Khaled Al-Mershed (born 6 April 1999) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Arabi and Kuwait national team.
Club career Qadsia Khaled was called up from the youth of Qadsia at the age of 19. Having only 1 appearance in the league while playing in the Federation Cup as a regular and won the tournament in 2018-19.
Soon after at the start of the 2019-20 season he won his second Super Cup. Left the team as he was released from his contract at the end of the 2020-21 season.
Al-Arabi Al-Mershed signed for Rivals on October 2021 having instant impact that season while being a squad rotational player but his season was cut short due to injury 5 months in featuring in winning squads of 2021-22 Crown Prince Cup and Super Cup Finals.
Following season Al-Mershed became a starter alongside Sultan Al Enezi, winning another Crown Prince Cup. While in November 2023 Khaled tore his ACL ending his season early on.
In his comeback season under Nasser Al-Shatti he was one of the key players and sometimes played as Right back filling in the role for injured players. There was a minor altercation with Fabio Maresca as the referee threatened to kill him between the match as the club went to officially file a complaint in the police station and the federation. Again his season was cut in May 2024 with a broken shoulder keeping him sidelined for 6 months heading into the 2025-26 season.
International career Al-Mershed made his national team debut against Iraq in Basra in a 2-2 draw. After previously being called up in 2023.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOther TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Qadsia2018-19KPL2000—50702019–203000—40702020–215000—2070 Al-Arabi2021–2216020—402202022–2318010 0 0 302202023–248020 0 0301302024–2520020 6 030310Career total72070602401090
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsKuwait202300202400202520202610Total30
Honours Qadsia Kuwait Federation Cup: 2018-19 Kuwait Super Cup: 2018, 2019
Al-Arabi Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2025-26 Kuwait Super Cup: 2021
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