Khaled Khalaf
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Khaled Ahmad Khalaf Matar [1][2] (Template:Langx; 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.
He played for Al-Arabi in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.[3]
He is away from football for <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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
Khalid 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
After 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)
But 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
In 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
In 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
After 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
Khaled 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
After 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 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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
THE 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 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 20, 2008 | Kuwait | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Egypt | flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg | flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg | flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg | flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg | flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg | flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg | link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg | link alias-army = Egyptian Army | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg | link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy | flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg | link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg | link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force | flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg | link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 2-1 || Win || Friendly | |||||||||
| 2 | January 10, 2009 | Oman | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Iraq | flag alias = Flag of Iraq.svg | flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg | flag alias-1924 = Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg | flag alias-1963 = Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Iraqi Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Iraqi Ground Forces.svg | link alias-army = Iraqi Ground Forces | flag alias-navy=Flag of the Iraqi Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Iraqi Navy | link alias-navy = Iraqi Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1-1 || Draw || Arabian Gulf Cup | ||||||||||||
| 3 | January 20, 2009 | Kuwait | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Turkmenistan | flag alias = Flag of Turkmenistan.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | flag alias-1991 = Flag of the Turkmen SSR.svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Turkmenistan (1992–1997).svg | flag alias-1997 = Flag of Turkmenistan (1997-2001).svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Turkmenistan Naval Forces.svg | link alias-naval = Turkmen Naval Forces | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Turkmenistan Naval Forces.svg | link alias-navy = Turkmen Naval Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Turkmenistan Ground Forces.svg | link alias-army = Turkmen Ground Forces | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Turkmenistan Air Forces.svg | link alias-air force = Turkmen Air Force | link alias-military = Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
}} || 2-0 || Win || Friendly | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | September 3, 2010 | Kuwait | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Syria | flag alias = Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg | flag alias-1932 = Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg | flag alias-1963 = Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg | flag alias-1972 = Flag of Syria (1972-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg | flag alias-revolution = Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Syrian Arab Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Syrian Navy | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Syrian Arab Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Syrian Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Syrian Arab Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Syrian Air Force | flag alias-army= Flag of the Syrian Arab Army.svg | link alias-army= Syrian Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces (1980–2024).svg | link alias-military = Syrian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 3-0 || Win || Friendly | ||||||||||
| 5 | November 14, 2010 | Abu Dhabi | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = India | flag alias = Flag of India.svg | flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg | flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg | flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg | link alias-army = Indian Army | flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg | flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg | flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg | flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg | flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg | flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg | flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg | link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard | link alias-naval = Indian Navy | link alias-air force = Indian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg | link alias-navy = Indian Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 9-1 || Win || Friendly |
Honors
Al Arabi
- 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
Kuwait
Individual
- Kuwait Super Cup top scorer: 2008
References
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External links
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