Hüseyin Kartal (footballer)

 Hüseyin Kartal  (born January 1, 1982, in Eğirdir) is a Turkish professional retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career
Kartal has played for Ankaragücü, Ankaraspor and Denizlispor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He joined in January 2009 to Kasımpaşa S.K. and left after three and a half years at Diyarbakırspor.

International career
Kartal appeared in two matches for the senior Turkey national football team. He made his debut as a last-minute substitute in a 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup match against the United States on 19 June 2003. His second appearance, against Cameroon two days later, also lasted only a minute! One of the shortest two-match international careers of all time.

Honours

 * Turkey
 * FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2003