Imad Ali Suleiman Al-Hosni (; born 18 July 1984), commonly known as Imad Al-Hosni or Al-Amda, is an Omani footballer who last played for Fanja SC in the Oman Professional League.
Club career
Al-Khaburah
He started his professional football career in 2003 and joined the Omani sports club Al-Khaburah SC. In the 2003–04 Omani League, he made 20 appearances and scored 11 goals.
Al-Riyadh
Amad then moved to Saudi Arabian football club Al-Riyadh based in Riyadh. In the 2004–05 Saudi Premier League, he made 23 appearances and scored 10 goals.
Qatar SC
Amad moved to Qatar SC in 2005, a Qatari football club based in Doha. In the 2005–06 Qatar Stars League, he made 25 appearances and scored 14 goals helping the club to be the runners-up. Also in the 2006 Qatar Crown Prince Cup, he made 3 appearances and scored 1 goal helping the club win the runners-up place. In the 2006–07 Qatar Stars League, he made 24 appearances and scored 11 goals. And in the 2007–08 Qatar Stars League, he made 27 appearances and scored 12 goals.
Al-Rayyan
He then moved to another Qatar based sports club Al-Rayyan Sports Club . In the 2008–09 Qatar Stars League, he made 27 appearances and scored 11 goals until his contract expired in 2009.
Charleroi
Amad moved to R. Charleroi S.C., a Belgian football club. He made 8 appearances but couldn't score a single goal. His transfer to Europe had made him the second Omani footballer to play in Europe, after Ali Al-Habsi.
Return to Al-Rayyan
In 2010, he returned to his ex-club Al-Rayyan Sports Club and helped them to win the 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup. He made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals.
Al-Ahli
Amad then moved to Al-Ahli SC. He helped the club in winning the King Cup of Champions in 2011 and 2012, also he helped the club to be the runners-up of 2012 AFC Champions League. His standing record in Al-Ahli was 99 appearances with 52 goals.
Al-Nassr
On 22 December 2013, he signed a six-months contract with Saudi Arabian giants Al-Nassr FC.
Saham
On 8 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up Saham SC. He made his Oman Professional League debut and scored his first goal on 13 September 2014 in a 3-0 win over Al-Oruba SC.
Club career statistics
International career
Arabian Gulf Cup
Amad has made appearances in the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup and the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup.
He has been in the national squad since 2003, and he first showed his talent during the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup, scoring a goal in a 1-0 win over the Arabian giants Saudi Arabia. In the tournament, Oman finished at the fourth place, hence reaching its best ever position in the Arabian Gulf Cup competition, reaching the final four round for the first time, with eight points from two wins and two draws.
In the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup, he scored four goals. A brace each in a 3-1 over Iraq and in a 3-2 win over Bahrain hence helping his country to reach the semi-finals and then the finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time. But Oman lost in the final to the hosts, Qatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensation Ali Al-Habsi missed a penalty. Qatar won the match 6-5 on penalties after the match had ended 1-1 at normal time. Amad was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the competition.
He scored two goals in the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup, one in a 2-1 win over the hosts the United Arab Emirates and another in a 2-1 win over Kuwait. This was the second time when Oman reached to the finals but again they lost to the hosts, the United Arab Emirates. Ismail Matar, the Emirati legend, scored the lone goal of the match as United Arab Emirates won their first ever Arabian Gulf Cup.
Finally in 2009, he helped his team to win their first ever Arabian Gulf Cup trophy. He scored one goal in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup in a 4-0 win over Iraq.
He scored one and the only goal of Oman in the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup in a 1-1 draw against Bahrain. Oman failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
In the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup, he played in three matches but failed to score a single goal. Oman again could score only one goal and this time it was from the spot by youngster Hussain Al-Hadhri in a 1-2 loss against Qatar. Oman failed to qualify for the semi-finals.