Saleh Al-Shehri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saleh bin Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Shehri[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 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 | → 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 | 46 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 11 | (8) |
2012–2016 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 5 | (3) |
2020– | Saudi Arabia | 21 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2022 |
Saleh bin Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Shehri (Arabic: صالح بن خالد بن محمد الشهري; born 1 November 1993) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer player who plays as a striker for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.
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.[citation needed]
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 and losing the match score 1–0.[citation needed]
International career
Youth
Saleh scored a goal against Qatar national under-20 team in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship, with Saudi Arabia winning 4–2.[citation needed] Saudi Arabia collected four points, but were eliminated after finishing third.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 May 2021[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mafra (loan) | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Beira-Mar (loan) | 2012–13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Al-Ahli | 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Al-Raed | 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 19 | 3 | |
2016–17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 18 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | ||||
Total | 71 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 29 | |
Al-Hilal (loan) | 2019–20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
Al-Hilal | 2020–21 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
Total | 44 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 13 | |
Career totals | 133 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 165 | 45 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 22 November 2022.[5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Saudi Arabia | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
2021 | 11 | 6 | |
2022 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 21 | 11 |
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 November 2020 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 30 March 2021 | Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 4–0 | |||||
4. | 11 June 2021 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | ||
5. | 2 September 2021 | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
6. | 7 September 2021 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
7. | 16 November 2021 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
8. | 24 March 2022 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
9. | 22 October 2022 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
10. | 26 October 2022 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
11. | 22 November 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Professional League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- King Cup: 2019–20
- AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021
- Saudi Super Cup: 2021
References
- ^ a b "Saleh Al-Shehri". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "الشهري يسجِّل أول هدف سعودي في أوروبا". sabq.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "السعودي الشهري يسجل أسرع هدف في الدوري البرتغالي" (in Arabic).
- ^ "SALEH AL-SHEHRI".
- ^ Saleh Al-Shehri at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Saleh Al-Shehri at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jeddah
- Saudi Arabian footballers
- Saudi Arabia youth international footballers
- Saudi Arabia international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- Saudi Arabian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Al-Raed FC players
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Asian Games competitors for Saudi Arabia
- 20th-century Saudi Arabian people
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian people
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Saudi Arabian football biography stubs