Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil (/dæxiːl/), also spelled Al-Dakheel (Arabic: فيصل الدخيل) (born 13 August 1957) is a Kuwaiti former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1989 | Qadsia SC | (141) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1986 | Kuwait | (48) | |
| Kuwait military national football team | (14) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the 1980 Asian Cup. He played four matches for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics with three goals in only one match against Nigeria on 21 July in Dynamo Stadion in Moscow.[1]
Al-Dakhil played with Al-Qadsiya Club
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Kuwait Emir Cup | Independence Cup | Kuwait Joint League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qadsia | 1973–74 | KPL | 2 | — | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | 7 | — | ||||||||||
| 1975–76 | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| 1976–77 | 11 | — | ||||||||||
| 1977–78 | 4 | — | ||||||||||
| 1978–79 | 7 | — | ||||||||||
| 1979–80 | 18 | — | ||||||||||
| 1980–81 | 21 | — | ||||||||||
| 1981–82 | 0 | — | ||||||||||
| 1982–83 | 0 | — | ||||||||||
| 1983–84 | 7 | — | ||||||||||
| 1984–85 | 22 | — | ||||||||||
| 1985–86 | 7 | — | ||||||||||
| 1986–87 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 11 | — | ||||||||||
| Career total | 141 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 169 | |||||||
International goals
only in AFC Asian Cup and World Cup Finals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-09-25 | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Qatar | 4–0 | Win | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
| 1980-09-25 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Qatar | 4–0 | Win | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
| 1980-09-28 | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Iran | 2–1 | Win | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
| 1980-09-30 | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  South Korea | 3–0 | Win | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
| 1980-09-30 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | South Korea | 3–0 | Win | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
| 1982-06-17 | Valladolid, Spain |  Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Draw | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| 1984-12-09 | Singapore |  Syria | 3–1 | Win | 1984 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
Club
- Qadsia
- Kuwaiti Premier League: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78
- Kuwait Emir Cup:1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89