Khaled Al-Mershed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khaled Tarek Abdullah Al-Mershed | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2019 | Qadsia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Qadsia | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Al-Arabi | 57 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018-2019 | Kuwait U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019-2022 | Kuwait U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kuwait | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2025 | |||
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[1] 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.[2] Again his season was cut in May 2024 with a broken shoulder keeping him sidelined for 6 months heading into the 2025-26 season.[3]
International career
Al-Mershed made his national team debut against Iraq in Basra in a 2-2 draw.[4] After previously being called up in 2023.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other [a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qadsia | 2018-19 | KPL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Al-Arabi | 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 109 | 0 | ||
- ^ All appearance(s) in Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Super Cup, Kuwait Federation Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Qadsia
Al-Arabi
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2021-22, 2022-23
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2021
References
- ^ "العربي يتعاقد مع لاعب القادسية السابق خالد المرشد". العربي يتعاقد مع لاعب القادسية السابق خالد المرشد. 11 October 2021.
- ^ الحتو, متابعات-محمد (2 October 2024). "حكم إيطالي يهدد لاعباً كويتياً بالقتل.. ويدفع الثمن!". الإمارات اليوم.
- ^ "المرشد يغيب 6 أشهر عن الملاعب". السياسة. 3 May 2025.
- ^ "بيتزي يعلن قائمة الأزرق لمواجهتي العراق وعمان". جريدة الأنباء الكويتية.
- ^ "26 لاعباً في قائمة «الأزرق» لمواجهتي الفلبين وطاجيكستان". 26 لاعباً في قائمة «الأزرق» لمواجهتي الفلبين وطاجيكستان. 13 March 2023.