Noor Husin
Husin playing for Dartford in August 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Place of birth Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2015 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Reading 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 7 (3)
2016–2018 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2017 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 11 (1)
2018–2019 Notts County 26 (1)
2019–2020 Stevenage 10 (0)
2020–2022 Dartford 37 (5)
2022– Southend United 68 (6)
International career‡
2019– Afghanistan 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Noor Husin (Dari: نور حسین; born 3 March 1997) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United.

Early and personal life

Husin was born in Mazar-i-Sharif. His family moved to England when he was aged 5, to escape war.[1] His father came to England first as a refugee, followed by the rest of the family, who settled in Croydon.[1]

Club career

Reading

He began playing football at Reading's academy.[1]

In mid October 2015, Husin joined Hemel Hempstead Town,[2] He made his competitive debut for Hemel Hempstead on 17 October 2015 in a 2–2 away draw with Dartford. He scored his first competitive goal in that game as well, scoring in the 41st minute.[3] He returned to Reading in early January 2016.[4] At the end of the 2015–16 season, Reading announced that Husin would leave the club.[5]

Crystal Palace

Following his release from Reading, Husin joined Crystal Palace in the summer of 2016.[6][7]

On 31 January 2017, Husin joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan for the remainder of the season,[8][9] scoring on his debut against Notts County on 4 February 2017.[10]

Notts County

On 12 January 2018, Husin joined League Two side Notts County from Crystal Palace on an 18-month contract.[11] He made his competitive debut for the club on 20 January 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Exeter City.[12] In doing so he became the first Afghan to play in the English Football League.[1]

On 3 February 2018, Husin scored his first goal for Notts County in a 4–1 win vs Crewe Alexandra.[13] He was released by Notts County at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]

Stevenage

On 1 August 2019, Husin joined League Two side Stevenage on a free transfer.[15]

Dartford

On 22 February 2020, Husin joined Dartford.[16]

Southend United

On 21 January 2022, Husin joined National League side Southend United.[17]

Husin scored his first goal for Southend United on his third appearance in a 1–0 away win over Dover Athletic.

International career

Husin made his senior International debut for Afghanistan in December 2018.[1] He played his first FIFA-approved game for Afghanistan on 20 March 2019 in a friendly against Oman.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 November 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2015–16 Championship 000000—00
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2015–16 National League South 7300—1[lower-alpha 1]083
Crystal Palace 2016–17[20] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[21] Premier League 000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2016–17[20] League Two 111———111
Notts County 2017–18[22] League Two 12121—00142
2018–19[23] League Two 14000103[lower-alpha 2]0180
Total 261211030322
Stevenage 2019–20[24] League Two 10000101[lower-alpha 3]0120
Dartford 2019–20[24] National League South 41——4[lower-alpha 4]081
2020–21[25] National League South 15110—1[lower-alpha 5]0171
2021–22[26] National League South 18331—4[lower-alpha 6]0254
Total 375410090506
Southend United 2021–22[27] National League 172———172
2022–23[28] National League 31110—3[lower-alpha 7]1352
2023–24[29] National League 20300—00203
Total 686100031727
Career total 15916722017118519
  1. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup, three appearances in the National League South play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy
  6. ↑ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup, three appearances in the FA Trophy
  7. ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy

International

As of 17 October 2022
Afghanistan
YearAppsGoals
201980
202000
202160
202240
202320
Total200

Honours

Dartford

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Daniel Storey (22 January 2019). "Noor Husin: The Afghan refugee who became his country's first EFL player". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Loan Report: October 30th". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com. The Tilehurst End. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dartford vs. Hemel Hempstead – 17 October 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Zak Jules and Noor Husin have returned to their parent club Reading today". hemelfc.com. Hemel Hempstead Town. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Trio set to depart Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Transfer Window Round-Up". Crystal Palace Official Site. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "New kid on the block Noor Husin targets Crystal Palace chance after getting bench time". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Husin signs on loan". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Stanley swoop for Crystal Palace youngster Noor Husin". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Accrington 2-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Husin signs from Palace". Notts County Official Site. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Notts County vs. Exter City – 20 January 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Notts County 4-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Notts County: Jon Stead and David Vaughan among 12 released". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Noor Husin & Paul Taylor: Stevenage sign Afghanistan midfielder and free-agent forward". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "New Signing: Noor Husin". Dartford. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "BLUES SIGN NOOR HUSIN". Southend United. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Oman v Afghanistan game report by Worldfootball". Worldfootball. 20 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "N.Husin". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Noor Husin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Noor Husin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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