Khaled Ahmad Khalaf Matar [1][2] (Arabic: خالد أحمد خلف; born August 15, 1983, in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays in Attack for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Arabi and the Kuwait national football team with his brothers in Al-Arabi Khalaf Ahmed Khalaf and Ali Khalaf.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 15, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2016 | Al Arabi | ? | (66) |
| Total | ? | (66) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2011 | Kuwait | 30 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8:51, June 3, 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 22, 2011 | |||
He played for Al-Arabi in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.[3]
He is away from football for 2+1⁄2 seasons due to injury in his leg and has returned to football in Al-Arabi Sporting Club in season 2014-15.
Youth career
editKhalid started his youth career in Al-Arabi SC which he scored many goals for the team and moved on to the 1st team with Ali Maqseed and many other player from the youth team.
Career
editAfter he joined the first team he was a fantastic sub for the coach where he used to substitute him when the team is down or tied he would score with Firas Al-Khatib.
(2006-07)
editBut Khaled truly made his dominance in Kuwaiti Football in the 2006-2007 season when he scored 2 goals against Qadsia SC. through that season, by scoring in the Final against Kazma Sporting Clubin the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup and Crowning them champions for the 5th time and his first.
2007-08
editIn 2007-08 Khaled scored 14 goals that season through the league and 3 domestic cups but won the Kuwait Emir Cup[4] At the end of the season.
2008-09
editIn 2008-09 Khaled scored 7 goals all season which he was one of the starting players in the team and Kuwait national football team he won the Kuwait Super Cup at the start of the season and scored 2 goals in the Classico through that Al-Arabi SC have struggled in the league by going down to 5th position and going out from Kuwait Crown Prince Cup by losing to Al-Jahra SC 3–2 but made it to the Kuwait Emir Cup Final but lost 2–1.[5]
2009-10
editAfter Firas Al-Khatib left the club to join their rivals Qadsia SC Al-Arabi SC had a struggle through the year as finishing 6th in the league and as runner up to the Crown Cup while Khaled scored 7 goals that season.
2010-11
editKhaled played half the season until the Waff Cup with the international team he got injured in his knee where he couldn't play the whole season
2011-14
editAfter his recovery he came back and won The Kuwait Crown Prince Cup but after that his knee got injured again and was spelled out for 2+1⁄2 seasons from the club but all championship the club won was added to his career since he was part of the team.
2014-15
editTHE GREAT RETURN as of the 2014–15 season Khaled returned and was fully healthy to play again but he played 1 game with the reserves and it was against Burgan SC he played 45 minutes only with one assist and never played a game after those 45 minutes. and Took another injury after that match in his foot which ruled him out for 1+1⁄2 months and returned to play the last 8 mins against Al-Naser SC in the 2–1 win in the Reserves league. And was crowned champions of the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup for the third time in his career and the seventh for his team.
His Cup return was vs Kazma SC in Kuwait Federation Cup group-stage match 1–1.[6]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 20, 2008 | Kuwait |  Egypt |
2-1 | Win | Friendly |
| 2 | January 10, 2009 | Oman |  Iraq |
1-1 | Draw | Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 3 | January 20, 2009 | Kuwait |  Turkmenistan |
2-0 | Win | Friendly |
| 4 | September 3, 2010 | Kuwait |  Syria |
3-0 | Win | Friendly |
| 5 | November 14, 2010 | Abu Dhabi |  India |
9-1 | Win | Friendly |
Honors
editClub
edit- VIVA Premier League 2001–02
- Kuwait Emir Cup 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15
- Kuwait Super Cup 2008, 2012
- Kuwait Federation Cup 2013-14
International
editIndividual
edit- Kuwait Super Cup top scorer of 2008
References
edit- ^ "website official profile". Al-Arabi sporting club. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Kooora football player profile(KUW)". Kooora.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ "Match: Zawra vs Al-Arabi". ESPN Soccernet. 2007-05-09. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Al-Arabi Emir Cup Champs (15th)". Koora.com. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
- ^ "Al-Arabi Emir Cup final lose". Koora.com. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- ^ أهداف مباراة العربي 1-1 كاظمة HD | كأس الاتحاد الكويتي (الجولة 4). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
External links
edit- Khaled Khalaf at National-Football-Teams.com