Ibrahim Khalfan

Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan (; born 25 November 1961) is a retired Qatari international footballer who played as a winger for Al Arabi. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. After retirement from football, he worked as pundit at beIN SPORTS and ambassador to the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar.

Club career In 1972, Khalfan joined Al-Arabi's youth academy, eventually being promoted to the senior team in 1980. He represented Al-Arabi from 1980 to 1998, playing a key role in the club’s success during that period. He helped Al-Arabi win the Emir Cup three times in a row between 1977 and 1979. Notably, he scored a brace in the 1977/78 Emir Cup final and found the net again in the 1988 final.

International career Khalfan also represented the Qatar national team in the 1980s, as well as representing the Youth National Team in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship and also helping them achieve runners-up in the 1980 AFC Youth Tournament.

Personal life He is the father of Khalfan Ibrahim Al Khalfan, a former footballer who played for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. He is also an artist who loves music, and is skilled at playing the organ and accordion, and is skilled at drawing and Arabic calligraphy, and he combined them in his calligraphic paintings. He has also worked as a pundit at beIN SPORTS and ambassador to the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar.

Legacy Khalfan is remembered to be a fast, strong, and agile winger, Khalfan was an important pillar of Arabi's success at the Emir Cup, helping them win the title numerous times throughout his entire career. To remember him, Aspire Zone Pitch 2, was named after him for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Honours Club Al-Arabi Qatari League: 1982–83, 1984–85 Emir Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90 Runners-up: 1982–83, 1986–87, 1992–93 Sheikh Jassim Cup: 1980, 1982

International Youth World Cup Runner-up: 1981

Career statistics No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1 December 1984 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 1–0 1–1 1984 AFC Asian Cup