# Khaled Khalaf > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Khaled_Khalaf > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Khaled_Khalaf.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Khalaf > Source revision: 1340793098 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Kuwaiti footballer (born 1983) Khaled Khalaf Personal information Date of birth (1983-08-15) August 15, 1983 (age 42) Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Positions Striker winger Team information Current team Al Arabi Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003–2016 Al Arabi ? (66) Total ? (66) International career‡ 2005–2011 Kuwait 30 (5) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8:51, June 3, 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 22, 2011 **Khaled Ahmad Khalaf Matar** [1][2] ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): خَالِد أَحْمَد خَلَف مَطَر; born August 15, 1983, in [Kuwait City](/source/Kuwait_City)) is a [Kuwaiti](/source/Kuwait) [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays in Attack for [Kuwaiti Premier League](/source/Kuwaiti_Premier_League) club [Al Arabi](/source/Al-Arabi_SC_(Kuwait)) and the [Kuwait national football team](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) with his brothers in [Al-Arabi](/source/Al-Arabi_SC_(Kuwait)) Khalaf Ahmed Khalaf and Ali Khalaf. He played for **Al-Arabi** in the [2007 AFC Champions League](/source/2007_AFC_Champions_League) group stage.[3] He is away from football for 2+1⁄2 seasons due to injury in his leg and has returned to football in [Al-Arabi Sporting Club](/source/Al-Arabi_SC_(Kuwait)) in season 2014-15. ## Youth career Khalid started his youth career in [Al-Arabi SC](/source/Al-Arabi_SC_(Kuwait)) which he scored many goals for the team and moved on to the 1st team with [Ali Maqseed](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Qadsia_SC). through that season, by scoring in the Final against [Kazma Sporting Clubin](/source/Kazma_Sporting_Club) the [Kuwait Crown Prince Cup](/source/Kuwait_Crown_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](/source/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](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) he won the [Kuwait Super Cup](/source/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](/source/Kuwait_Crown_Cup) by losing to [Al-Jahra SC](/source/Al_Jahra_SC) 3–2 but made it to the [Kuwait Emir Cup](/source/Kuwait_Emir_Cup) Final but lost 2–1.[5] ### 2009-10 After [Firas Al-Khatib](/source/Firas_Al-Khatib) left the club to join their rivals [Qadsia SC](/source/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](/source/Kuwait_Crown_Prince_Cup) but after that his knee got injured again and was spelled out for 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](/source/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 1+1⁄2 months and returned to play the last 8 mins against [Al-Naser SC](/source/Al_Nasr_SC_(Kuwait)) in the 2–1 win in the Reserves league. And was crowned champions of the [Kuwait Crown Prince Cup](/source/Kuwait_Crown_Prince_Cup) for the third time in his career and the seventh for his team. His Cup return was vs [Kazma SC](/source/Kazma_SC) in [Kuwait Federation Cup](/source/Kuwait_Federation_Cup) group-stage match 1–1.[6] ## International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 December 20, 2008 Kuwait Egypt 2-1 Win Friendly 2 January 10, 2009 Oman Iraq 1-1 Draw Arabian Gulf Cup 3 January 20, 2009 Kuwait Turkmenistan 2-0 Win Friendly 4 September 3, 2010 Kuwait Syria 3-0 Win Friendly 5 November 14, 2010 Abu Dhabi India 9-1 Win Friendly ## Honors **Al Arabi** - [VIVA Premier League](/source/Kuwaiti_Premier_League): 2001–02 - [Kuwait Emir Cup](/source/Kuwait_Emir_Cup): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08 - [Kuwait Crown Prince Cup](/source/Kuwait_Crown_Cup): 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15 - [Kuwait Super Cup](/source/Kuwait_Super_Cup): 2008, 2012 - [Kuwait Federation Cup](/source/Kuwait_Federation_Cup): 2013–14 **Kuwait** - [Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/Arabian_Gulf_Cup): 2010 - [West Asian Football Federation Championship](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation_Championship): 2010 **Individual** - [Kuwait Super Cup](/source/Kuwait_Super_Cup) top scorer: 2008 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["website official profile"](http://www.arabiclub.net/site/index.php?go=players&more=4). Al-Arabi sporting club. Retrieved May 21, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kooora football player profile(KUW)"](http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=8275). Kooora.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Match: Zawra vs Al-Arabi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121020193154/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=214968&cc=5901). ESPN Soccernet. 2007-05-09. Archived from [the original](http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=214968&cc=5901) on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Al-Arabi Emir Cup Champs (15th)"](http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?c=3211). Koora.com. Retrieved May 21, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Al-Arabi Emir Cup final lose"](http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?c=4440). Koora.com. Retrieved May 18, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [*أهداف مباراة العربي 1-1 كاظمة HD | كأس الاتحاد الكويتي (الجولة 4)*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REb4uvrhkV0). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/REb4uvrhkV0) from the original on 2021-12-11. ## External links - [Khaled Khalaf](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/11544.html) at National-Football-Teams.com v t e Kuwait squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup 1 Al Rashidi 2 Al Taher 3 Awadh 4 Fadel 5 Ajab 6 Al Fadhel 7 F. Al Enezi 8 Al Sheikh 9 Maqseed 10 Khalaf 11 Al Ansari 12 Al Shemali 13 Neda 14 Al Amer 15 Ali 16 H. Al Enezi 17 Al Mutawa 18 Al Ateeqi 19 Al Rashidi 20 Nasser 21 Mashaan 22 Al Khaldi (c) 23 Al Qallaf Coach: Tufegdžić --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Khaled Khalaf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Khalaf) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Khalaf?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.