{{short description|Qatari footballer (born 1988)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Khalfan Ibrahim | image = Khalfan Ibrahim2.jpg | image_size = 215 | caption = Khalfan with [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] in 2012 | fullname = Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Doha]], Qatar | height = 1.71 m<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119163204/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)#Winger|Winger]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1998–2004 | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] | years1 = 2004–2017 | clubs1 = [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] | caps1 = 298 | goals1 = 78 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] <!-- Stats for league only -->| totalcaps = 330 | totalgoals = 83 | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2005 | nationalteam1 = [[Qatar national under-17 football team|Qatar U–17]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalteam2 = [[Qatar national under-20 football team|Qatar U–20]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2006 | nationalteam3 = [[Qatar national under-23 football team|Qatar U–23]] | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 3 | nationalyears4 = 2006–2015 | nationalteam4 = [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] | nationalcaps4 = 90 | nationalgoals4 = 21 | club-update = 14:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 28 February 2017 }} '''Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan''' ({{langx|ar|خَلْفَان إِبْرَاهِيم خَلْفَان آل خَلْفَان}}; born 18 February 1988) is a retired [[Qatar]]i international [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. He was named the [[Asian Footballer of the Year|Asian Player of the Year]] in 2006,<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2006-11/30/content_746977.htm| title =Qatari teenager Ibrahim named Asian Player of the Year| date = 30 November 2006 | access-date = 5 January 2013 | work =[[China Daily]]}}</ref> becoming the first Qatari to win the title. He played for [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] at youth level before moving to [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] in 2004 on a professional contract.
His father, [[Ibrahim Khalfan]], is a former footballer who played for Al Arabi and the Qatar national team. He is sometimes dubbed as the "[[Diego Maradona|Maradona]] of Qatar"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/03/27/2013032700774.html|title=Korea Clinches Dramatic Victory in WC Qualifier Against Qatar|publisher=chosun.com|date=27 March 2013|access-date=27 April 2013}}</ref> and is also nicknamed "Khalfaninho" by his supporters in reference to [[Ronaldinho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capital-balls.com/blog/news/khalfan-ibrahim/|title=Khalfan Ibrahim|publisher=capital-balls.com|date=20 April 2007|access-date=10 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111061453/http://capital-balls.com/blog/news/khalfan-ibrahim/|archive-date=11 January 2015}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Al Sadd===
====Early career==== Khalfan started out with Al-Arabi (his father's club) and was signed by Al-Sadd in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9008/khalfan-ibrahim-khalfan-nominated-for-best-asian-player-award|title=Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan - Player Profile|publisher=Qatar Stars League|date=25 November 2014|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> He assimilated into Al Sadd's first team at the age of 17 in March 2005, under head coach [[Doru Isac]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/news/sport/2014/9/23/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A|title=خلفان إبراهيم أفضل هداف في تاريخ السد القطري|publisher=Al Jazeera|quote= كان أولها في لقاء السد والشمال في الدوري القطري موسم 2004/2005 وهو اللقاء الذي انتهى بفوز السد (3-1) ويومها أحرز خلفان الهدف الثالث والأول له مع الزعيم.|date=23 September 2014|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> scoring against Al-Shamal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%B6%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%8C-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA|script-title=ar:محمد الغريب الكويتي قد يُعاقب لخوضه مباراة تنس ضد لاعب إسرائيلي، ومدرب تشيلسي يحلم بتدريب منتخب بلاده البرتغال قبل إعتزاله|publisher=Al Bawaba|language=ar|date=29 March 2005|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>
====2005–06==== [[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]] was a significantly improved season for him when he scored goals in the [[Qatar League]], [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]] and [[Asian Champions League]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
====2006–07==== His performance in 2006–07 played a part in achieving the Asian Player of The Year title. He scored 5 goals in Al Sadd's start to the league campaign<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alghad.com/m/articles/752494-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-2006?s=bac7b813ab57f9a73378077779713dff|title=2006 القطري خلفان ابراهيم افضل لاعب لعام|website=alghad.com|date=30 November 2006|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> and then was a crucial member of the [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|Asian Games]] gold medal-winning Qatar team. However, in an Olympic qualifying match against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] in February 2007, he got himself injured and was laid-off for more than one year, missing most of Al Sadd's season.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
