#4 Hussein Saeed (Iraq) - 78 goals
At number four, we have former IFA (Iraq Football Association) president Hussein Saeed.
Regarded as one of Iraq’s greatest footballers ever and one of the best Asian footballers of his generation, Saeed scored 78 goals for Iraq in 137 appearances in a 14-year long international career which makes him Iraq’s all-time top scorer as well as their second most capped player ever.
Saeed made his international debut in 1976 against Saudi Arabia at the age of 18 and soon became an integral member of the national setup. Saeed helped the national team qualify for the Olympics for the first time ever in 1980 and scored a goal against Costa Rica as Iraq prevailed to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by eventual silver medallists East Germany.
He also helped Iraq to their first gold medal at the Asian Games where he scored thrice, including the late winner in the final against Kuwait.
Saeed captained Iraq to its first ever World Cup in 1986 after scoring eight goals in as many matches throughout the qualifiers but played only one match at the final tournament as an injury prompted the team manager to send him back home.
Saeed played his last international match in 1989 in the 1990 World Cup qualifiers against Qatar, where he scored the equalizer in a 2-2 draw before calling quits on his international career a year later.
