Hossam Hassan is a retired footballer who represented the Egypt national football team and is his country's all-time highest goalscorer with 69 goals. He appeared 177 times for Egypt between 1985 and 2006.[1][2] He made his debut on 10 September 1985 in a friendly against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. His first international goal came during the 1988 Arab Nations Cup, scoring the third goal in a 3–0 win over Lebanon on 15 July 1988.
Hassan became his country's top scorer when he scored his 43rd goal against Togo in a friendly in December 1997; at the time the record of 42 was held by Hassan El-Shazly. As of May 2024, Mohamed Salah is the active player closest to Hassan's figure, with 56 goals.[3]
Out of Hassan's 69 goals, 42 were in official matches while 27 came in friendlies. Hassan has scored more goals (six) against Ethiopia than any other nation. Hassan scored one hat-trick in his international career, coming in a 4–0 win over Zambia at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations,[4] where Hassan was also the tournament joint top scorer with seven goals, sharing the honour with Benni McCarthy.[4]
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