====2007–08==== He wasn't able to play in the 2007–08 league season due to injury as [[Al-Gharafa]] overtook Al-Sadd for the title.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
====2008–09==== He returned from injury in the revamped 2008–09 season. He scored 8 goals in Al-Sadd's first 6 games.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
====2010–11==== Khalfan won the [[2011 AFC Champions League]] with Al Sadd. Khalfan delivered an inspired performance against [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings|Suwon]] in the semi-final second leg to keep the club's hopes alive. He featured in the final against [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|Jeonbuk]] which was won 4–2 on penalties. He assisted Keita by providing an accurate cross which Keita volleyed into the net, as well as forcing a Jeonbuk defender to head the ball into his own net on the earlier goal. The Koreans scored a late equalizer to make it 2–2, causing the game to go to extra-time and eventually penalties. His performance in the AFC Champions League earned him offers from other clubs, including a contract from Saudi club [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]], however it was announced by the Al Sadd management that they would only take offers from the club in the summer transfer window, as they needed Khalfan to play in the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.al3nabi.com/news-4-36728.html لفان و المطوع داخل اهتمامات النصر] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001544/http://www.al3nabi.com/news-4-36728.html |date=26 April 2012 }} {{in lang|ar}}</ref><ref>[http://www.goal.com/ar-sa/news/3045/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA/2011/11/17/2761869/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%89-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AC%D9%84 القطري خلفان: لا أعرف مدى جدية عرض النصر وحلم الاحتراف مؤجل] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
Al Sadd's Asian triumph took them to Japan for the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]] where Khalfan featured and scored against the African champions [[Esperance Sportive de Tunis|Esperance]] in their first match. [[Kader Keita|Abdul Kader Keita]]'s shot from a tight angle was only parried to the far post by Moez Ben Cherifia. Khalfan then reacted the fastest to nod home on the goal-line. The match, which proved to be an ill-tempered affair, was won 2–1. It was capped off with Esperance fans throwing projectiles onto the field and attempting to get past the security barricade.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/match/70361/esperance-tunis-vs-al-sadd/report Match Report: Esperance 1–2 Al Sadd – Goal.com]</ref>
During this time, Khalfan accumulated 2 red cards in a row within 2 games in the Qatar Stars League, both in the 89th minute for physical altercations with other players. Al Sadd lost both of the matches in which he was red carded. However, he did not receive any red cards in international competitions.
====2011–12==== Khalfan finished the [[2011–12 Qatar Stars League]] season as the top league scorer for Al Sadd, with 7 goals.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120719013158/http://www.al-saddclub.com/EN/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=993 Khalfan is the top scorer for Al Sadd]</ref>
He scored a goal in the [[2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup]] in a 4–2 win over Lekhwiya before getting involved in an altercation with Lekhwiya midfielder [[Nam Tae-Hee]] after the match for unsportsmanlike behavior.<ref>[http://www.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=35483 تفاصيل "هوشه" خلفان ونام] {{in lang|ar}}</ref> He went on to score Al Sadd's only goal against [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al Rayyan]] in the final, being named Man of the Match.<ref>[http://www.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=35788 خلفان أفضل لاعب في نهائي كأس ولي العهد] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
====2012–13==== Khalfan Ibrahim had a solid start to the season, playing a critical role of an attacking trio (with [[Mamadou Niang]] and [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl González]]). They led Al Sadd from a win to another in their first league games, trying to get the club back as Al Sadd had only won 2 domestic competitions and the [[AFC Champions League|ACL]] in the last 5 years after the 2006–07 season in which they won all domestic competitions.
After the first 4 games of [[2012–13 Qatar Stars League|QSL]], Khalfan (with Niang and Raúl) shared the second place on the top scorer table with 3 goals each. Khalfan scored his first hat-trick this season on [[Al-Sailiya SC|Al Sailiya]] game on 22 October, where his team won 4–1 and he was assisted twice by Niang and once by Raúl, recording the second hat-trick scored in the league this season.
