Saleh Al-Shehri
Personal information
Full name Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al-Shehri[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 11
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– Al-Hilal 68 (11)
International career‡
2011–2013 Saudi Arabia U20 11 (8)
2012–2016 Saudi Arabia U23 5 (3)
2020– Saudi Arabia 30 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 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 the Saudi Arabia national team and Al-Hilal.

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.

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.

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. Saudi Arabia collected four points, but were eliminated after finishing third.

Senior

On 22 November 2022, Saleh scored the first goal for Saudi Arabia against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2021[7]
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 200000——20
Beira-Mar (loan) 2012–13 721030——112
Al-Ahli 2013–14 90210020—131
2014–15 00000000—00
Total 9021002000133
Al-Raed 2015–16 1612100—1[lower-alpha 1]1193
2016–17 1522010——182
2017–18 1531000—2[lower-alpha 1]1184
2018–19 251634———2820
Total 7122851000328329
Al-Hilal (loan) 2019–20 20443—1000257
Al-Hilal 2020–21 24610—501[lower-alpha 2]0316
Total 4410530060105613
Career totals 1333416940804216245
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2024.[8]
National team YearAppsGoals
Saudi Arabia 202021
2021116
2022104
202364
202410
Total3015
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2020Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jamaica2–03–0Friendly
2.30 March 2021Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Palestine3–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.4–0
4.11 June 2021 Singapore3–03–0
5.2 September 2021 Vietnam3–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.7 September 2021Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman1–01–0
7.16 November 2021Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam1–01–0
8.24 March 2022Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates China1–01–1
9.22 October 2022Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates North Macedonia1–01–0Friendly
10.26 October 2022Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Albania1–01–1
11.22 November 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar Argentina1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup
12.16 November 2023Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia Pakistan1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.2–0
14.21 November 2023Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan1–02–0
15.2–0

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. ↑ "الشهري يسجِّل أول هدف سعودي في أوروبا". sabq.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "السعودي الشهري يسجل أسرع هدف في الدوري البرتغالي" (in Arabic). 24 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Soccer-Saudi Arabia shock Messi's Argentina with comeback victory". Reuters. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "SALEH AL-SHEHRI".
  8. ↑ Saleh Al-Shehri at National-Football-Teams.com
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