Mahdi Faisal Ebrahim Al-Humaidan (; born 19 May 1993) is a Bahraini

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who plays as a

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for Al Khaldiya and the Bahrain national team.

International career

Al-Humaidan was included in

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's squad for the

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in the United Arab Emirates. Humaidan played twice for Bahrain during the Asian Cup which ended in an eventual

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elimination to

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after

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. During the

24th Arabian Gulf Cup The 24th Arabian Gulf Cup was the 24th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. Eight teams participated in the tournament. On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tourna ...

, Humaidan played in three matches - against

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and

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in the

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. In total he provided 3 assists, including the winning assist in the Final to Mohamed Al Romaihi which won Bahrain their first ever Gulf Cup.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.''

Honours

Bahrain *

Arabian Gulf Cup The Arabian Gulf Cup (, ''Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī''), also referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial association football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of ...

: Gulf Cup 2019 Al-Khaldiya *

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 ...

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Individual * Bahrain Premier League top scorer (Golden Boot): Golden Boot Bahrain League 2022–23

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Mahdi Al-Humaidan
at WorldFootball.com 1993 births Living people Footballers from Manama Bahraini men's footballers 21st-century Bahraini sportsmen Bahraini expatriate men's footballers Bahrain men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Al Ahli Club (Manama) players Al Qadsiah FC players Bahraini Premier League players Saudi First Division League players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia {{Bahrain-footy-bio-stub