Saleh Al-Shehri

Saleh Al-Shehri
Personal information
Full name Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al-Shehri[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 21
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)
2020–2024 Al-Hilal 78 (15)
2024– Al-Ittihad 11 (3)
International career‡
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia U20 11 (8)
2012–2016 Saudi Arabia U23 5 (3)
2020– Saudi Arabia 39 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al-Shehri (Arabic: صالح خالد محمد الشهري; born on 1 November 1993) is a Saudi Arabian professional football player who plays as a striker for Al-Ittihad[4] 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 scored the first goal in his first match. Saleh is the first Saudi Arabian to score in Europe.[5] 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.[6]

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]

Al-Ittihad

On 22 July 2024, Al-Shehri joined Al-Ittihad on a free transfer.[7]

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]

Senior

On 22 November 2022, Saleh scored the first goal for Saudi Arabia against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 May 2024[9]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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 3
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
2021–22 19 1 3 0 — 4 1 0 0 26 2
2022–23 21 3 3 0 — 4 0 2 0 30 3
2023–24 14 5 4 0 — 7 1 2[b] 0 27 6
Total 98 19 15 3 0 0 21 2 5 0 139 24
Career totals 187 43 26 9 4 0 23 2 8 2 248 56
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 December 2024.[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 2020 2 1
2021 11 6
2022 10 4
2023 6 4
2024 10 1
Total 39 16
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2020 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Jamaica 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 30 March 2021 Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Palestine 3–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4–0
4. 11 June 2021  Singapore 3–0 3–0
5. 2 September 2021  Vietnam 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 7 September 2021 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman  Oman 1–0 1–0
7. 16 November 2021 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–0 1–0
8. 24 March 2022 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  China 1–0 1–1
9. 22 October 2022 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  North Macedonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10. 26 October 2022 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Albania 1–0 1–1
11. 22 November 2022 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Argentina 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
12. 16 November 2023 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia  Pakistan 1–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 2–0
14. 21 November 2023 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–0 2–0
15. 2–0
16. 17 December 2024 Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 3–1 Friendly Non Fifa Match
17. 22 December 2024 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Bahrain 2–3 2–3 26th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

Al-Hilal

References

  1. ^ "SALEH AL-SHEHRI".
  2. ^ "Saleh Al-Shehri". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "نمر جديد وصل". X.
  5. ^ "الشهري يسجِّل أول هدف سعودي في أوروبا". sabq.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ^ "السعودي الشهري يسجل أسرع هدف في الدوري البرتغالي" (in Arabic). 24 November 2012.
  7. ^ "رسميًا.. الاتحاد يعلن التعاقد مع صالح الشهري".
  8. ^ "Soccer-Saudi Arabia shock Messi's Argentina with comeback victory". Reuters. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ "SALEH AL-SHEHRI".
  10. ^ Saleh Al-Shehri at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ^ "Al Hilal thrash Al Ittihad to win Saudi Super Cup". ESPN. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.


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