Faisal Al-Dakhil

{{short description|Kuwaiti footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Faisal Al-Dakhil | image = | fullname = Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|08|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]] | height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[forward (basketball)|forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1973–1989 | clubs1 = [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 141 | nationalyears1 = 1974–1988 | nationalteam1 = [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] | nationalcaps1 = 85 | nationalgoals1 = 39 | nationalyears2 = 1974–1987 | nationalteam2 = [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait XI]] | nationalcaps2 = 22 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }} '''Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil''' ({{IPAc-en|d|æ|x|i:|l}}), also spelled '''Al-Dakheel''' ({{langx|ar|فيصل الدخيل}}) (born 13 August 1957) is a [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwaiti]] retired [[Association football|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]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Faisal Al-Daakhil Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/faisal-al-daakhil-1.html|access-date=2009-08-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007202746/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/faisal-al-daakhil-1.html|archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref>

Al-Dakhil played with [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadsiya Club]]

== Club career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[Kuwait Emir Cup]] !colspan="2"|Independence Cup !colspan="2"|[[Kuwait Joint League]] !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- align=center |rowspan="15" align=center valign=center|[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] |[[1973–74 Kuwaiti Premier League|1973–74]] |rowspan="15"|[[Kuwait Premier League|KPL]] |||2||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1974–75 Kuwaiti Premier League|1974–75]] |||7||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1975–76 Kuwaiti Premier League|1975–76]] |||15||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1976–77 Kuwaiti Premier League|1976–77]] |||11||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1977–78 Kuwaiti Premier League|1977–78]] |||4||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1978–79 Kuwaiti Premier League|1978–79]] |||7||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1979–80 Kuwaiti Premier League|1979–80]] |||18||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1980–81 Kuwaiti Premier League|1980–81]] |||21||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1981–82 Kuwaiti Premier League|1981–82]] |||0||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1982–83 Kuwaiti Premier League|1982–83]] |||0||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1983–84 Kuwaiti Premier League|1983–84]] |||7||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1984–85 Kuwaiti Premier League|1984–85]] |||22||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1985–86 Kuwaiti Premier League|1985–86]] |||7||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- |[[1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League|1986–87]] |||3||||||||2|||||||| |- |[[1987–88 Kuwaiti Premier League|1987–88]] |||11||||||colspan="2"|—|||||||| |- align=center !colspan="3"|Career total !!!141!!!!22!!!!2!!!!4!!!!169 |} {{notelist}}

==International goals== ''only in AFC Asian Cup and World Cup Finals'' {| class="wikitable" ! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1980-09-25 || [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|QAT}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 1980-09-25 || [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|QAT}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 1980-09-28 || [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|IRN}} || 2–1 || Win || [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 1980-09-30 || [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|KOR}} || 3–0 || Win || [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 1980-09-30 || [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|KOR}} || 3–0 || Win || [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 1982-06-17 || [[Valladolid]], Spain || {{fb|TCH}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] |- | 1984-12-09 || Singapore || {{fb|SYR}} || 3–1 || Win || [[1984 AFC Asian Cup]] |}

==Honours==

===International=== * [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]

===Regional=== * [[Arabian Gulf Cup]]: [[1976 Gulf Cup of Nations|1976]], [[1986 Gulf Cup of Nations|1986]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aldekheel-intlg.html Faisal al-Dakhil-International Goals] at [[RSSSF]] * {{sports links}}

{{1980 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament}} {{Kuwaiti Premier League top scorers}} {{Kuwait squad 1976 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Kuwait Squad 1980 Summer Olympics}} {{Kuwait squad 1980 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Kuwait Squad 1982 World Cup}} {{Kuwait squad 1984 AFC Asian Cup}}

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