[[File:Khalfan Ibrahim and Mohamed Omar 2011.jpg|150px|thumb|Khalfan in 2011 in a QSL match]] On 26 April 2013, in a [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]] match against [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]], he scored an impressive solo goal as he dribbled 60 meters past the entire opposition defense to score a long-range goal. Some news agencies considered it a 'carbon copy' of [[Diego Maradona]]'s goal against England in the 1986 World Cup,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronica.com.py/online/articulo/6365-la-gran-maradona-hizo-este-jugador-en-la-liga-de-qatar.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705232033/http://www.cronica.com.py/online/articulo/6365-la-gran-maradona-hizo-este-jugador-en-la-liga-de-qatar.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2013 |title="La gran Maradona" hizo este jugador en la liga de Qatar |publisher=cronica.com.py |date=27 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2013 |language=es }}</ref> and also reminiscent of [[Lionel Messi]]'s 'Maradona goal' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/350648/al-sadd-gain-revenge-over-al-rayyan|title=Al Sadd gain revenge over Al Rayyan|publisher=gulf-times.com|date=27 April 2013|access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> It was touted as a contender for the best goal of 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport360.com/blog/video-al-sadd-star-outstrips-bale-neymar-solo-stunner |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630084825/http://www.sport360.com/blog/video-al-sadd-star-outstrips-bale-neymar-solo-stunner |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=VIDEO: AL SADD STAR OUTSTRIPS BALE & NEYMAR WITH SOLO STUNNER |publisher=sport360.com |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2013 }}</ref> and has been described as arguably the best goal by all Qatari players in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/gem-goal-inspiring-khalfan/|title=Gem of a goal by inspiring Khalfan|publisher=Doha Stadium Plus|date=1 May 2013|access-date=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509163038/http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/gem-goal-inspiring-khalfan/|archive-date=9 May 2013}}</ref> His teammate, Raúl, stated he was the best player of the season, comparing him to [[Diego Maradona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-saddclub.com/en/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=2684 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628094035/http://www.al-saddclub.com/en/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=2684 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=I am thinking only in 1001 |publisher=al-saddclub.com |date=2 May 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013 }}</ref>
On 19 May, he was named as the QFA Player of the Year, beating off competition from teammate [[Raúl Gonzalez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/353302/sadd%E2%80%99s-khalfan,-raul,-amotta--shine-at-qfa--awards-gala|title=Sadd's Khalfan, Raul, Amotta shine at QFA awards gala|publisher=gulf-times.com|date=20 May 2013|access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref>
====2013–14==== Khalfan scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season against Al-Ahli on 20 September.
Süper Lig club [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] were rumored to be interested in signing Khalfan in the off season to replace [[Hugo Almeida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spor1903.com/almeida-yerine-katarin-maradonasi.html |title=Almeida yerine Katar'ın Maradonası! |publisher=spor1903 |language=tr |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522012431/http://www.spor1903.com/almeida-yerine-katarin-maradonasi.html |archive-date=22 May 2014 }}</ref>
====2014–15==== On 22 September 2014, he scored his 63rd goal for Al Sadd against [[Al-Shahania Sports Club|Al Shahania]] in a 3–2 win, surpassing [[Carlos Tenorio]]'s 5-year-old record of 62 goals to become Al Sadd's all-time scorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/loyal-soldier/|title=Loyal soldier|publisher=dohastadiumplusqatar.com|date=24 September 2014|access-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074021/http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/loyal-soldier/|archive-date=23 December 2014}}</ref>
==International career== [[File:Khalfan ibrahim.jpg|thumb|Khalfan during a national team training session in Doha]]
===Youth teams=== Khalfan first played for Qatar's youth teams, scoring 6 goals in the under-17 Gulf Cup held in 2003, helping Qatar finish runners-up in the process. Qatar finished runner-up and Khalfan finished second in the scorers list with 6 goals. He was part of the Qatar squad which played at the [[FIFA Under-17 World Cup]] in Peru, scoring one goal in the match against the mighty [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. He and his young teammates battled their more illustrious opponents to a 2–2 stalemate at halftime but eventually lost out 3–5. It was a performance which caught the eye and contributed greatly to his [[Asian Player of the Year]] title. In the same year he played in the [[West Asian Games]]. Qatar's campaign was unsuccessful despite Khalfan scoring two goals. In all the above tournaments he played with a number of his teammates who along with him were to become the backbone of Al-Sadd and the senior national team.
===Senior team=== After his stellar performances at the youth level, he and his teammates broke into the ''Annabi'''s senior team. Their first major triumph was the [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|Asian Games]] title won in front of home fans, with Khalfan scoring 2 goals. He scored two superb goals against Bangladesh in their [[Asian Cup 2007]] qualifying match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elaph.com/ElaphWeb/Sports/2006/11/194265.htm|title=خلفان إبراهيم أصغر لاعب ينال اللقب الآسيوي|website=elaph.com|date=30 November 2006|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> He then took part in his first [[Arabian Gulf Cup]], where Qatar couldn't defend their title despite Khalfan scoring one goal against Bahrain. In 2008, he played a prominent part in Qatar's [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifying campaign scoring against Asia's No 1 side-[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].
