Fathi Kameel

Fathi Kameel
	Kameel in 1982
Personal information
Full name	Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq
Date of birth	23 May 1955
Place of birth	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Date of death	31 January 2026 (aged 70)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
	Al-Muthanna Primary School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1988	Al-Tadamon
International career
1973–1984	Kuwait
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq (Arabic: فَتْحِيّ كَمِيل مَطَر مَرْزُوق; 23 May 1955 – 31 January 2026) was a Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Club career

Nicknamed Al-Faris Al-Asmar (The Dark Knight), Kameel spent his entire career with Al-Tadamon.^[2]

International career

He helped Kuwait qualify for the World Cup in 1982 by scoring a goal against New Zealand.^[3] Fathi also helped Kuwait win the Asian Cup in 1980. He was joint top-scorer at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup with three goals,^[4] and appeared in all three of their games at the finals in Spain. He also played for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[5] Kameel died on 31 January 2026, at the age of 70.^[6]