Ibrahim Ghaleb

Ibrahim Mohammed Ghaleb Jahshan
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Al-Nassr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2019 Al-Nassr 182 (7)
2019 Al-Faisaly 0 (0)
International career‡
2006 Saudi Arabia U-17 1 (0)
2008–2011 Saudi Arabia U-20 5 (1)
2009–2019 Saudi Arabia 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2019

Ibrahim Mohammed Ghaleb Jahshan (Arabic: إبراهيم محمد غالب جحشان; born 28 September 1990) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He is one of the longest serving free agents in football history. Having been one since losing his place at Al-Faisalay in 2019.

Club career

Ghaleb joined the Al-Nassr U-17 team in the summer of 2006. As he was under the scouts' eyes, Al-Nassr U-17 team manager, Nasir AlKanani, succeeded in including Ghaleb in his talent U-17 squad. Not surprisingly, with his accurate passes and mature look in the first year, Ghaleb did not take a long time to get promoted to the first team. His first appearance was in the middle of the 2008/2009 season when the Argentine Edgardo Bauza picked him for the line-up in a match against arch-rival Al Hilal. These kinds of games were considered to be tough for a young 17-year-old player. However, Ghaleb surprised spectators with his talent by keeping control of the ball and making accurate passes. Since then, he has assured his position in the squad.

On 8 March 2010, Ghaleb signed with a couple of other young talented players, the first professional contract in his career with Al-Nassr ending in 2015.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Saudi Arabia national team on 14 October 2010. He participated in the middle of the second half in an international friendly against Tunisia.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2019[3]
Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Nassr 2008–09 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
2009–10 21 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 24 0
2010–11 23 1 1 0 7 0 3[a] 0 34 1
2011–12 17 0 4 0 — 2[a] 0 23 0
2012–13 25 0 2 1 — 3[a] 0 30 1
2013–14 23 2 1 0 — 3[a] 0 27 2
2014–15 16 3 0 0 2 0 3[b] 0 21 3
2015–16 8 1 2 1 5 1 1[c] 0 16 3
2016–17 10 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 14 0
2017–18 21 0 1 0 — — 22 0
2018–19 11 0 0 0 0 0 3[d] 0 14 0
Total 182 7 15 0 14 1 21 0 232 8
Al-Faisaly 2019–20 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career totals 182 7 15 0 14 1 21 0 232 8
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in Crown Prince Cup and one in Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Club

Al Nassr

Individual

References

  1. ^ Ibrahim Ghaleb signs a contract for five years (Arabic) Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Arab Derby Time: Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia Preview Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today.
  3. ^ "IBRAHIM GHALEB".
  4. ^ "Ibrahim Ghaleb wins best young player(Arabic)". Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.