Kalba defender, Abdulaziz Hamad, confirmed that he is waiting for the opportunity to be invited to join the first national football team in the upcoming matches, indicating that he realizes that this requires him to provide high technical levels with the “Tigers”, and to strive to reach the level that qualifies him to obtain the honor of wearing the national team shirt. .
Abdulaziz Hamad (26 years old) is distinguished by scoring goals from long distances, in addition to being proficient in scoring with his head, as he is 180 centimeters tall. During the last three seasons, he scored seven goals in the professional league despite being a defender, and this season he participated in five matches.
Hamad told Emirates Al-Youm: “My ambition is to reach the national team, and not being called up so far is due to the technical outlook of the national team’s technical staff and its convictions. This is his right and I respect him. I have no choice but to work hard and wait for the opportunity, and I hope to be among (Al-Abyad’s) options soon, but The current goal for me is to support Kalba’s ambition as it is the team that introduced me to the sports community as a key player in the first team, after I previously represented the Al-Wahda and Bani teams. Yas.”
He pointed out that his delay in joining the national team was due to some challenges that he encountered, most notably his exposure to a traffic accident, when he was riding a motorcycle in 2020, which caused him to stop playing for a year after undergoing three successful surgeries, offering his thanks to the Kalba Club, which placed its trust in him. He gave him the opportunity again, stressing that this position was a debt he owed to the “Tigers” castle.
He continued: “I overcame the bike accident with patience and determination, and I always had in mind the goal of joining the national team, which encouraged me in my recovery from injury.”
Regarding the current technical level presented by Kalba this season, he stressed that the team aspires to present an exceptional season by winning one of the championships and reaching the best position in the history of the club’s participation in the professional league.
The Kalba team occupies sixth place in the ADNOC Professional League team standings with 10 points, collected from six matches it played in the competition, as it won three matches, tied one match, and lost two matches.
Shooting skill
The “Tigers” player revealed that he scored many goals from long distances that led Kalba to win many matches and score valuable points, pointing out that the skill of shooting from long distances was founded on him since childhood at the hands of distinguished coaches, most notably the Syrian Muhammad Asaad, and the former Uruguayan coach of Kalba, Jorge Da. Silva, who discovered this skill and worked on developing it, as well as the current coach of the Serbian Kalba team, Radovic.
The best line of defense
Regarding the presence of the Kalba team in second place as the best defense line in the current season of the professional league, as it conceded only six goals in six matches, the player explained that “Coach Radovic’s philosophy confirms that defending the goal starts from the attack line and everyone defends,” indicating that continuing excellence requires To great support from the public.
Abdulaziz Hamad described the Iranian player, Mehdi Qaidi, as a player during difficult times, and he plays a major role in the positive results of the Kalba team, as he is an active element in the matches.
“White’s” fortunes
Regarding the national team’s journey in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals, he stressed that the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup is close, and the chances have become greater after the two important victories over Kyrgyzstan and Qatar, and the “Whites” scoring eight goals in the two matches, in addition to not conceding any goals.
He stressed that he wanted to send a message of thanks and appreciation to his father, for the generous care and great support he provided him at all times, and the advice he gave him, as he was an athlete and a follower even though he did not play much football.
Kalba defenders:
. Not being called up so far is due to the technical outlook and convictions of the national team’s coaching staff, and this is his right and I respect it.
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