Ahmed Al-Kassar

Ahmed Al-Kassar
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar
Date of birth (1991-05-08) May 8, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al-Fayha
Number 28
Youth career
Al-Taraji
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Al-Raed 86 (0)
2015–2018 Al-Ettifaq 63 (0)
2018–2023 Al-Faisaly 54 (0)
2023– Al-Fayha 1 (0)
International career
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia U23
2024– Saudi Arabia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

Ahmed Al-Kassar (Arabic:أحمد الكسار) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha.[1]

Club career

Al-Raed

On 19 June 2009, Al-Raed signed with Ahmed Al-Kassar from Al-Taraji for 1.8 million Saudi Riyals.[2] He left in 2015 to go to Al-Ettifaq.

Al-Ettifaq

On 10 September 2015, Al-Ettifaq signed with Ahmed from Al-Raed.[3] He won the Saudi First Division in his first season. On 18 August 2017, Ahmed Al-Kassar made a last-minute assist for Hazaa Al-Hazaa to help Al-Ettifaq draw 2–2 against Al-Nassr.[4] He became only the fifth goalkeeper to make an assist in the Saudi Professional League.[5] After the match, he said that manager Miodrag Ješić did not want him to go forward, but he ignored that and made the assist.[6]

Al-Fayha

On 20 June 2023, Al-Kassar joined Al-Fayha on a free transfer.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2023[8]
Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Raed 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 3 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2011–12 14 0 1[a] 0 15 0
2012–13 17 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
2013–14 26 0 2 0 3[a] 0 31 0
2014–15 26 0 1 0 2[a] 0 29 0
Total 86 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 97 0
Al-Ettifaq 2015–16 27 0 1 0 1[a] 0 29 0
2016–17 26 0 3 0 0 0 29 0
2017–18 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 63 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 68 0
Al-Faisaly 2018–19 0 0 2 0 2 0
2019–20 2 0 2 0 4 0
2020–21 3 0 4 0 7 0
2021–22 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
2022–23 33 0 1 0 34 0
Total 54 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 64 0
Career totals 203 0 16 0 2 0 8 0 229 0
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Crown Prince Cup

Honours

Clubs

Al-Ettifaq

Al-Faisaly

Individual

References