Ahmed Al-Kassar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar | ||
| Date of birth | May 8, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Qatif, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Taraji | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Al-Raed | 86 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Al-Ettifaq | 63 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Al-Faisaly | 54 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Fayha | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| 2024– | Saudi Arabia | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar (Arabic:أحمد علي الكسار) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah and the Saudi Arabia national team.[1]
Al-Raed
On 19 June 2009, Al-Raed signed with Ahmed Al-Kassar from Al-Taraji for 1.8 million Saudi Riyals.[2] He left in 2015 to go to Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Ettifaq
On 10 September 2015, Al-Ettifaq signed with Ahmed from Al-Raed.[3] He won the Saudi First Division in his first season. On 18 August 2017, Ahmed Al-Kassar made a last-minute assist for Hazaa Al-Hazaa to help Al-Ettifaq draw 2–2 against Al-Nassr.[4] He became only the fifth goalkeeper to make an assist in the Saudi Professional League.[5] After the match, he said that manager Miodrag Ješić did not want him to go forward, but he ignored that and made the assist.[6]
Al-Fayha
On 20 June 2023, Al-Kassar joined Al-Fayha on a free transfer.[7]
Al-Qadsiah
On 30 January 2024, Al-Kassar joined Al-Qadsiah on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[8]
