Awadh Khamis

Awadh Khamis
Personal information
Full name Awadh Khamis Bakhit Al Faraj Al-Suqoor
Date of birth (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Najran, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Full-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Okhdood
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Najran 34 (6)
2012–2020 Al-Nassr 116 (1)
2020–2023 Al-Raed 39 (1)
2023– Al-Okhdood 25 (0)
International career
2014 Saudi Arabia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Awadh Khamis Al-Faraj (Arabic: عوض خميس آل فرج; born July 15, 1988) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who currently plays as a full-back or a midfielder for Al-Okhdood.[1]

Club career

Awadh Khamis started his career at Najran and is a product of Najran's youth system.[2] He made his debut for Najran on 25 February 2011 in the league match against Al-Ettifaq replacing Turky Al-Thagafi in the 76th minute.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2011 in the league match against Al-Shabab.[4] He made 37 appearances and scored 6 goals for the club throughout all competitions.

On 30 April 2012, Awadh Khamis signed a five-year contract with Al-Nassr.[5] On 2 August 2012, Khamis made his debut for Al-Nassr against Al-Fateh in the Pro League, replacing Damián Manso.[6] In his first year with the club, he participated in six games across all competitions. In his second season at the club, Khamis established himself as a starter and played a vital role in helping the club win their first league title since 1995. On 1 February 2014, Khamis started the 2014 Crown Prince Cup final and helped the club win their first title since 1974. In the 2014–15 season, Khamis made 19 appearances in the league as he helped the club win a second consecutive league title.

On 10 February 2017, Al-Hilal announced that Awadh Khamis would sign for the club on a free transfer.[7] However, 11 days later, Al-Nassr announced that they had renewed Khamis' contract for another three years.[8] On 24 October 2017, it was announced that the situation had been resolved and Al-Nassr had to pay Al-Hilal SAR6 million.[9]

Following the expiry of his contract, Awadh Khamis joined Al-Raed on a two-year contract on 30 August 2020.[10]

On 27 June 2023, Awadh Khamis joined Al-Okhdood on a free transfer.[11] On 17 July 2024, Khamis renewed his contract with Al-Okhdood.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2024.[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup [a] Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Najran 2010–11 9 1 1 0 10 1
2011–12 25 5 2 0 27 5
Total 34 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 6
Al-Nassr 2012–13 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 16 0 1 0 4 0 21 0
2014–15 19 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 1[b] 0 30 0
2015–16 13 0 5 0 2 0 4 0 1[b] 0 25 0
2016–17 17 0 3 0 4 0 24 0
2017–18 14 0 2 0 16 0
2018–19 17 1 4 0 7 0 4[c] 0 32 1
2019–20 16 0 3 1 6 0 1[b] 0 26 1
Total 116 1 23 1 12 0 22 0 7 0 180 2
Al-Raed 2020–21 4 1 0 0 4 1
2021–22 8 0 0 0 8 0
2022–23 27 0 0 0 27 0
Total 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
Al-Okhdood 2023–24 25 0 1 0 26 0
Career total 214 8 24 1 15 0 22 0 7 0 282 9
  1. ^ Discontinued in September 19, 2017
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Clubs

Al-Nassr

References

  1. ^ "عوض خميس الفرج - Awad Al Faraj". kooora.com.
  2. ^ "عوض خميس من حواري نجران إلى أندية القمة".
  3. ^ "نجران 2 - 4 الاتفاق". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  4. ^ "الشباب 0 - 1 نجران". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  5. ^ "رسمياً لاعب نجران عوض خميس يوقع للنصر لخمس سنوت".
  6. ^ "الفتح 1 - 1 النصر". Archived from the original on 2016-05-07.
  7. ^ "15 مليون ريال تنقل عوض خميس إلى الهلال".
  8. ^ "النصر يستعيد عوض خميس من الهلال".
  9. ^ "بعد إغلاق قضية عوض خميس وديًّا.. من انتصر نادي الهلال أم النصر؟".
  10. ^ "الرائد يتعاقد مع عوض خميس".
  11. ^ "عوض خميس.. ثالث صفقات الأخدود".
  12. ^ "خميس يستمر مع الأخدود حتى 2025".
  13. ^ Awadh Khamis at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.