Warsama Hassan Houssein (born 17 March 1999) is a Djiboutian professional footballer who plays for Arta/Solar7 and the Djibouti national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Warsama Hassan Houssein[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Djibouti, Djibouti[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arta/Solar7 | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2015–2019 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Seraing | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sereď | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sliema Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Arta/Solar7 | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Djibouti | 18 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:10, 10 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Djibouti, Hassan joined the Standard Liège youth system in 2007.[2] In 2015, he moved to Genk, playing in the club's academy for four years.[2] On 2 January 2019, Hassan signed for Belgian First Amateur Division club Seraing on a two-year contract.[2]
In October 2020 Hassan joined Sereď of the Slovak Fortuna Liga. With the move he became the first player from Djibouti to sign for a top-flight club in Europe.[3] It was announced in August 2021 that Hassan had signed for Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers on a one-year contract with a club option for an additional year.[4]
International career
Hassan previously represented Belgium at under-15 and under-16 levels.[2] In 2014 he made three friendly appearances for the U15 side, two against Turkey and one against Italy.[5] In April 2016 he made one under-17 appearance in a friendly against the Czech Republic.[6] Hassan made his senior debut for Djibouti in a 2–1 FIFA World Cup qualification win against Eswatini on 4 September 2019.[7]
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Djibouti's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2021 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Niger | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2022 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 26 August 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Sudan | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2022 African Nations Championship qualification |
| Last updated 30 August 2022 | ||||||
International career statistics
- As of match played 2 September 2022.[7]
| Djibouti national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 2 |
References
External links
- Warsama Hassan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Warsama Hassan at Soccerway