Mohamed Faisal (footballer)

Mohamed Faisal
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Place of birth Fenfushi, Maldives
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
New Radiant
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Club AYL 40 (0)
2007Victory (loan) (0)
2010–2012 Victory 43 (0)
2013 Club Valencia 17 (0)
2014–2015 Club Eagles 17 (0)
2016–2017 Club Valencia 35 (0)
2017–2018 New Radiant 39 (0)
2019–2020 Da Grande 20 (0)
2020–2023 Club Valencia
2021Club Eagles (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024 Maziya (0)
2025 Buru Sports 9 (0)
2025– New Radiant 0 (0)
International career
2010 Maldives U23 1 (0)
2009– Maldives 39 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
 Maldives under-23
South Asian Games 2010
 Maldives
Winner SAFF Championship 2018
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Mohamed Faisal (Dhivehi: މުޙައްމަދު ފައިސަލް; born 4 August 1988) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dhivehi Premier League club New Radiant and the Maldives national team.

Faisal began his career with Club All Youth Linkage, made his debut as a teenager in 2006 Third Division. He started every match of the season in goal and secured promotion to Second Division football as league runner ups. In his second year, Faisal won both Second Division and Dhivehi League (first division) in 2007 with Club AYL and Victory Sports Club while on loan. He also helped Club AYL promote to Dhivehi League for the first time in club's history. He later played for Victory, Valencia, Club Eagles, New Radiant and Da Grande Sports Club. He joined Valencia on a swap deal on deadline day 2020 from Da Grande Sports Club.

Since his national team debut in 2009, he was mostly used as a back-up goalkeeper and earned number one spot following Imran Mohamed's retirement from international football. He led Maldives to win the 2018 SAFF Championship as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.