Khalfan Ibrahim
Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan (Arabic: خلفان إبراهيم خلفان; born 18 February 1988, in Doha) is a retired Qatari international footballer who played as a winger. He was named the Asian Player of the Year in 2006, becoming the first Qatari to win the title. He played for Al Arabi at youth level before moving to Al Sadd in 2004 on a professional contract.
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Khalfan with Al Sadd in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Al Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2017 | Al Sadd | 298 | (78) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Arabi | 19 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Al Rayyan | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Arabi | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 330 | (83) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | Qatar U–17 | 8 | (9) |
| 2005 | Qatar U–20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2006 | Qatar U–23 | 7 | (3) |
| 2006–2015 | Qatar | 90 | (21) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2017 | |||
His father, Ibrahim Khalfan, is a former footballer who played for Al Arabi and the Qatar national team. He is sometimes dubbed as the "Maradona of Qatar" and is also nicknamed "Khalfaninho" by his supporters in reference to Ronaldinho.
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