Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil (), also spelled Al-Dakheel () (born 13 August 1957) is a Kuwaiti retired

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. Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the 1980 Asian Cup. He played four matches for Kuwait at the

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with three goals in only one match against

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on 21 July in Dynamo Stadion in

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. Al-Dakhil played with Al-Qadsiya Club

Club career statistics

International goals

''only in AFC Asian Cup and World Cup Finals''

Honours

Club

;Qadsia *

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, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 *

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: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89

International

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

Regional

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 ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

References

External links

Faisal al-Dakhil-International Goals
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* 1957 births Living people Footballers from Kuwait City Men's association football forwards Kuwaiti men's footballers Kuwait men's international footballers 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1980 AFC Asian Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1984 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Olympic footballers for Kuwait Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Qadsia SC players Kuwait Premier League players {{Kuwait-footy-bio-stub