5 most celebrated football players in Qatar

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Khalfan Ibrahim

The 29-year-old winger who plays for Al-Arabi is one of Qatar’s most decorated players. He rose to fame after his performances with Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and never looked back. He was also the first Qatari footballer to win the Asian Player of the Year back in 2006. Khalfan has 18 goals in 87 appearances for Qatar.

Abdelkarim Hassan

Abdelkarim Hassan was the youngest player ever who had made his debut in the AFC Champions League when he was just 17 years old. He is considered as one of the best defenders in QSL and has already 60 appearances for the Qatar national team.

Boualem Khoukhi

The 26-year-old forward is considered to be the most promising footballers in Qatar and is known for spectacular free kicks and pace. Having spent most of his playing career with Al-Arabi, Khouki now represents in Al-Sadd in the QSL. The speedy winger has 13 goals in 35 appearances for Qatar national team

Hassan Al-Haidos

The 26-year-old striker currently plays for Al-Sadd in the QSL and had made his debut for the Qatar national team in 2008. Haidos has several individual honours including the Qatar Football Association Player of the Year 2015 and Estad Doha Qatar Player of the Year 2014. Haidos made 89 appearances for the Qatar scoring 17 goals.

Sebastián Soria

The 33-year-old striker is one of the most experienced footballers in the Qatar national team and currently plays for Al-Rayan SC in the QSL. Soria is famous for scoring the fastest goal in the AFC Champions League history at 9 seconds, a record which still remains. Soria has scored 40 goals in 123 appearances for the Qatar national football team.