Faiz Issa Khadoom Al-Rushaidi ( ar, فايز بن عيسى الرشيدي; born 19 July 1988), commonly known as Faiz Al-Rushaidi, is an

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

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who plays for Mes Rafsanjan in the

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Club career

On 3 June 2014, he signed a contract with 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up

Saham SC Saham Club ( ar, نادي صحم) is an Omani sports club based in Saham, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The st ...

. On 9 September 2021, he signed for

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ian side Mes Rafsanjan F.C.

Club career statistics

International career

Faiz is part of the first team squad of the Oman national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2010. He made his first appearance for

on 15 August 2012 in a friendly match against

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. He has made appearances in the

2012 WAFF Championship The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, the ...

, the

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA#Structure, FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil national football team, Bra ...

and the

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification was a qualification process organized by the AFC to determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2015 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, featured 16 teams. In the initial scheme, ten p ...

and has represented the national team in the

2010 Gulf Cup of Nations The 20th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was the twentieth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Aden, Yemen, from 22 November to 5 December 2010. The tournament was held in Yemen for the first ...

and the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations. He produced an outstanding performance against the UAE, saving two penalty shots from

Omar Abdulrahman Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raqi Al Amoudi ( ar, عمر عبد الرحمن أحمد الراقي العمودي; born 20 September 1991) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emirati club Al Wasl F.C. and ...

, winning the

2017 Gulf Cup of Nations The 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي‎) was the 23rd edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. It took place in Kuwait from 22 December 2017 until ...

. He was selected for the

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ...

for Oman, but he initially served as second-choice goalkeeper to

Ali Al-Habsi Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi ( ar, علي بن عبد الله بن حارب الحبسي; born 30 December 1981) is an Omani retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Early career Al-Habsi was born in Oman and star ...

. However, Al-Habsi suffered an injury and was left out, thus he became the team's first choice goalkeeper and made appearances in the 4 games Oman played as Oman managed to reach the knockout stage for the first time.

Honours

Club

*With Al-Suwaiq :* Oman Elite League (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 :* Sultan Qaboos Cup (2):

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Oman Super Cup The Oman Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العماني) is an Omani football cup competition. It was first held in 1999, but has been played on and off since its inception. It is the curtain raiser to the Omani football season. It pairs the p ...

(1): 2013; Runner-Up 2009, 2010, 2011

Individual

* 2012–13 Oman Elite League: Best Goalkeeper of the League * 2013–14 Oman Professional League: Best Goalkeeper of the League

National Team

*With Oman national football team :* 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup (1)

References

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* * * * * 1988 births Living people People from Al-Rustaq Omani men's footballers Oman men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Suwaiq Club players Saham Club players Al-Nasr SC (Salalah) players Dhofar Club players Oman Professional League players Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Omani expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Saudi First Division League players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players {{Oman-footy-bio-stub