Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil (/dæxl/), also spelled Al-Dakheel (Arabic: فيصل الدخيل) (born 13 August 1957) is a Kuwaiti former footballer.

Faisal Al-Dakhil
Personal information
Full name Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil
Date of birth (1957-08-13) 13 August 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1989 Qadsia SC (141)
International career
1974–1986 Kuwait (48)
Kuwait military national football team (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the 1980 Asian Cup. He played four matches for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics with three goals in only one match against Nigeria on 21 July in Dynamo Stadion in Moscow.[1]

Al-Dakhil played with Al-Qadsiya Club

Club career statistics edit

Club Season League Kuwait Emir Cup Independence Cup Kuwait Joint League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Qadsia 1973–74 KPL 2
1974–75 7
1975–76 15
1976–77 11
1977–78 4
1978–79 7
1979–80 18
1980–81 21
1981–82 0
1982–83 0
1983–84 7
1984–85 22
1985–86 7
1986–87 3 2
1987–88 11
Career total 141 22 2 4 169

International goals edit

only in AFC Asian Cup and World Cup Finals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1980-09-25 Kuwait City, Kuwait   Qatar 4–0 Win 1980 AFC Asian Cup
1980-09-25 Kuwait City, Kuwait   Qatar 4–0 Win 1980 AFC Asian Cup
1980-09-28 Kuwait City, Kuwait   Iran 2–1 Win 1980 AFC Asian Cup
1980-09-30 Kuwait City, Kuwait   South Korea 3–0 Win 1980 AFC Asian Cup
1980-09-30 Kuwait City, Kuwait   South Korea 3–0 Win 1980 AFC Asian Cup
1982-06-17 Valladolid, Spain   Czechoslovakia 1–1 Draw 1982 FIFA World Cup
1984-12-09 Singapore   Syria 3–1 Win 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Honours edit

Club edit

Qadsia

International edit

Regional edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Faisal Al-Daakhil Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2009.

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