 Al-Dhabit withDhofar in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait Al-Noobi | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-10-15)15 October 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Salalah, Oman | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Dhofar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Dhofar | 165 | (81) |
| 2002–2002 | Baniyas | 30 | (19) |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Sadd | 8 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Dhofar | 23 | (2) |
| 2005 | Al-Jahra | 8 | (2) |
| 2005–2015 | Dhofar | 210 | (105) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2014 | Oman | 102 | (43) |
| 2008– | Oman Beach Soccer | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait Al-Noobi (Arabic:هَانِي الضَّابِط فَرَج بَيْت النُّوبِيّ; born 15 October 1979), commonly known asHani Al-Dhabit, is an Omani former professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder.[1] He also played for theOman national team.
Hani Al-Dhabit is a long-time veteran of the most successful sports club in Oman,Dhofar S.C.S.C. and was in the squad for over 10 years. He was the captain of Dhofar and wore the number 14 jersey, as he had previously worn throughout his career with the national team.
He also played for various clubs in GCC; for exampleBaniyas SC of theUnited Arab Emirates,Al Sadd SC of Qatar, andAl Jahra SC of Kuwait.
He played for theOman national football team from 1998 to 2008 and was the captain of the team in 2002 and 2003. His most successful season for the national team was during 2001–02, and he was the world's leading goalscorer in international matches in 2001.[2]
Al-Dhabit made appearances in the14th Arabian Gulf Cup, the15th Arabian Gulf Cup, the16th Arabian Gulf Cup and the17th Arabian Gulf Cup.
In the14th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1998, despite his young age, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw againstBahrain. In the tournament, Oman finished at the fourth place with four points from one win and one draw.[3]
He first showed his talent during the 15th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2002 scoring five goals, a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over the powerhouse 9-time competition winners, a goal in a 1–2 loss againstQatar and another in a 1–1 draw againstBahrain. At the end of the competition, he was awarded the "Top Goal Scorer" award.[4] In the tournament, Oman finished at the fifth place with four points from one win and one draw.[5]
Although not being successful in scoring any goals in both the16th Arabian Gulf Cup and the17th Arabian Gulf Cup, he still made many appearances and was handed the captain's band once again in the16th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2003–04.[6] This time Al-Dhabit led Oman to its most successful position ever yet in theArabian Gulf Cup competition, reaching the final four round for the first time with eight points from two wins and two draws.
During the17th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004, he was not assigned captaincy by Czech coach Milan Macala. He was featured widely as a substitute, but still received an adequate amount of playing time, and scored a goal in the penalty-kick shootout during the final in which Oman lost to the hostsQatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensationAli Al-Habsi missed a penalty.Qatar won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 at the normal time.Amad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the competition with a total of four goals.[7][8]
Al-Dhabit scored five goals in the qualification for the2004 AFC Asian Cup,[9] one in a 7–0 win overNepal,[10] a brace in a 6–0 win overVietnam,[11] other in a 3–1 win overSouth Korea[12] and another in a 2–0 win overVietnam[13] hence helping his team to qualify for the2004 AFC Asian Cup. In the tournament, Oman won four points in a 2–0 win overThailand[14] and a 2–2 draw againstIran[15] and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.[16]
Al-Dhabit made fourteen appearances in2002 FIFA World Cup qualification and represented the national team in2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
He scored eleven goals in2002 FIFA World Cup qualification,[17] five goals in a 12–0 win overLaos,[18] a brace in the return leg in a 7–0 win overLaos,[19] a brace in a 7–0 win overPhilippines[20] and another in a 2–2 draw against theUnited Arab Emirates.[21] During the qualifications, Oman had scored some of the most goals in the shortest period of time, with the largest margin wins in the team's history. Many of the goals were scored by Al-Dhabit.
After eventually being knocked out of qualification, Al-Dhabit had scored a total of 11 goals in 4 matches out of the 12 matches Oman had played. In one match, he was on the brink of a doublehat-trick but unfortunately he couldn't. At the end of the year, he was awarded the 2001 Top Goal Scorer Award with a total of 22 international goals,[22] beatingSpain'sRaúl,England'sMichael Owen, andPortugal'sLuís Figo, becoming the firstOmani and only thirdArab, to win the title.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dhofar | 2003–04 | Omani League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Al-Jahra | 2004–05 | Kuwaiti Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Dhofar | 2004–05 | Oman Elite League | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 55 | |||||||
| Career total | 41 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 63 | |||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 July 1998 | Beirut, Lebanon |  Lebanon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1997 Pan Arab Games |
| 2 | 12 November 1998 | Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain |  Bahrain | 2–1 | 2–2 | 14th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 3 | 30 November 1998 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Hong Kong | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 4 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5 | 6–0 | |||||
| 6 | 8 December 1998 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Iran | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 7 | 10 December 1998 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  China | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 8 | 19 August 1999 | Amman, Jordan |  Syria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
| 9 | 29 October 2000 | Muscat, Oman |  Yemen | ?–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | ?–0 | |||||
| 11 | 31 October 2000 | Muscat, Oman | Yemen | ?–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 21 November 2000 | Muscat, Oman | Bahrain | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 13 | 25 February 2001 | Muscat, Oman |  Maldives | ?–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | ?–0 | |||||
| 15 | ?–0 | |||||
| 16 | 27 March 2001 | Muscat, Oman |  United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 17 | 30 April 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Laos | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 3–0 | |||||
| 19 | 4–0 | |||||
| 20 | 7–0 | |||||
| 21 | 8–0 | |||||
| 22 | 4 May 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Laos | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 6–0 | |||||
| 24 | 7 May 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Philippines | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 25 | 6–0 | |||||
| 26 | 18 May 2001 | Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria | Syria | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27 | 29 July 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Iraq | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 28 | 19 October 2001 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 | 25 December 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Syria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 30 | 30 December 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Macedonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 31 | 19 January 2002 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 3–1 | 15th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 32 | 2–0 | |||||
| 33 | 3–1 | |||||
| 34 | 23 January 2002 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Qatar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 15th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 35 | 28 January 2002 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–1 | 15th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 36 | 25 September 2003 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea |  Nepal | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 37 | 29 September 2003 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea |  Vietnam | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 38 | 5–0 | |||||
| 39 | 10 October 2003 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Jordan | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 40 | 21 October 2003 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  South Korea | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 41 | 24 October 2003 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 42 | 20 December 2003 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Estonia | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 43 | 24 April 2008 | Muscat, Oman |  Liberia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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