Born in Fenfushi, Maldives, Faisal started his playing career with
Club All Youth Linkage in 2006, where he helped the team gain promotion to top division from Third Division, during his four year at the club. During his first season, they gained promotion to
Second Division as
2006 Third Division runner-ups, also winning the best goalkeeper award. Faisal won
Second Division and
Dhivehi League both in 2007. He first claimed
2007 Second Division with Club AYL but failed to get promoted to
first division in the
play-off. He was then loaned to
Victory Sports Club for the rest of the season as their first choice
Imran Mohamed got injured, and won first division with them. In 2008, Faisal earned another best goalkeeper award despite Club AYL were runner-ups of the
2008 Second Division. They also gained promotion to first division football, winning the
play-offs. Faisal left Club AYL to play for Victory SC in 2010, making his debut in the
AFC Cup against Indonesian club
Sriwijaya. He won the
FA Cup and
President's Cup in his first two seasons. In 2012, Faisal fractured a bone in his left ankle in the
AFC Cup qualifying round against
Al-Tilal which sidelined him for five months. On 2 November 2012, Faisal signed for
Club Valencia on a one-year deal for the 2013 season. Faisal became a
Club Eagles player on 25 February 2014. Faisal helped Club Eagles, qualify to the President's Cup for the first time in the club's history, after securing third in the league. They reached the
final where they lost to the only goal which came in the extra time. On 9 April 2015, Faisal suffered an
ACL injury during the pre season trainings with Club Eagles. They became the ultimate champions of the
2016 FA Cup, defeating the league runner ups
TC Sports Club in the
final, ending a trophy drought of 8 years for the club. On 25 July 2017, Faisal joined
New Radiant as Club Valencia failed to secure a top 4 spot in
2017 Malé League. He won a
domestic treble in 2017, winning the
Premier League,
FA Cup and the
President's Cup. He also won the
Malé League with New Radiant in
2018. Faisal signed for
Da Grande Sports Club on 28 May 2019. He spent one season with the club until returning to Club Valencia for the third time, on a
deadline day; 5 December 2020, swap with Mohamed Jazlaan. On 21 January 2021, Faisal made his third Valencia debut against the newly promoted
Super United Sports in the last gameweek of
Dhivehi Premier League first round, keeping a clean sheet in the goalless draw. During a Premier League match against
United Victory on 22 April 2021, Faisal suffered a hamstring injury, forcing him to make way for
Mohamed Shafeeu in the 40th minute of the game. ==International career==