Meshaal Barsham

Summary

Meshaal Essa Barsham (Arabic: مشعل عيسى برشم; born 14 February 1998) is a Qatari football player of Sudanese descent who plays as a goalkeeper for Al Sadd and the Qatar national football team.

Meshaal Barsham
Barsham with Qatar at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Meshaal Essa Barsham
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al Sadd
Number 22
Youth career
Al Sadd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Al-Sadd 65 (0)
International career
2017–2021 Qatar U23 2 (0)
2021– Qatar 42 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Club career edit

Al Sadd edit

On 27 August 2018, in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, Barsham started in Al Sadd's 3–1 away win against Esteghlal.[3]

Personal life edit

He is the younger brother of Olympic gold high jump medalist Mutaz Barsham, and Muamer Aissa Barsham.[4]

Honours edit

Al-Sadd

Qatar

Individual

External links edit

  • Profile on www.al-saddclub.com
  • Meshaal Barsham at Soccerway

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ Gabriel Tan (27 August 2018). "Al Sadd overcome comical own-goal to outmuscle Esteghlal". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Meshaal Barsham does his sporting family proud". Qatar Tribune. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.