Khalfan took part in Qatar's [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2014 World Cup Qualification]]s which were held from 2011. In a match versus [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], which would be Indonesia's last hopes of qualifying for the World Cup, Khalfan scored an amazing goal from a long way out after dribbling past the defenders. Qatar proved to be too much for Indonesia, eventually winning the game 3–2 in a tightly clinched match.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111013153426/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1525410/index.html FIFA – Qatar snatch win over Indonesia]</ref> Khalfan also got a brace in the home match against Indonesia in a 4–0 win, thus officially eliminating them from qualifying, and in the process, making him the top scorer for Qatar in the 2014 WCQ.<ref>[http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar-sport/172337-khalfan-double-lifts-qatar-past-indonesia.html Khalfan double lifts Qatar past Indonesia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113215825/http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar-sport/172337-khalfan-double-lifts-qatar-past-indonesia.html |date=13 November 2011 }}</ref>
Brazilian legend [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]] commented on Khalfan's performance against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], stating "''I saw that (2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match) between Indonesia and Qatar on television, and I saw this wonderful player. He has speed and great dribbling skills. He has the features of a Brazilian player. I am confident that Qatar can produce talented players like Khalfan Ibrahim''".<ref>[https://archive.today/20120907060800/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/interview/Default.aspx?pid=6 QSL – Qatar has quality players, says Brazilian great Zico]</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|28 August 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/Players/PlayersDetails.aspx |title=QSL.com.qa – Khalfan Ibrahim |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126202119/http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/Players/PlayersDetails.aspx |archive-date=26 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=9397&scorers=true QSL 2013-14 Stats]</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup<sup>[[#notes gs1|1]]</sup> !colspan="2"|League Cup<sup>[[#notes gs2|2]]</sup> !colspan="2"|Asia<sup>[[#notes gs3|3]]</sup> !colspan="2"|Other<sup>[[#notes gs4|4]]</sup> !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="13"|[[Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]] |[[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|2004–05]] |rowspan="13" valign="center"|[[Qatar Stars League|QSL]] |10||1||0||0||-||-||3||1||0||0||13||2 |- |[[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]] |12||1||4||1||-||-||3||0||0||0||19||2 |- |[[2006–07 Qatar Stars League|2006–07]] |16||5||5||0||-||-||4||1||2||0||27||6 |- |[[2007–08 Qatar Stars League|2007–08]] |6||2||3||0||-||-||-||-||0||0||9||2 |- |[[2008–09 Qatar Stars League|2008–09]] |21||15||1||0||-||-||-||-||3||0||25||15 |- |[[2009–10 Qatar Stars League|2009–10]] |9||2||3||0||0||0||6||1||2||0||20||3 |- |[[2010–11 Qatar Stars League|2010–11]] |18||3||2||1||2||0||11||2||7||1||40||6 |- |[[2011–12 Qatar Stars League|2011–12]] |17||7||4||3||2||2||-||-||3||0||26||12 |- |[[2012–13 Qatar Stars League|2012–13]] |21||10||5||2||0||0||-||-||5||1||31||13 |- |[[2013–14 Qatar Stars League|2013–14]] |26||14||3||1||0||0||10||3||0||0||33||18 |- |[[2014–15 Qatar Stars League|2014–15]] |20||11||2||0||0||0||9||6||0||0||22||11 |- |[[2015–16 Qatar Stars League|2015–16]] |19||3||2||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||21||3 |- |[[2016–17 Qatar Stars League|2016–17]] |13||4||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||13||4 |- !colspan="3"|Total !208||78||34||8||4||2||48||14||22||2||316||104 |- |rowspan="1"|[[Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd B]] |2015–16 |rowspan="1"|[[Reserve League (Qatar)]] |1||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||1 |- |rowspan="1"|[[Al-Rayyan SC]] |[[2018–19 Qatar Stars League|2018–19]] |rowspan="1"|QSL |12||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||1||0||15||0 |- !colspan="3"|Total !12||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||1||0||15||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)]] |[[2017–18 Qatar Stars League|2017–18]] |rowspan="2"|QSL |19||5||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||21||5 |- |[[2019–20 Qatar Stars League|2019–20]] |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|[[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)]] Total !20||5||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||22||5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !241||84||36||8||4||2||50||14||23||2||354||108 |} <div id="notes gs1"></div><sup>1</sup><small>Includes [[Emir of Qatar Cup]] and [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]].</small> <div id="notes gs2"></div><sup>2</sup><small>Includes [[Qatari Stars Cup]].</small> <div id="notes gs3"></div><sup>3</sup><small>Includes [[AFC Champions League]].</small> <div id="notes gs4"></div><sup>4</sup><small>Includes [[FIFA Club World Cup]] and [[Sheikh Jassem Cup]].