Khaled Al-Rashidi (Arabic: خالد الرشيدي; born 20 April 1987) is a Kuwaiti goalkeeper who is currently playing for Qadsia.

Khaled Al-Rashidi
Personal information
Full name Khaled Mohammad Aaidh Al-Rashidi
(Arabic: خالد محمد عايض الرشيدي)
Date of birth (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kuwait
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996 Al Tadamon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Al Tadamon 45 (0)
2008–2010 Tatran Prešov 10 (0)
2010Al Salibikhaet (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2013 Al Arabi 104 (1)
2013–2014 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2014–2018 Al-Salmiya 88 (0)
2018– Qadsia 47 (0)
International career
2006–2008 Kuwait U23
2010– Kuwait 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Al-Rashidi began his senior career with Al Tadamon in 2005, having progressed through the club's youth ranks, before switching to Tatran Prešov in 2008. Unable to break into the first team, and having only made ten league appearances, he switched to Al Salibikhaet in 2010, but made just two league appearances before moving once more to Al Arabi that year. After 104 league appearances as the first team in 2+12 seasons, he won the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup and Kuwait Super Cup and had 1 goal vs Kuwait SC, he moved to England in 2013 when he joined Nottingham Forest from Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi.

Career

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Career in Kuwait

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He scored a goal in a Kuwaiti Premier League for Al Arabi against Al Kuwait.[1]

Nottingham Forest

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In July 2012, Al-Rashidi joined Nottingham Forest on a month-long trial. Nottingham Forest put in a work permit application for Al-Rashidi along with two other Kuwait players but they were all turned down on 23 August 2012.[citation needed]

On 16 January 2013 it was announced by Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi that a second work permit application had been successful and that Al-Rashidi had signed for the club. He was named as a substitute against Birmingham City on 2 February 2013.[citation needed]

On 15 January 2014 Al-Rashidi left Nottingham Forest.[2]

Personal life

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Khalid older brother, Fahad, was another footballer and also played for Al-Tadhamon, Al-Arabi and Al-Salmiya.

Honours

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Al-Arabi

Al-Salmiya

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "هدف خالد الرشيدي ضد الكويت - YouTube". YouTube. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Duo Depart". Nottingham Forest F.C. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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