Khalifah Al-Dawsari

Khalifah Al-Dawsari

Personal information
Full name	Khalifah Adel Al-Dawsari
Date of birth	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	4
Youth career
	Al-Qadsiah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Al-Qadsiah	56	(1)
2021–	Al-Hilal	20	(0)
2022	→ Al-Fateh (loan)	6	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2019	Saudi Arabia U20	20	(0)
2019–2022	Saudi Arabia U23	27	(0)
2021–	Saudi Arabia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 27, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 1, 2021

Khalifah Adel Al-Dawsari (Arabic: خَلِيفَة عَادِل الدَّوْسَرِيّ; born 2 January 1999) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.[3][4]

Club

Al-Dawsari started his career in the youth teams of Al-Qadsiah. He was first called up to the first team on 12 April 2018 during the match against Al-Nassr, where he was an unused substitute. On 28 May 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[5] On 29 August 2019, Al-Dawsari renewed his contract with Al-Qadsiah until 2024.[6]

On 7 August 2021, Al-Dawsari joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract.[7] On 30 January 2022, Al-Dawsari joined Al-Fateh on loan.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 May 2024[9]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Qadsiah	2018–19	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2019–20	29	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	2020–21	27	1	2	0	—		—		29	1
	Total	56	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	58	1
Al-Hilal	2021–22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2022–23	11	0	2	0	2	0	2[a]	0	17	0
	2023–24	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	Total	17	0	2	0	4	0	2	0	25	0
Al-Fateh (loan)	2021–22	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career totals		79	1	4	0	4	0	2	0	89	1

1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2023–24
• King Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Saudi Super Cup: 2021, 2023, 2024[10]
• AFC Champions League: 2021

Saudi Arabia U20

• AFC U-19 Championship: 2018

Saudi Arabia U23

• AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2022

References

1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 12. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
2. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
3. "خليفة عادل الدوسري - Khalifa Al Dawsari".
4. "KHALIFAH ALDAWSARI".
5. "احتراف الدوسري واليامي".
6. "الدوسري قدساوياً حتى 2024".
7. "رسمياً.. الهلال يعلن ضم خليفة الدوسري حتى 2026".
8. "الفتح يضم لاعب الهلال خليفة الدوسري بالإعارة".
9. Khalifah Al-Dawsari at Soccerway
10. "Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr routed by Al Hilal in Saudi Super Cup final". ESPN. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

External links

• Khalifah Al-Dawsari at Soccerway