Houssam Wadi

Houssam Wadi
حسام وادي

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-08-25) August 25, 1986
Place of birth	Gaza, Palestine
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender, holding midfielder
Team information
Current team	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
Number	18
Youth career
1996–2003	Ittihad Shajeiyah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–08	Ittihad Shajeiyah
2008–09	Shabab Al-Dhahrieh (loan)
2009–10	Al-Am'ary (loan)
2010–11	Jabal Al-Mokaber
2011	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari	0	(0)
2011–	Ittihad Shajeiyah
2012	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
International career‡
2007–	Palestine	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 December, 2012

Houssam Wadi (Arabic: حسام وادي; born August 8, 1986, in Gaza, Palestine) is a Palestinian professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Gazan club Ittihad Shajeiyah after voiding his contract with Al-Am'ary of the West Bank Premier League. He is known for his versatility, able to play as a centre back and holding midfielder. Wadi scored his first official national team goal against Afghanistan in 2014 World Cup qualifying in the first competitive international match played in Palestine.

International goals

Houssam Wadi: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 July 2011	Al-Ram, Palestine	Afghanistan	1–0	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	12 March 2012	Kathmandu, Nepal	Maldives	1–0	2–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup