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Salem Al-Dawsari
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Personal information
Full name Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Al Hilal
Number 29
Youth career
Al Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011- Al Hilal 252 (68)
2018Villarreal (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2021 Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.) 5 (2)
2012- Saudi Arabia 90 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:19, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari (Arabic: سالم محمد شافي الدوسري; Born 19 August 1991) is a Saudi Arabian Professional Winger football player who plays as a Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League and the Saudi Arabia national football team.[2]

Club Career[change]

Al-Dawsari was loaned to Villarreal for 1 year, but he only played 1 match as a substitute against Real Madrid. [3] [4] He played most of his career at Al Hilal

In 7 February 2023, Al Dawsari scored two penalties against Flamengo in the semi-final of the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup. Al Hilal won 3-2, becoming the first Saudi Arabian club to play in the Club World Cup final.[5]

International Career[change]

Al-Dawsari scored his first international goal while away against Australia in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers[6]

In May 2018, he was confirmed in the Saudi Arabia initial Squad for the Russian 2018 FIFA World Cup[7]

On 23 June 2018, he scored a late penalty against Egypt and won the last group stage matches in the Russian 2018 FIFA World Cup[8]

On 23 November 2022, Al-Dawsari scored his second goal against argentina and the result was a 2-1 beat argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches[9]

On 30 November 2022, he scored his goal against mexico and resulted in a 2-1 defeat by mexico in the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches.[10]

Career statistics[change]

Club[change]

As of match played 21 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Hilal 2011–12 Saudi Professional League 13 2 4 1 4 0 7 1 28 4
2012–13 18 3 1 0 2 0 8 2 29 5
2013–14 21 4 3 0 4 1 8 2 36 7
2014–15 18 3 2 1 3 0 10 0 33 4
2015–16 14 3 2 0 2 0 11 1 0 0 29 4
2016–17 17 2 4 2 2 0 5 1 1[c] 0 29 5
2017–18 13 4 0 0 6 0 19 4
2018–19 23 5 1 0 2 0 11[d] 0 37 5
2019–20 20 4 3 1 12 3 3[e] 1 38 9
2020–21 24 8 1 0 2 0 1[c] 0 28 8
2021–22 22 9 2 2 8 5 4[f] 2 36 18
2022–23 14 4 2 0 4 2 4[g] 2 24 8
2023–24 27 14 3 0 10 6 8[h] 4 48 24
2024–25 7 3 1 0 3 4 2[c] 0 13 7
Total 251 68 29 7 17 1 96 27 34 9 427 112
Villarreal (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 1 0 1 0
Career total 252 68 29 7 17 1 96 27 34 9 428 112
  1. Includes King Cup
  2. Includes Saudi Crown Prince Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearance(s) in Saudi Super Cup
  4. Nine appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup, one appearance in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
  5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup
  7. Three appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  8. Six appearances and two goals in Arab Club Champions Cup, two appearances and two goals in Saudi Super Cup

International[change]

As of match played 15 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 2012 2 1
2013 7 0
2014 9 1
2015 4 0
2016 0 0
2017 5 2
2018 14 3
2019 9 4
2020 1 1
2021 8 4
2022 13 3
2023 6 3
2024 12 1
Total 90 23
Saudi Arabia score listed first, score after each Al-Dawsari goal.[11]
List of international goals scored for Salem Al-Dawsari
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 February 2012 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–0 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 23 November 2014 King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 3–2 3–2 2014 Arabian Gulf Cup
3. 8 June 2017 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–1 2–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 7 October 2017 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 1–0 5–2 Friendly
5. 15 May 2018 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1–0 2–0
6. 25 June 2018 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup
7. 10 September 2018 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 2–0 2–2 Friendly
8. 8 January 2019 Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3–0 4–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
9. 5 September 2019 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 1–1 1–1 Friendly
10. 10 September 2019 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 2–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 14 November 2019 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 3–2 3–2
12. 14 November 2020 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 1–0 3–0 Friendly
13. 30 March 2021 King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 5–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 5 June 2021 File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 1–0 3–0
15. 11 June 2021 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1–0 3–0
16. 2 September 2021 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 1–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 29 March 2022 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–0 1–0
18. 22 November 2022 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
19. 30 November 2022 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1–2 1–2
20. 24 March 2023 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 1–2 1–2 Friendly
21. 28 March 2023 File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 1–1 1–2
22. 17 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 1–2 1–3
23. 21 March 2024 King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[change]

Al Hilal[change]

References[change]

  1. "Salem Muhamed Al-Dawsari Profile - Football Player, Saudi Arabia | News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  2. "Salem Al-Dawsari - Al Hilal Midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  3. Alayrach (2022-11-27). "Where are Villarreal's two Saudi Arabian signings now?". Villarreal USA. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  4. "Saudi Arabia star gets to play against Cristiano Ronaldo as he makes debut against Real Madrid". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  5. Luckings, Steve. "Al Hilal beat Flamengo to become first Saudi club to reach Club World Cup final". The National. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  6. "Socceroos bury Saudis after half-time". ABC News. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  7. "Revealed: World Cup 2018 squads - Every 23-man list for Russia confirmed | Goal.com English Saudi Arabia". www.goal.com. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  8. Netto, Brendon. "World Cup: Saudi Arabia player ratings as Salem Al Dawsari gets an 8 after scoring last-gasp winner v Egypt - Sport360 News". sport360.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  9. "Saudi Arabia script history, stunning Argentina 2-1". Saudigazette. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  10. "Saudi Arabia's World Cup journey ends with defeat by Mexico 1-2". Saudigazette. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
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Other websites[change]

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