Etzaz Hussain

Etzaz Hussain
Hussain with Molde in 2022
Personal information
Full name Etzaz Muzafar Hussain
Date of birth (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Odd
Number 8
Youth career
000?–2009 Langhus
2009–2011 Manchester United
2011 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Fredrikstad 32 (5)
2012–2015 Molde 78 (6)
2016 Sivasspor 8 (0)
2016 NK Rudeš 3 (0)
2017–2023 Molde 124 (22)
2017Odd (loan) 11 (3)
2023–2024 Apollon Limassol 7 (0)
2024– Odd 5 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Norway U16 9 (2)
2009–2010 Norway U17 10 (0)
2010–2011 Norway U18 10 (2)
2011–2012 Norway U19 11 (0)
2012–2013 Norway U21 8 (3)
2013 Norway U23 1 (0)
Medal record
Molde
Winner Tippeligaen 2012
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2013
Winner Tippeligaen 2014
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2014
Winner Eliteserien 2019
Winner Eliteserien 2022
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2021–22
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013

Etzaz Muzafar Hussain (Urdu: اعتزاز مظفر حسین; born 27 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Odd. With 295 total appearances, four Eliteserien league and three Norwegian Cup titles with Molde, he is one of the most successful footballers for Molde, where he is the joint most decorated player with seven trophies along with Daniel Berg Hestad. He is also considered one of the most successful Pakistani footballers, being the first Pakistani footballer to play in the Europa League.[1]

Born in Oslo, he played for nearby Langhus as a youth player, before moving to Manchester United in 2009. After two years in England, he returned to Norway with Vålerenga, but shortly after moved to Fredrikstad, where he made his professional debut. Hussain transferred to Molde in mid-2012 and won the Tippeligaen in his first season at the club. After winning four league titles and three Norwegian Cups with Molde across two spells, he moved to Apollon Limassol as a free agent in January 2023.

  1. ^ Wasim, Umaid (9 November 2012). "Player of Pakistani origin lights up Europa League". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 January 2024.