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

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

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

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

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

Club

Qadsia

International

Regional

References

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

External links


1980 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament
Kuwaiti Premier League top scorers
Kuwait squad – 1976 AFC Asian Cup runners-up
Kuwait squad – 1980 Summer Olympics
Kuwait squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup winners (1st title)
Kuwait squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
Kuwait squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup third place
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