AFC Asian Cup
Comfortable operating as an attacking midfielder or out wide, Marhoon combines creativity with an eye for goal and is an important figure for both club and country.
Factfile
Age: 28
Caps: 86
Goals: 19
Club: Kuwait SC (Kuwait)
Age: 28
Caps: 86
Goals: 19
Club: Kuwait SC (Kuwait)
Marhoon made his name with Riffa SC before a brief spell in Europe with Czech outfit Bohemians 1905, with the Bahraini eventually joining Kuwait SC in 2022.
Success has followed with the Kuwaiti giants, with Marhoon helping the club secure three consecutive Kuwait Premier League titles from 2022/23 to 2024/25, as well as the Emir Cup and two Super Cups. He also added continental honours when Kuwait SC lifted the AFC Challenge League 2025/26™ title.
TriviaBahrain’s Ismaeel Abdullatif is the only player
to have completed an AFC Asian Cup hat-trick in the first half, doing so against India on 14 January 2011.
Marhoon has been just as influential on the international stage, having been a regular for Bahrain since making his senior debut in 2018 and featuring at the last two editions of the AFC Asian Cup™.
He was part of the Bahrain side that reached the Round of 16 at UAE 2019 before returning for Qatar 2023, where the West Asians recovered from an opening defeat against Korea Republic to finish top of a group that also included Jordan and Malaysia.
Marhoon has continued to be a central figure for Bahrain since then, playing a prominent role during their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 campaign and adding further international experience to his game.
With Bahrain preparing for their eighth AFC Asian Cup™ appearance, Marhoon will be expected to provide the spark as they look to make their mark in Saudi Arabia.
