Hussam Abu Saleh


Hussam Abu Saleh is a retired Israeli-Palestinian footballer who played as a full back and winger.

Club career

Husam Abu Saleh is one of many Arab Israeli footballers playing their trade in the West Bank Premier League. Abu Saleh started his professional career with his hometown club Bnei Sakhnin F.C. He was part of a generation of players coached by Azmi Nassar that secured promotion to the Israeli Premier League, won the Israel State Cup, and participated in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup.
Abu Saleh left Bnei Sakhnin in 2006 to join up with Nassar at Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C., he scored 7 goals before moving the following season to Maccabi Ironi Tamra F.C. where he played alongside future Hilal Al-Quds teammate Haitham Dheeb. He joined Hilal Al-Quds in 2009 and was part of the side that won the 2011–12 Palestine Cup.

International career

He received his first call up to the Palestine in 2010 against Sudan. He has since played for Palestine at the 2010 WAFF Championship, 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
29 February 2012The Sevens Stadium, Dubai
1–0
2–0
Unofficial Friendly
1.28 June 2012King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if
1–1
2–2
2012 Arab Nations Cup
2.20 November 2012Amman International Stadium, Amman
2–0
2–1
Friendly
3.6 February 2013Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
2–2
4–2
Friendly

Honours

National team