Ali Khalaf

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Ali Matar
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmed Khalaf Faraj Matar
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Kuwait
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Winger
Team information
Current team
Al-Arabi
Number 17
Youth career
Al-Arabi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015– Al-Arabi 78 (14)
International career
2019– Kuwait 22 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 December 2024

Ali Ahmed Khalaf Faraj Matar (born 16 January 1995) is a Kuwaiti professional soccer player who plays as a attacking midfielder for Al-Arabi. [1] [2]

Contents

Ali is the younger brother of former players Khaled Khalaf and Khalaf Khalaf and son of former international Ahmad Khalaf.

International goals

Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first. [3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 March 2023 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2–0
2–0
Friendly

Honours

Al-Arabi

2020–21
2019–20
2014–15, 2021–22, 2022–23
2021

Individual

2024-25 Week 1, 2024-25 Week 9

References

  1. "Ali Khalaf Matar (Player)".
  2. https://www.sofascore.com/player/ali-khalaf/1196012
  3. "Ali Khalaf Matar". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.