A Name to Remember: Khalfan Ibrahim

By: Bob | December 5th, 2006

You would think that a player that was named the Asian Footballer of the Year would have quite a presence on the Internet. We’re talking glowing YouTube montages, fan club sites and lengthy bios on Wikipedia. Oddly, Khalfan Ibrahim is largely an unknown quantity on the Web, but the kid is starting to make a name for himself on the pitch and it is probably only a matter of time before his play inspires someone to put together a fake Myspace page for him.

Here is what we do know about Ibahim. He is an 18-year-old striker from Qatar who plays for the country’s top team, Al Sadd. His full name is Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan, but if I ever hung with him I’d call him K.I.K.A.K. He has scored 16 goals in 47 appearances for Al Sadd and helped to lead them to the Qatar First Division championship this season. He has played three times for Qatar’s national team and scored twice against Bangladesh in his international debut.

It is often difficult to judge the talent level of players from the Middle East since they so rarely compete against teams from outside the region, but to be that young and to win the Asian Footballer of the Year award means that Khalfan Ibrahim must have something going for him and therefore his is a name to remember. And I’m not just saying that because his name coincidentally appears on the Wikipedia pages of alleged al-Qaeda members and FBI Most Wanted Terrorists.

Category: Asia, World Football

Tags: 2006 Asian Footballer of the Year, a name to remember, Al Sadd, Asia, Khalfan Ibrahem, Khalfan Ibrahim, Qatar, World Football

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• Nelson |  December 5th, 2006 at 12:11 pm

  
  
  

  If I root for this guy does that mean I hate freedom

  Posted from United States

  

• John |  December 10th, 2006 at 12:16 am

  
  
  

  Khalfan Ibrahim lived up to his reputation last night, scoring two goals out of a total of three against Thailand in the Asian Games Quarter Finals.

  Posted from Qatar

  

• Wasielah |  December 27th, 2006 at 1:04 am

  
  
  

  Nelson

  If you don’t know yourself, how is anybody else supposed to know. Especially when you spout rubbish.
  Khalfan is a great player, you just need to watch him play

  Posted from Qatar

  

• mohammed |  March 6th, 2007 at 6:46 am

  
  
  

  Khalfan Ibrahim has played with Qatar national team under 17 years old in the youth world cup under 17 in newzeland just for 30 min because he was injured … but he has caught eyes …
  I think there are some videos for him in youtube

  Posted from Qatar

  

• dan |  July 7th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

  
  
  

  i need your cantact for a deal

  Posted from Canada

  

• Meshaal |  March 21st, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  
  
  

  الله عليك يا خلفان شوف كيف ماهر شوف كيف سددها مشعل 2000

  Posted from United States

  

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