Saleh Al-Shehri

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
Team 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)
2012–2013	→ S.C. Beira-Mar (loan)	7	(2)
2015–2020	Al-Raed	71	(22)
2019–2020	→ Al-Hilal (loan)	20	(4)
2020–	Al-Hilal	7	(1)
International career
2011–2013	Saudi Arabia U-20	11	(8)
2012–	Saudi Arabia U-23	5	(3)
2020–	Saudi Arabia	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saleh Khaled Al-Shehri (Arabic: صالح خالد الشهري) (born 1 November 1993) is a Saudi football player who currently plays for Al-Hilal as a striker.

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. 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.

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.

International goal

Under-20

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 October 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Oman	3–0	4–0	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2.	25 October 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Oman	3–0	4–0	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3.	29 October 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh	2–0	4–0	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4.	31 October 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Maldives	5–0	11–0	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5.	31 October 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Maldives	6–0	11–0	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6.	31 October 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Maldives	9–0	11–0	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
7.	2 November 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Iraq	1–1	2–3	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
8.	2 November 2011	Fujairah Club Stadium, Fujairah	Qatar	1–0	4–2	2012 AFC U-19 Championship

Under-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 June 2012	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Pakistan	1–0	1–0	2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification
2.	30 June 2012	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Sri Lanka	3–0	7–0	2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification
3.	30 June 2012	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Sri Lanka	6–0	7–0	2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2020	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Jamaica	2–0	3–0	Friendly