Abdulelah Al-Amri
Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al-Amri (Arabic: عبد الإله علي عوض العمري; born 15 January 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.
.jpg) Al-Amri with Al Nassr in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al-Amri | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ???–2015 | Wej | ||
| 2015–2018 | Al Nassr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Al Nassr | 93 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | → Al-Wehda (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Saudi Arabia U-20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Saudi Arabia U-23 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021– | Saudi Arabia | 28 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Al-Amri progressed through Al-Nassr's youth system. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 27 November 2017. On 14 December 2017, Al-Amri made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly. On 27 May 2018, Al-Amri was loaned to Al-Wehda for the 2018–19 season.
Following his return from loan, Al-Amri was mainly used as a fourth-choice center-back. However, during the latter half of the 2019–20 season, Al-Amri managed to establish himself as a starter. He made 15 appearances throughout all competitions. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 February 2020 in the 2–0 win against Al-Hazem. On 27 January 2021, Al-Amri renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.
International career
Al-Amri has represented Saudi Arabia at under-20 level and under-23 level. Al-Amri captained the Saudi Arabia under-20 side at the 2017 U-20 World Cup.
He made his debut for the Saudi Arabia national team at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
On 6 July 2021, Al-Amri was named in the squad for the 2020 Olympics.
On 11 November 2022, he was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 8 | |
| Al-Wehda (loan) | 2018–19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 122 | 9 | |
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2023.
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2021 | Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Al-Nassr
Individual
References
External links
- Abdulelah Al-Amri at Soccerway