Meshaal Barsham

Meshaal Barsham
Barsham with Qatar at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Meshaal Essa Barsham
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998[1]
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al Sadd
Number 22
Youth career
Al Sadd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Al-Sadd 99 (0)
International career
2017–2021 Qatar U23 2 (0)
2021– Qatar 57 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
FIFA Arab Cup
2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2026

Meshaal Essa Barsham (Arabic: مَشْعَل عِيسَى بَرْشَم; born 14 February 1998) is a football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Al Sadd. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Club career

Al Sadd

On 27 August 2018, in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, Barsham started in Al Sadd's 3–1 away win against Esteghlal.[4]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Olympic gold high jump medalist Mutaz Barsham, and Muamer Aissa Barsham.[5]

Honours

Al-Sadd

Qatar

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Meshaal Barsham". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Gabriel Tan (27 August 2018). "Al Sadd overcome comical own-goal to outmuscle Esteghlal". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Meshaal Barsham does his sporting family proud". Qatar Tribune. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.