Personal information | |||
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Full name | Athbi Ali Shehab Ahmad Saleh | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kuwait | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Qadsia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2022 | Al-Yarmouk (Kuwait) | (13+) | |
2022–2024 | Al-Salmiya | (6+) | |
2024– | Qadsia | ||
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Kuwait | 18 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:29, 9 June 2025 (UTC) |
Athbi Ali Shehab Ahmad Saleh (born 14 October 1993) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Kuwait Premier League club Qadsia and for the Kuwait national team.
He joined Al-Yarmouk (Kuwait) in 2015 and he won the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Division One title with the club. [1] He then joined Al-Salmiya on 17 July 2022 before joining Qadsia on 12 June 2024. [2]
On 21 June 2023, Saleh made his international debut for Kuwait during a 3–1 win against Nepal during the 2023 SAFF Championship. [3] He scored his first goal for Kuwait during a 4–0 win against Afghanistan during 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on 21 November 2023. [4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kuwait | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
2024 | 10 | 0 | |
2025 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 November 2023 | Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia | ![]() | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Al-Yarmouk (Kuwait)
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