Saddam Hussain (Urdu: صدام حسين; born 10 April 1993) is a Pakistani professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Oman First Division club Salalah SC.
After the restoration of departmental sports in Pakistan, SSGC terminated contracts of the players of the squad on 26 August 2022, including Saddam.
[12][13] Hussain first represented the Pakistan under-19 team as captain for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Tehran in 2009,[14] under coach Gohar Zaman.
[25] Hussain along with other national team players meanwhile participated with Pakistan during local Leisure Leagues exhibitions matches involving Brazilian star Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs in 2017.
[26][27] In 2018, Hussain participated in Pakistan tour to Bahrain for test matches as a preparation for the upcoming tournaments, when his national side returned to international circuit after 3 years.
[14][30] In the 2018 SAFF Championship Hussain captained the Pakistan senior team, helping the side finishing the campaign sealing its place in the semi-finals.
Saddam also featured with Kaká, Luís Figo, Carles Puyol and Nicolas Anelka during their visit to Pakistan in 2019.
After the suspension was lifted on 29 June 2022, Hussain along with his teammate Saadullah Khan were excluded from the national football team camp, as they were unable to attend the trials of the national team where they were named, following the return to international football due to their ongoing court case against their former departmental club SSGC.