Saleh Al-Shehri

Saleh Khaled Al-Shehri (Arabic: صالح خالد الشهري‎, born 1 November 1993) is a Saudi football player who currently plays for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team as a striker.[1]

Saleh Al-Shehri
Personal information
Full name Saleh Khaled Al-Shehri
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2012 Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Al-Ahli 9 (0)
2012 → Mafra (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 → Beira-Mar (loan) 7 (2)
2015–2020 Al-Raed 71 (22)
2019–2020 → Al-Hilal (loan) 20 (4)
2020– Al-Hilal 24 (6)
National team‡
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia U-20 11 (8)
2012–2016 Saudi Arabia U-23 5 (3)
2020– Saudi Arabia 13 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

Early career

Saleh is a graduate of the Academy of Al-Ahli and played as a striker in the ranks of Al-Ahli junior and youth.

Beira-Mar

Saleh made his debut on 2 September 2012 at Beira-Mar against Moreirense and he scored the first goal for his first match. Saleh is the first Saudi Arabian to score in Europe.[2] At his second match against Vitória he scored the fastest goal in Primeira Liga 12/13. Saleh played two matches and scored two goals with S.C. Beira-Mar.[3]

Return to Al-Ahli

On 20 July 2013 Saleh returned to his club. He made his debut friendly match against Najran SC and losing the match score 1–0.

International career

2012 AFC U-19 Championship

Saleh scored a goal against Qatar national under-20 football team in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship, with Saudi Arabia winning 4–2. Saudi Arabia did collect 4 points but they went out by Syria national under-20 football team who lost scores 1–5 in the group stage.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 May 2021[4]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mafra (loan) 2011–12 200000——20
Beira-Mar (loan) 2012–13 721030——112
Al-Ahli 2013–14 90210020—131
2014–15 00000000—00
Total 9021002000131
Al-Raed 2015–16 1612100—1[lower-alpha 1]1193
2016–17 1522010——182
2017–18 1531000—2[lower-alpha 1]1184
2018–19 251634———2820
Total 7122851000328329
Al-Hilal (loan) 2019–20 20443—1000257
Al-Hilal 2020–21 24610—501[lower-alpha 2]0316
Total 4410530060105613
Career totals 1333416940804216545
  1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2021.[5]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
202021
2021116
Total137

Under-20

Under-23

Senior
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2020Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jamaica2–03–0Friendly
2.30 March 2021Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Palestine3–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.4–0
4.11 June 2021 Singapore3–03–0
5.2 September 2021 Vietnam3–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.7 September 2021Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman1–01–0
7.16 November 2021Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam1–01–0

Honours

Al-Hilal

References
  1. "صالح الشهري - Saleh Al Shehri".
  2. "الشهري يسجِّل أول هدف سعودي في أوروبا". sabq.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. "السعودي الشهري يسجل أسرع هدف في الدوري البرتغالي".
  4. "SALEH AL-SHEHRI".
  5. Saleh Al-Shehri at National-Football-Teams.com
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