That overwhelming determination to succeed has seen him win both a league and cup winners’ medal by the time he had turned 20 and he was a regular in Iraq's national side.

[4] At the start of the season Hussein had been one of the players promoted by the club's new coach Jamal Ali from Al-Zawraa's youth team and had been designated the No.34 as his squad number.

[4] Whilst there was talk of financial worries behind the scenes in the club boardroom, further exasperation by the team's stuttering league form, Hussein's path to first team football was blocked by players such as Egyptian professional Mostafa Jalal, Mohammed Saad, Haidar Sabah and Amjad Walid and he slid further down the pecking order when Al-Zawraa signed a Brazilian and a Syrian as they looked to challenge for the league title.

[4] His team were one-nil down to the Najaf-based oil club when his coach Emad Mohammed instructed him to get stripped and warmed-up and moments later he was sent on for another substitute, the same player who had replaced injured Jô Santos after only half-an hour of the match.

[4] The Brazilian's injury and the club's decision to subsequently terminate his contract by mutual consent, had opened the door for Hussein Ali.

[4] It came against Karbala at the Al-Shaab Stadium after the White Seagulls had several key players out with long-term injuries including Brazilian Jô Santos and Syrian Ahmed Al-Douni another professional who had his contract terminated.

[4] The midfielder had been out for three months as he battled back from the injury and returned on February 11, 2016, as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory over Nadi Amana Baghdad and made only two further appearances in the first stage of the Iraqi League.

[4] However, by then, Hussein had gained a starting place in team's – developing a blossoming partnership on the right flank with full back and fellow Al-Thawra resident Alaa Mhawi.

[8] However the deal fell through when his agent was unable to complete the transfer, because of his participation in AFC U23 Championship,[9] and he preferred to stay with his team until the end of the season.

The entire team underperformed as Qatar SC ended the season in the relegation playoff, in which Hussein scored the winner in order to keep the club in the first division.

Hussein Ali returned to Al-Zawraa following his season abroad in Qatar.His second tenure was uneventful as the Iraqi league was suspended once for the 2019 Tishreen Movement which resulted in large scale protests in the country, and then again due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

In the Tunisian cup, Hussein Ali scored his first goal for the club in a round of 32 victory against Étoile de Métlaoui in a 3-0 win.

[16] Hussein scored a vital 82nd minute equalizer against Avenir de Rejiche in the Quarter Final to send the game to extra time, in an eventual 4-2 win.

[20] On August 23rd, Hussein Ali returned to Iraq, this time signing for Al-Shorta in a contract reportedly worth 270,000 USD a year.

Hussein Ali has a low center of gravity, like many talented players of his stature, and another thing that is noticeable are his powerful thighs, this makes it almost impossible for taller and more physical defenders to knock him off the ball, the player has incredible stamina and rarely does he exhibit any exhaustion or break a sweat when he comes off at the end of the match and has a versatility to his game and that he can play anywhere in midfield, whether it be in the center, out-wide on either wings or as a playmaker.