
Photo: Foad Ashtari / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
There is something I find quietly compelling about Meshal Barsham. Born in Sudan and now guarding the goal for Qatar's national team and Al Sadd, his story is a reminder of how football stitches identities together across borders. Goalkeepers live a lonely life, judged harshly for mistakes and rarely praised for saves, yet earning the number one spot at a club like Al Sadd speaks to real nerve and reflexes. I think he deserves wider recognition outside the region. As Gulf football continues to rise, players like him are the unglamorous backbone making it credible, and I'll be watching.
Overview
Meshaal Essa Barsham (Arabic: مَشْعَل عِيسَى بَرْشَم; born 14 February 1998) is a football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Al Sadd. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Meshal Barsham
- Name (Japanese)
- マシャアル・バルシャム
- Reading
- ましゃある・ばるしゃむ
- Born
- February 14, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Doha, Qatar
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Qatar →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.