Ahmed Al-Kassar
Squad number 22 · Al-Qadsiah
Their 2026 World Cup
Ahmed Al-Kassar travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Saudi Arabia, wearing number 22, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the group stage (Group H), beaten by Cape Verde 0-0.
The goalkeeping job went to Mohammed Al Owais (3 matches, 270′).
Another 9 players in the Saudi Arabia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Saudi Arabia team page.
Biography
Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar (Arabic: أحمد علي الكسار; born 8 May 1991) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Al-Raed On 19 June 2009, Al-Raed signed with Ahmed Al-Kassar from Al-Taraji for 1.8 million Saudi Riyals. He left in 2015 to go to Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Ettifaq On 10 September 2015, Al-Ettifaq signed with Ahmed from Al-Raed. 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. He became only the fifth goalkeeper to make an assist in the Saudi Professional League. After the match, he said that manager Miodrag Ješić did not want him to go forward, but he ignored that and made the assist.
Al-Fayha On 20 June 2023, Al-Kassar joined Al-Fayha on a free transfer.
Al-Qadsiah On 30 January 2024, Al-Kassar joined Al-Qadsiah on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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