Ahmed Al-Kassar

Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar (Arabic:أحمد علي الكسار) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah.^[1]

Ahmed Al-Kassar

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Ali Al-Kassar
Date of birth	(1991-05-08) May 8, 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Al-Qadsiah
Number	28
Youth career
	Al-Taraji
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Al-Raed	86	(0)
2015–2018	Al-Ettifaq	63	(0)
2018–2023	Al-Faisaly	54	(0)
2023–2024	Al-Fayha	1	(0)
2024–	Al-Qadsiah	3	(0)
International career‡
2011–2013	Saudi Arabia U23
2024–	Saudi Arabia	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Club career

Al-Raed

On 19 June 2009, Al-Raed signed with Ahmed Al-Kassar from Al-Taraji for 1.8 million Saudi Riyals.^[2] He left in 2015 to go to Al-Ettifaq.

Al-Ettifaq

On 10 September 2015, Al-Ettifaq signed with Ahmed from Al-Raed.^[3] 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.^[4] He became only the fifth goalkeeper to make an assist in the Saudi Professional League.^[5] After the match, he said that manager Miodrag Ješić did not want him to go forward, but he ignored that and made the assist.^[6]

Al-Fayha

On 20 June 2023, Al-Kassar joined Al-Fayha on a free transfer.^[7]

Al-Qadsiah

On 30 January 2024, Al-Kassar joined Al-Qadsiah on a three-and-a-half-year deal.^[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-Raed	2009–10	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2010–11	3	0	—		—		1[a]	0	4	0
	2011–12	14	0	—		—		1[a]	0	15	0
	2012–13	17	0	1	0	—		0	0	18	0
	2013–14	26	0	2	0	—		3[a]	0	31	0
	2014–15	26	0	1	0	—		2[a]	0	29	0
	Total	86	0	4	0	0	0	7	0	97	0
Al-Ettifaq	2015–16	27	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	29	0
	2016–17	26	0	3	0	—		0	0	29	0
	2017–18	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	Total	63	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	68	0
Al-Faisaly	2018–19	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20	2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	2020–21	3	0	4	0	—		—		7	0
	2021–22	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
	2022–23	33	0	—		1	0	—		34	0
	Total	54	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	64	0
Al-Fayha	2023–24	1	0	1	0	4	0	—		6	0
Al-Qadsiah	2023–24	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career totals		206	0	17	0	6	0	8	0	237	0

1. Appearances in Crown Prince Cup

Honours

Al-Ettifaq

• Saudi First Division: 2015–16

Al-Faisaly

• King Cup: 2020–21

Al-Qadsiah

• First Division League: 2023–24^[10]