Fahad Khalfan Al Bloushi (born 23 March 1992) is a

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who is a striker for Al-Ahli. He has also played for the Qatar national team.

Career

Club career

Khalfan played for the youth teams of

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. He achieved recognition by the national team coach,

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, for scoring decisive goals in the

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in 2010. Primarily featuring for the team, he scored 11 goals in 18 appearances in 2010–11 season of the reserve league, and 8 goals in 8 appearances in 2011–12. In the 2011–12 season of the

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, he came on as a substitute for

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in the 86th minute and scored a two-minute brace against

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in stoppage time.

International career

Khalfan received a call-up to the Qatar national team after his outstanding performances for Al-Rayyan in pre-season. Khalfan made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against

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on September 3, 2010 at the age of 18. He was the first ASPIRE graduate to play for the senior football team of Qatar. He became renowned for one of the greatest blunders in competitive football on November 15, 2010. In a match against

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in the

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, with the game tied 0-0, Khalfan intercepted a pass to the opposing goalkeeper in the first minute of extra time and then dribbled to a position where he was a yard from the open goal. Instead of tapping the ball into the empty net with his right foot, he tried to shoot powerfully with the outside of his left foot. This caused the ball to collide with the post and miss. Qatar subsequently lost the match in extra time, 0–1, and was eliminated in the quarter-final stage of the

References

External links

QSL.com.qa profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalfan, Fahad 1992 births Living people Qatari footballers Qatar international footballers Al-Rayyan SC players Al-Sailiya SC players Al-Shahania SC players Qatar SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Umm Salal SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Association football forwards Qatari people of Baloch descent Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Qatar