Mahdi Al-Qallaf

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Mahdi Al-Qallaf
Personal information
Born 8 July 1984 (1984-07-08) (age 37)
Kuwait
Nationality Kuwaiti
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Back line
Club information
Current club Qadsia SC
Youth career
Years Team
1995-2013
 Qadsia SC
Senior clubs
Years Team
2009-2010
 Barbar
2013-2014
 Mudhar
2014-2015
 Al Qurain
2016-2018
 Al-Salmiya
2018-2019
 Kazma
2019-
 Qadsia SC
National team
Years Team
2001-2005
 Kuwaiti Youth Team
2003-
 Kuwaiti men's National Handball Team
Title
2002
 Gulf Handball Cup Third
2004
 Asia Youth Handball Cup First
2006
 Asia Handball Cup First
2008
 Asia Handball Cup Second

Mahdi Ahmed Abdullah Al-Qallaf (known as Mahdi Al-Qallaf, Arabic مهدي القلاف) born 8 July 1984 is a male Kuwaiti professional handball player for Qadsia Kuwaiti Club who plays as a back-line player and has played for several GCC clubs as well as the Kuwait National Handball team. Mahdi has spent his entire professional career with six clubs.

Private life[]

Mahdi was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait in 1984. He was interested into sport and started playing Handball at very young age. He did also continue with his studies. Year 2011 he graduated from the Gulf university as a Civil Engineer.[1]

He is married with 5 kids, Hassen, Ahmed, Gasem, Hoor and Hawra.

Career[]

Mahdi joined at age 11, year 1995, the club Al-Qadsia where he started his career as a handball player.[2] He was playing for Al-Qadsia from 1995 until 2013. In the beginning of his career he won his first 12-year-old handball league champion in Kuwait for period 1996/1997. He participated in several cups such as Kuwait League Champion 2006.[3]

Mahdi joined the Kuwait National Handball Team in 2001. He played for the Kuwait National Handball Team where they won Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in 2004 as well as Asian Handball Championship in 2006 .[4][5]

His career within the Kuwait National Handball Team continued where he participated in World Men's Handball Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2009.

Mahdi's journey within Handball in Kuwait continued as he in 2014 joined Al-Qurain.[6] He joined several champions within Kuwait Champions and Asia Championship.[7] Mahdi left Al-Qurain club in 2016 [8][9] and joined Al-Salmiya[10] in 2016. During period 2016-2017 they won the second place in Kuwait Champions.[11]

In 2018 Mahdi joined Kazma during one period.[12] The team got the Fourth place in Kuwait League.[13]

In 2019 he joined again Al-Qadsia Kuwaiti Club.[14] Due to coronavirus the Kuwait Handball championship stopped.

References[]

  1. ^ "Mahdi Youtube".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Q8 news".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Kooora".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Kooora".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Kooora".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Alwatan Kuwait".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Alanba".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Alqasbas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Alanba".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Al-Salmiya Club".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Kooora".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Alqabas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Kooora".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Alraimedia".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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