Jasim Khelaif Wahab Al Salama (; born 22 February 1998) is a Bahraini
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League is the main domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1956-1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify f ...
club
East Riffa and the
Bahrain national team.
Club career
Khelaif was a member of the
East Riffa youth academy until 2016 when he was promoted to the first team. He took part in East Riffa's
2022 AFC Cup
The 2022 AFC Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; ...
campaign, scoring one goal as the team reached the West Zone semi final before losing against
Al-Riffa.
In 2019, Khelaif signed for
Al-Hala on a one-season loan deal.
In 2020, Khelaif was once again loaned out, to
Budaiya
Al Budaiya () is a coastal town located in the northwestern region of Bahrain Island, in the Northern Governorate of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Diraz and Bani Jamra.
History
The town was founded by the Dawasiri tribe, ...
.
International career
In June 2019, he took part in the
Maurice Revello Tournament
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in France
In January 2024, Khelaif featured in the
Bahrain national team 26-men squad for the
2023 AFC Asian Cup
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.
Honours
East Riffa
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Bahraini FA Cup: 2019
References
External links
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Living people
1998 births
Bahraini men's footballers
21st-century Bahraini sportsmen
Bahrain men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Manama
Budaiya Club players
Bahraini Premier League players
2023 AFC Asian Cup players