Career
He made his debut for Iraq in 1998. After never been given an opportunity in an Iraqi jersey by former coaches Najih Humoud and Milan Zivadinovic, Husham was thrown a lifeline by Adnan Hamad who gave him a starting place against Macao ahead of regular striker Qahtan Chathir alongside Sabah Jeayer. He took his chance scoring 5 goals in the game helping Iraq to a 8-0 trashing over their group rivals.
Scores and results list Iraq"s goal tally first.