Following his strong display in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was linked with a move to French side Olympique Lyonnais.

[4][5] On 20 September 2015, Husiev scored a penalty in a 0–2 away win against Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian Premier League, which was marked as his 100th competitive senior goal.

[8] He scored his first goal for the team on 17 November 2004, opening a 3–0 away win over Turkey in the ninth minute, for 2006 World Cup qualification.

[9] Husiev played all five of Ukraine's games as they reached the quarter-finals at their first World Cup in Germany, scoring the winner in their last-16 penalty shootout against Switzerland.

[10] He also played all of their matches as they co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012 with Poland, in a group stage exit.