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Ibrahim Khalfan

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Ibrahim Khalfan
Khalfan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan
Date of birth (1961-11-25) 25 November 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Qatar
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Al Arabi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1989 Al Arabi
International career
Qatar
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 1981 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan (Arabic: إبراهيم خلفان; born 25 November 1961) is a retired Qatari international footballer who played as a winger for Al Arabi. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. After retirement from football, he worked as pundit at beIN SPORTS and ambassador to the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar.[1][2]

He is the father of Khalfan Ibrahim Al Khalfan, a former footballer who played for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 December 1984 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Syria 1–0 1–1 1984 AFC Asian Cup

References

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  1. ^ "إبراهيم خلفان في حوار لـ العرب: تنظيم كــأس العالم «حلم أمة» تحقق بإرادة قطرية" (in Arabic). alarab.qa. 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ "أسطورة الكرة القطرية إبراهيم خلفان: جاهزون للمونديال" (in Arabic). alaraby.co.uk. 9 October 2022.
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