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Sara Khalid
Personal information
Full name Sara Khalid Salman Al-Dossary
Date of birth (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Saudi Arabia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al Nassr
Number 1
2021– Al Nassr 24 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Saudi Arabia futsal 16 (0)
2022– Saudi Arabia 12 (0)
Medal record
Women's futsal
Representing  Saudi Arabia
WAFF Women's Futsal Championship
Runner-up 2022 Saudi Arabia
Women's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia
SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament
Winner 2023 Khobar
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

Sara Khalid Salman Al-Dossary (Arabic: سارة خالد سلمان الدوسري; born 8 August 1996) is a Saudi professional footballer and a futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for Al Nassr in the Saudi Women's Premier League and was part of the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Arabia national futsal team.

Club career

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Sara Khalid used to play basketball, before switching to futsal in mid-2019 where she joined King Faisal University's futsal team. On 19 October 2021, she signed her first football contract with Al-Mamlaka women's team in Riyadh.[1] she participated with the team in the first Women's National Football Championship organized by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Al-Mamlaka emerged as the champions, with Sara achieving the title of the best goalkeeper in the championship. This recognition paved the way for her selection to the first-ever Saudi national team.[2][3]

In September 2022, Al Nassr acquired the Al-Mamlaka team to compete in the inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League. Sara's contract was renewed, and she played a critical role in Al-Nassr Premier League title.[4][5]

In December 2023, Khalid was named the goalkeeper of the month in the 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League.[6]

International career

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AlDossary was part of the first FIFA recognized Saudi Arabia national team, She captained the team in their first international game, achieving a 2–0 victory over Seychelles.[7][8]

In January 2023, she was named in the squad for the 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament, marking Saudi Arabia's inaugural participation. The team won the tournament and Sara was named the best Goalkeeper in the tournament winning the golden glove.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Nassr 2022–23 SWPL 14 0 14 0
2023–24 3 0 2 0 5 0 10 0
Total 17 0 2 0 5 0 24 0
Career total 17 0 2 0 5 0 24 0

International

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Statistics accurate as of match played 30 September 2023.
Year Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Futsal
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2019 5 0
2022 4 0 11 0
2023 9 0
Total 11 0 16 0

Honours

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Al-Mamlaka

Al-Nassr

Saudi Arabia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "حامي عرين المنتخب السعودي سارة خالد تحكي قصتها مع كرة القدم" [The Saudi national team's goalkeeper, Sara Khalid, shares her story with football]. sanews.sa (in Arabic). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "أفضل الحارسات تحلم بالاحتراف" [The best goalkeepers dream of going professional.]. alwatan.com.sa (in Arabic). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ "حوار.. حارسة منتخب السيدات تتحدث عن تجربتها الرسمية الأولى.. وصراع حسم لقب دوري المحترفين" [Conversation: The women's national team goalkeeper talks about her first official experience and the intense battle for the Professional League title.]. akhbaar24.com (in Arabic). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "النصر يفتتح الدوري السعودي للسيدات بالفوز ١٨-٠" [Al Nassr start the Saudi women league with a win 18–0]. fifa.com (in Arabic). FIFA. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "العريفي تتوج النصر بلقب الدوري الممتاز للسيدات في نسخته الأولى" [Al-Arifi crowns Al-Nassr with the title of the Women's Premier League in its first edition.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "لاعبات النصر يتوجن بجائزة الأفضل في دوري السيدات السعودي" [Al-Nassr players crowned with the award for the best in the Saudi Women's League.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "رياضي / أخضر السيدات لكرة القدم يقص شريط مبارياته الدولية غداً في المالديف" [Sports/Women's Football Team Plays Its Inaugural International Matches Tomorrow in the Maldives.]. spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "منتخب السعودية للسيدات يفوز على سيشل في أولى مبارياته الدولية" [Saudi Arabia women's team win over Seychelles in their first international game]. the-afc.com (in Arabic). Asian Football Confederation. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "سارة خالد أفضل حارسة في المنتخب السعودي: هذه مجرد بداية" [Sara Khalid, the Best Goalkeeper in the Saudi National Team: This is just the beginning.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). Israa Shaker. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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