Sultan Al-Kuwari
Sultan Al Kuwari (Arabic: سلطان الكواري; born August 3, 1995) is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al-Rayyan as a striker. He also plays for Qatar's U–20 team. He graduated from the acclaimed Aspire Academy in 2013.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sultan Bakhit Al Kuwari | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Rayyan | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aspire Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Al Rayyan | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Villlarreal B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Al-Sailiya SC (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Al-Shahania (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Al-Shahania (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2012– | Qatar U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Besides attending Aspire Academy, Kuwari played for Al Rayyan's youth teams.[2] He made his first-team debut on November 2012 against Al Gharafa,[3] but came to the forefront with the arrival of coach Manuel Jiménez, who succeeded in establishing many youth team players in the first-team. He had a trial in Spanish club Villarreal in October 2013.[4] In April 2014, after his team was relegated to the Qatargas League, Rayyan loaned him out to Villarreal B for one season.[5]
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 24 May 2014[6]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al Rayyan | 2012–13 | QSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
International career
Kuwari was part of the Qatar's under–20 football team that competed in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. He made 3 appearances in the tournament.
References
- أكاديمية أسباير تحتفل بتخريج الدفعة السادسة (in Arabic). alkass.net. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- "Player profile" (in Arabic). alrayyansc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- "Match report" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- فيا ريال الإسباني يرحب بالتعاون مع الريان في شتى المجالات (in Arabic). al-sharq.com. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- الريان يُعير سلطان الكواري لنادي فياريال الإسباني (in Arabic). estadaldoha.com. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- "Player statistics" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- "Player profile". scoresway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.