Faraj Laheeb (Arabic: فرج لهيب) (born October 3, 1978 in Kuwait) is a retired Kuwaiti football player.

Faraj Laheeb
Personal information
Full name Faraj Laheeb Saeed
Date of birth (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2014 Al Kuwait 101 (40)
2000Al Ettifaq (loan) 21 (8)
2007–2008Al Salmiya (loan) 15 (14)
2009–2010Al Salmiya (loan) 20 (3)
2010–2012Kazma (loan) 10 (2)
2012Al Yarmouk (loan) 2 (0)
2013Al-Fahaheel FC (loan)
International career
1998–2009 Kuwait 45 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Al-Kuwait in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.[1]

Career Statistics edit

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Kuwait
1998 15 13
2000 6 0
2001 3 1
2002 9 1
2004 6 4
2005 4 0
2006 4 4
2007 2 1
2008 1 0
Total 50 24
Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laheeb goal.
List of international goals scored by Faraj Laheeb
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 September 1998 Kuwait City, Kuwait   North Korea 1-0 4-0 Friendly [3]
2 2-0
3 13 October 1998 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally, Kuwait   Iran 1-0 3-0 Friendly [4]
4 6 November 1998 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Bahrain 2-0 2-0 14th Arabian Gulf Cup [5]
5 1 December 1998 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand   Mongolia 2-0 11-0 1998 Asian Games [6]
6 3-0
7 4-0
8 10-0
9 3 December 1998 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand   Uzbekistan 2-3 3-3 1998 Asian Games [7]
10 3-3
11 7 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   United Arab Emirates 2-0 5-0 1998 Asian Games [8]
12 9 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Japan 1-0 1-2 1998 Asian Games [9]
13 16 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 2-0 3-0 1998 Asian Games [10]
14 24 February 2001 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan 2-0 2-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
15 5 January 2002 Kuwait City, Kuwait   Zimbabwe 3-0 3-0 Friendly [12]
16 10 November 2004 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan 3-0 3-0 Friendly [13]
17 17 November 2004 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Malaysia 4-1 6-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
18 6-1
19 6 December 2004 Kuwait City, Kuwait   Tajikistan 2-0 3-0 Friendly [15]
20 9 November 2006 Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates   Taiwan 2-0 10-0 Friendly [16]
21 4-0
22 6-0
23 15 November 2006 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Bahrain 1-2 1-2 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification [17]
24 5 June 2007 Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya, Kuwait   Portugal 1-0 1-1 Friendly [18]

References edit

  1. ^ "Match: Al Hilal vs Al-Kuwait". ESPN Soccernet. 2007-03-07.
  2. ^ "Faraj Laheeb". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Kuwait vs. North Korea". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Kuwait vs. Iran". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Bahrain vs. Kuwait". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Mongolia vs. Kuwait". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Kuwait vs. Uzbekistan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  8. ^ "United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Kuwait vs. Japan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Thailand vs. Kuwait". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Kuwait vs. Kyrgyzstan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Kuwait vs. Zimbabwe". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Kuwait vs. Kyrgyzstan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Kuwait vs. Malaysia". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Kuwait vs. Tajikistan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Kuwait vs. Taiwan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Bahrain vs. Kuwait". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Kuwait vs. Portugal". Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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