Qatar’s Meshaal Barsham was named the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Best Goalkeeper after playing a pivotal role in his side lifting the coveted trophy for the second successive time.
The custodian, who celebrates his 26th birthday on Wednesday, started six of Qatar’s seven matches with the Maroons defeating Jordan 3-1 in a thrilling final at the Lusail Stadium on Saturday.
Barsham, who plays his club football with Al Sadd SC, was rock-solid throughout Qatar’s campaign.
He kept three clean sheets out of the seven matches Qatar played – having come on as substitute in the final group match against China PR.
The custodian played a major role in Qatar joining Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia in winning back-to-back AFC Asian Cup titles.
Congratulations to #Qatar for defending their #AsianCup2023 title with a 3-1 victory against a courageous #Jordan!!!
Qatar needed three penalties to win the game, while Jordan had their moments especially at the start of the 2nd half.#AsianFootball
— Arunava Chaudhuri | arunfoot (@Arunfoot) February 10, 2024