</small> <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7879/Khalfan_Ibrahim_Al_Khalfan.html|title=Al-Khalfan, Khalfan Ibrahim|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 16 August 2006 || [[MA Aziz Stadium]], [[Chittagong]] || {{fb|BAN}} ||align="center"| 3–1 ||align="center"| 4–1 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier]] |- | 2 || 16 August 2006 || MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong || {{fb|BAN}} ||align="center"| 4–1 ||align="center"| 4–1 || 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 3 || 24 January 2007 || [[Al Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] || {{fb|BHR}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 1–2 || [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | 4 || 14 June 2008 || [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{fb|AUS}} ||align="center"| 1–3 ||align="center"| 1–3 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] |- | 5 || 11 October 2011 || [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]], [[Jakarta]] || {{fb|IDN}} ||align="center"| 2–1 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] |- | 6 || 11 November 2011 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha || {{fb|IDN}} ||align="center"| 2–0 ||align="center"| 4–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 7 || 11 November 2011 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha || {{fb|IDN}} ||align="center"| 3–0 ||align="center"| 4–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 8 || 29 February 2012 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|IRN}} ||align="center"| 1–1 ||align="center"| 2–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 9 || 9 October 2012 || [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], Doha || {{fb|OMA}} ||align="center"| 1–1 ||align="center"| 1–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- | 10 || 7 November 2012 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha || {{fb|IRQ}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 2–1 || Friendly |- | 11 || 5 January 2013 || [[Madinat 'Isa Stadium]], [[Isa Town]] || {{fb|UAE}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 1–3 || [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup]] |- | 12 || 8 January 2013 || [[Madinat 'Isa Stadium]], [[Isa Town]] || {{fb|OMN}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 2–1 || 21st Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 13 || 6 February 2013 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha || {{fb|MAS}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 2–0 || [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier]] |- | 14 || 17 March 2013 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha || {{fb|THA}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 1–0 || Friendly |- | 15 || 26 March 2013 || Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul || {{fb|KOR}} ||align="center"| 1–1 ||align="center"| 1–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 16 || 29 May 2013 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Doha || {{fb|AZE}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 1–1 || Friendly |- | 17 || 13 October 2013 || Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 6–0 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 18 || 13 October 2013 || Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| 3–0 ||align="center"| 6–0 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 19 || 13 October 2013 || Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| 5–0 ||align="center"| 6–0 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 20 || 14 October 2014 || [[Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium]], Doha || {{fb|AUS}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 1–0 || Friendly |- | 21 || 11 January 2015 || [[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]] || {{fb|UAE}} ||align="center"| 1–0 ||align="center"| 1–4 || [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] |}
===Notable matches=== * [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] vs. [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (Asian Cup 2007 Qualifiers) – First International match, scored twice. * Al-Sadd vs [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]] – Scored two breath taking goals in a league match in 2007. * [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] vs. [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] (World Cup 2014 Qualifiers) – 3–2 win, scored once and assisted twice.
==Honours==
'''Al Sadd''' *[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2003–04 Qatar Stars League|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Qatar Stars League|2006–07]], [[2012–13 Qatar Stars League|2012–13]] *[[Emir of Qatar Cup]]: [[Emir of Qatar Cup|2005]], [[Emir of Qatar Cup|2007]], [[Emir of Qatar Cup|2014]] *[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]: [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2006]], [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2007]], [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2008]] *[[Sheikh Jassem Cup]]: [[Sheikh Jassem Cup|2007]], [[Sheikh Jassem Cup|2014]] *[[Qatari Stars Cup]]: [[2010 Qatari Stars Cup|2010]] *[[AFC Champions League]]: [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] *[[FIFA Club World Cup]] Bronze Medalist: [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup|2011]]
'''Individual''' * [[Asian Footballer of the Year|Asian Player of the Year]]: 2006 * [[Qatar Stars League]] Young Player of the Year: 2006 * Best Arab Player: 2007 * [[Qatar Stars League|Qatar Player of the Year]]: 2013
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{NFT player|7879}} *{{Soccerway|khalfan-ibrahim-khalfan/64891}}
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