The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Bahrain
This page contains a list of the greatest Bahraini Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 7 of which were born in Bahrain. This makes Bahrain the birth place of the 109th most number of Soccer Players behind Kenya, and Curaçao.
Top 9
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bahraini Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Bahraini Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. A'ala Hubail (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 36.75, A'ala Hubail is the most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail (Arabic: علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a striker. With the Bahrain national team.
2. Salman Isa (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 34.96, Salman Isa is the 2nd most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Salman Isa Ghuloom (Arabic: سلمان عيسى; born 12 July 1977), known to many as just Salman Isa, is a retired Bahraini footballer who played as a winger or a wingback.
3. Ismail Abdullatif (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 34.93, Ismail Abdullatif is the 3rd most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Ismail Abdullatif Ismail Hassan (Arabic: إسماعيل عبد اللطيف; born 11 September 1986) is a Bahraini professional football forward who is currently playing for Al-Khalidiya and the Bahrain national football team. Representing Bahrain at three AFC Asian Cups and the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, two of his 47 international goals made history for the country: one in a 2–1 upset against South Korea at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and the other against Saudi Arabia in 2009 that sent Bahrain to play New Zealand in the inter-confederation play-offs, which they eventually lost.
4. Mohamed Husain (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 33.05, Mohamed Husain is the 4th most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Mohamed Husain Bahzad (born 31 July 1980) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a defender.
5. Ali Assadalla (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 31.84, Ali Assadalla is the 5th most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Ali Assadalla Qambar (Arabic: علي أسد الله; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
6. Abdulla Yusuf Helal (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 30.86, Abdulla Yusuf Helal is the 6th most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal (Arabic: عبد الله يوسف هلال; born 12 June 1993) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 and the Bahrain national team.
7. Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 27.84, Sayed Mohammed Jaffer is the 7th most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer Sabt Abbas (Arabic: سيد محمد جعفر سبت عباس; born 25 August 1985) is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Muharraq and the Bahrain national football team.
8. Hussain Ali Baba (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 26.83, Hussain Ali Baba is the 8th most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Hussain Ali Baba Mohamed (Arabic: حسين علي بابا; born 11 February 1982) is a former Bahraini footballer who last played for Al Riffa and the Bahrain national football team.
9. Waleed Al Hayam (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 20.44, Waleed Al Hayam is the 9th most famous Bahraini Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Waleed Mohamed Abdulla Ali Al Hayam (born 3 February 1991 in Muharraq, Bahrain) is a Bahraini footballer. He is currently playing for Al-Muharraq in the Bahraini Premier League as a defender. He was called up to the Bahrain national football team at 2011 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by neighboring country Qatar.
People
Pantheon has 9 people classified as Bahraini soccer players born between 1977 and 1993. Of these 9, 9 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bahraini soccer players include A'ala Hubail, Salman Isa, and Ismail Abdullatif. As of April 2024, 2 new Bahraini soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Hussain Ali Baba, and Waleed Al Hayam.
Living Bahraini Soccer Players
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A'ala Hubail
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Salman Isa
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Ismail Abdullatif
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Mohamed Husain
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.05
Ali Assadalla
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.84
Abdulla Yusuf Helal
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.84
Hussain Ali Baba
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.83
Waleed Al Hayam
1991 - Present
HPI: 20.44
