Ishaq Al-Qassmi

Ishaq Al-Mas Al-Qassmi (Arabic: إسحاق الماس القاسمي; born 10 September 1985) is an Omani footballer and beach soccer player who plays for Omani club Ahli Sidab Club.^[1]

Ishaq Al-Qassmi

Personal information
Full name	Ishaq Al-Mas Al-Qassmi
Date of birth	(1985-09-10) 10 September 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth	Quriyat, Oman
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Ahli Sidab
Youth career
2000–2003	Ahli Sidab
2003–2004	Muscat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Ahli Sidab
2008	Al-Shabab
2009–	Ahli Sidab
International career
2000	Oman U16
2008–	Oman (beach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Ishaq is part of the first team squad of the Oman national beach soccer team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2011.

Asian Beach Games

He has made appearances in the 2008 Asian Beach Games and the 2010 Asian Beach Games.

In the 2010 edition, which was played in Muscat, Oman, he scored a goal in a 7-2 win over Syria and a brace in a 9-4 win over Indonesia thus helping his side to qualify for the Quarter-finals. In the Quarter-finals stage, he scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Bahrain thus taking his goals tally to 6 goals. Oman finished as the runners-up of the tournament as they lost on penalty shootout to the United Arab Emirates after the match had ended 2-2 after extra time.

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

He has made appearances in the 2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship, the 2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship and the 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship.

In the 2011 edition, which was played in Muscat, Oman, he scored a goal in an 8-6 victory over Kuwait,^[2] 4 goals in an 11-3 win over Iraq,^[3] a goal in a 5-2 win over Syria in the Semi-finals^[4] and another in the finals of the competition in a 1-2 loss against Japan thus taking his goals tally to 8 goals and also sharing the top scorer award with Japan's Takeshi Kawaharazuka. Oman secured the runners-up place in the tournament in the tournament as they lost 1-2 against Asian heavy weights and defending champions Japan.^[5]

In the 2013 edition, which was held in Doha, Qatar, he scored 3 goals, one in a 4-6 loss against Australia,^[6] another in a 7-0 win over Afghanistan^[7] and another in a 3-1 win over Qatar.^[8]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

He made 3 appearances and scored 1 goal in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

He scored his first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup goal on 5 September 2011 in an 8-3 loss against Portugal in the final match of Group B in the tournament at the Stadio del Mare, Ravenna, Italy.^[9][10]

He made 3 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

He scored a brace in the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on 13 July 2015 in a 7-2 win over Costa Rica which was also Oman's first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup win.^[11][12]

References

1. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012.
2. "Oman are stronger in the goal feast". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
3. "Big Omani feast at the expense of Iraq". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
4. "Oman will not miss their appointment". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
5. "Japan are the new Asian Champions!". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
6. "Four Star Nikas leads Beach Socceroos to victory". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
7. "Oman sweep past Afghanistan". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
8. "Oman beat regional rivals Qatar 3-1". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
9. "Portugal 8-3 Oman". FIFA.com.
10. "Madjer's beach boys stroll". FIFA.com.
11. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015.
12. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015.

External links

• Ishaq Al-Qassmi - Beach Soccer Worldwide
• Oman 7-2 Costa Rica (Video) - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015