Hussein Hassan

Hussein Hassan Amoyed Rasetim (born 5 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Karkh SC.

Club career
Hussein started his career at Al Karkh, he was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2022–2023 season. He renewed his contract at the end of the season to remain with the club.

The following season, Hassan managed to grab the number 1 spot at Al Karakh, appearing in 23 matches as the team finished in 15th place.

Youth level
Hassan first made a name for himself on the U18 level as Iraq won the u18 WAFF championship in 2021 where he saves two penalties in the shootout against Lebanon in the final.He was voted as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.

He then progressed to the U20 side, where he was the main goalkeeper in both the qualifiers and the tournament proper of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, where Iraq lost in the final to Uzbekistan. This result qualified Iraq to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he once again was the starting goalkeeper in the tournament. He kept a clean sheet against England following two group stage defeats which knocked Iraq out of the tournament.

Hussein progressed to the U23 side, where he was called up for the first time in January 2024. He made his debut in a 1-0 friendly win over Egypt. He was called up to the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and started all the games as Iraq finished 3rd in the tournament, qualifying them to the 2024 Olympic Games.

In June 2024, he was named in the final squad for the Olympic Games.

Senior Team
In June 2024,Hassan was called up to the Iraq's World Cup qualification squad to face Indonesia and Vietnam. He was an unused substitute as Iraq went on to win both games and finish top of their group.