at footballzz.co.uk
• Hamid Ismail at National-Football-Teams.com