Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1993)
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
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2024. [ 10]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Saudi Arabia
2020
2
1
2021
11
6
2022
10
4
2023
6
4
2024
7
0
Total
36
15
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
Honours
Al-Hilal
References
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