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{{Short description|Iraqi footballer and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hussam Fawzi
| image = 
| fullname = Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli
| height = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|09|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Iraq]]
| years1 = 1994-1999
| clubs1 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| years2 = 1999-2001
| clubs2 = [[Dubai CSC]]
| years3 = 2001-2005
| clubs3 = [[Al-Zawraa]]
| years4 = 2005-2006
| clubs4 = [[Pegah F.C.|Pegah]]
| currentclub =
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[second striker]]
| youthclubs1 = 
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| nationalyears1 = 1995–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| nationalcaps1 = 44
| nationalgoals1 = 17
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs1 = [[Al-Karkh SC]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs2 = [[Al-Diwaniya FC|Al-Diwaniya]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears3 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs3 = [[Al-Qasim SC|Al-Qasim]]
| manageryears4 = 2021
| managerclubs4 = [[Al-Zawraa SC]] (assistant manager)
}}

'''Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli''' ({{langx|ar|حُسَام فَوْزِيّ نَاجِي حَمُّودِيّ الْجَمِيلِيّ}}; born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi [[association football|football]] manager and former player who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He was the captain of the [[Iraq national football team|Iraq national team]].

==Playing career==
Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce capable of moments of genius during a game. He scored two goals against [[Al-Shorta]] in the 2–1 win in the Iraqi Cup final in 1996.

The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match. The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq.

His 2 goals for Iraq in the Pan-Arab final underlined his importance to the team after Iraq was 4–0 down with less than 20 minutes left.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=iraqsport.com |author=Hassanin Mubarak |title=Player Database |url=http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421074604/http://iraqsport.com/cgi-bin/db/db.cgi?db=players&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=%2A&nh=4 |archive-date=21 April 2003}}</ref>

He represented [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] whilst playing his club football at [[Al-Zawraa]]. He played for in Iraq at the time when [[Uday Hussein]] was in charge of the national team. Hussam was included in the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup squads|1996]] and [[2000 AFC Asian Cup squads|2000 squads for the Asian Cup]].

==Punishment==
The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how [[Uday Hussein]] was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches. This was used as one of the many reasons used by [[Tony Blair]] for justifying the [[Iraq War]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3726393.stm |title='I want to be the Iraqi Kevin Keegan'|publisher=BBC|date=18 May 2004|access-date=5 January 2010|first=Finlo|last=Rohrer}}</ref>

As a result of difficulties and the resulting Iraq War Hussam was unable to play international football for a while, however with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein football started to be played again. (The Iraqi league had previously been suspended since March 2003.) Hussam captained Iraq for the first time on 13 August 2003 against Iran in the first international after this, and for the determination in a difficult time, the 2003 [[FIFA Presidential Award]] was presented to the Iraqi footballing community, whom Husam represented at the award ceremony as the National Team captain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=90284.html |title=Stars come out for 13th FIFA World Player Gala |publisher=FIFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419012733/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid%3D90284.html |archive-date=19 April 2008}}</ref>

After the war Hussam spoke about his experiences in London, saying:
{{cquote|When players get punished in the West, they get wages taken away, but never their physical safety.

There were tortures, there were imprisonments, but this is the time to rebuild.|200|50|Hussam Fawzi<ref name=BBC />}}

He also admitted the after the Iraqi players were relieved the past was behind them<ref name=Reut>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/may/20iraq.htm|title=Iraqi team rise from ashes of war|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> but he refused to justify the war.<ref name=Indep>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/playing-at-home-is-out-so-iraqi-national-team-rattles-in-goals-on-tour-565116.html|title=Playing at home is out, so Iraqi national team rattles in goals on tour|work=The Independent |location=London |first=Ian |last=Herbert |date=29 May 2004 |access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref>

==International goals==
:''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fawzi goal''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iraqsport.com/blog/?page_id=26 |title=IraqSport » International Results 2000-2005 |website=www.iraqsport.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420104640/http://www.iraqsport.com/blog/?page_id=26 |archive-date=20 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Hussam Fawzi
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|08|11}} || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|PAK}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|12|05}} || [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1997|05|23}} || rowspan="2"|[[Lahore Stadium]], [[Lahore]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAK}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|6–2 || rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|4–2
|-
| align="center"|5 || {{dts|format=dmy|1997|06|20}} || [[Al Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] || {{fb|PAK}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
|-
| align="center"|6 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|07}} || rowspan="2"|[[Pamir Stadium]], [[Dushanbe]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|KGZ}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|7 || align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|8 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|19}} || Amman International Stadium, Amman || {{fb|BHR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1999 Pan Arab Games]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|23}} || rowspan="2"|Amman International Stadium, Amman || rowspan="2"|{{fb|OMA}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"| 1999 Pan Arab Games
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|11 || {{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|29}} || Amman International Stadium, Amman || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || 1999 Pan Arab Games
|-
| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|31}} || rowspan="2"|Amman International Stadium, Amman || rowspan="2"|{{fb|JOR}} || align="center"|1–4 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–4 || rowspan="2"| 1999 Pan Arab Games
|-
| align="center"|13 || align="center"|2–4
|-
| align="center"|14 || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|05|23}} || [[Amman International Stadium|King Abdullah International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|LIB}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || {{dts|format=dmy|2003|08|13}}  || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || {{dts|format=dmy|2003|10|20}}  || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Manama]] || {{fb|MAS}} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|5–1 || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F|2004 Asian Cup qualifiers]]
|-
| align="center"|17 || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|06|09}} || King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman || {{fb|Taiwan}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|6–1 ||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
|}

==References==
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 before=[[Emad Hashim]]|
 title=[[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] captain|
 years= 2003 - 2004|
 after=[[Razzaq Farhan]]|
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{{Iraqi Premier League top scorers}}
{{Iraq squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iraq Squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Iraqi expatriate men's footballers]]
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[[Category:Iraq men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Al-Zawraa SC players]]
[[Category:dubai CSC players]]
[[Category:Pegah F.C. players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iran]]


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