Ahmed Al-Kassar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar | ||
Date of birth | May 8, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Qatif, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Taraji | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2015 | Al-Raed | 86 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Al-Ettifaq | 63 | (0) |
2018–2023 | Al-Faisaly | 54 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Al-Fayha | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
2024– | Saudi Arabia | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Ahmed Al-Kassar (Arabic:أحمد الكسار) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah.[1]
Club career
[edit]Al-Raed
[edit]On 19 June 2009, Al-Raed signed with Ahmed Al-Kassar from Al-Taraji for 1.8 million Saudi Riyals.[2] He left in 2015 to go to Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Ettifaq
[edit]On 10 September 2015, Al-Ettifaq signed with Ahmed from Al-Raed.[3] He won the Saudi First Division in his first season. On 18 August 2017, Ahmed Al-Kassar made a last-minute assist for Hazaa Al-Hazaa to help Al-Ettifaq draw 2–2 against Al-Nassr.[4] He became only the fifth goalkeeper to make an assist in the Saudi Professional League.[5] After the match, he said that manager Miodrag Ješić did not want him to go forward, but he ignored that and made the assist.[6]
Al-Fayha
[edit]On 20 June 2023, Al-Kassar joined Al-Fayha on a free transfer.[7]
Al-Qadsiah
[edit]On 30 January 2024, Al-Kassar joined Al-Qadsiah on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 May 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al-Raed | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Total | 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 0 | |
Al-Ettifaq | 2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 63 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |
Al-Faisaly | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 33 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
Total | 54 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
Al-Fayha | 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Al-Qadsiah | 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 206 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 237 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Clubs
[edit]Al-Ettifaq
Al-Faisaly
Al-Qadsiah
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ahmed Al-Kassar at Soccerway
- ^ "الرائد يوقع مع ثنائي الترجي الراهب والكسار". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "الكسار يوقع لنادي الاتفاق بنحو 17 مليون ريال". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ بمساعدة-الكسار-الاتفاق-يمنع-النصر-من Al Bilad [permanent dead link ]
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". 9 July 2019.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". 9 July 2019.
- ^ "الكسار ينضم للفيحاء حتى 2026". 20 June 2023.
- ^ "الكسار يحمي عرين القادسية".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia - Ahmed Al Kassar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "يلو.. القادسية يضرب بالأربعة ويتوّج بطلا".
- ^ "مدرب وواعد الشباب .. واتفاقي وحارس الفيصلي الأفضل في نوفمبر.. | رابطة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين". www.spl.sa. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- Living people
- 1991 births
- People from Qatif
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
- Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers
- Al-Taraji Club players
- Al Raed FC players
- Al-Ettifaq FC players
- Al Faisaly FC players
- Al-Fayha FC players
- Al Qadsiah FC players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players