Salman Al-Faraj

Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Faraj (Arabic: سلمان محمد محمد الفرج; born 1 August 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Salman Al-Faraj
Salman Al-Faraj
Personal information
Full name Salman Mohammed
Mohammed Al-Faraj
Date of birth (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Medina, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Hilal
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2008 Al Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Al Hilal 234 (17)
International career
2011–2012 Saudi Arabia U23 2 (1)
2021 Saudi Arabia Olympic (wild-card) 3 (0)
2012– Saudi Arabia 73 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Faraj is a one-club man of Al Hilal.

International career

Al-Faraj's first match with his national team was against Congo in an international friendly at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia on 14 October 2012. The match ended in a 3–2 win. In December 2014, he was named in the Saudi squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.

Salman's first goal with his national team was against Timor-Leste during the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 September 2015. The match ended in a 7–0 win.

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 4 June, Salman was included in 23-man squad for the World Cup. On 25 June, Salman scored the equalizing goal and his first ever World Cup goal from the penalty kick in a 2–1 victory over Egypt in their last group stage match of the tournament; it was Saudi Arabia's lone win in the tournament as the team crashed out of the group stage.

In June 2021, he assumed the role of captain for the national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Subsequently, in November 2022, he earned a spot in the 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. However, under the coaching of Roberto Mancini, Al-Faraj was excluded from the squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

    As of match played 22 September 2023
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Hilal 2008–09 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2009–10 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2010–11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2011–12 15 1 2 0 3 0 8 0 28 1
2012–13 22 3 2 0 3 0 7 1 34 4
2013–14 22 0 3 0 2 0 12 1 39 1
2014–15 20 2 5 1 4 2 9 0 38 5
2015–16 19 2 4 0 4 1 6 0 1 0 34 3
2016–17 17 2 2 0 3 0 13 0 1 0 36 2
2017–18 17 3 0 0 2 0 19 3
2018–19 8 2 0 0 7 0 2 0 17 2
2019–20 19 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 17 1
2020–21 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
2021–22 22 0 4 1 10 1 1 1 0 38 2
2022–23 8 0 2 0 4 0 14 0
2023–24 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Total 224 17 31 2 19 3 83 3 7 0 364 25
Career totals 224 17 31 2 19 3 83 3 7 0 364 25

International

Saudi Arabia
Year Apps Goals
2012 2 0
2013 3 0
2014 7 0
2015 10 1
2016 8 0
2017 8 1
2018 11 2
2019 7 2
2020 0 0
2021 9 2
2022 6 0
2023 2 1
Total 73 9

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2015 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj  East Timor 4–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 October 2017 Salman Al-Faraj  Jamaica 3–1 5–2 Friendly
3. 9 May 2018 Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain Salman Al-Faraj  Algeria 1–0 2–0
4. 25 June 2018 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia Salman Al-Faraj  Egypt 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup
5. 14 November 2019 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Salman Al-Faraj  Uzbekistan 1–1 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 2–2
7. 15 June 2021 King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–0
8. 2–0
9. 13 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal Salman Al-Faraj  Nigeria 1–0 2–2 Friendly

Honours

Al-Hilal

References

This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Salman Al-Faraj, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.

Tags:

Salman Al-Faraj Club careerSalman Al-Faraj International careerSalman Al-Faraj Career statisticsSalman Al-Faraj HonoursSalman Al-Faraj

🔥 Trending searches on Wiki English:

List of highest-grossing filmsJoseph StalinWorld War ISolar eclipse of April 8, 2024Harry KaneNeymarVietnamEnglandSonam Wangchuk (engineer)Brian PeckList of country calling codesDonald TrumpLady GagaArtificial intelligenceDamsel (2024 film)Jimmy CarterThe Bear (TV series)Gisele BündchenTwitterJeffrey DahmerBad Boy RecordsMarilyn MonroeJake PaulApple Inc.Anne WojcickiEmily BluntCanvaFascismMuhammad AliYellowstone (American TV series)Winona RyderAlex SharpSexRichard Lewis (comedian)Steve Harvey2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second roundAnna SawaiJustin BieberYoung SheldonLinkedInKL RahulArgentinaIndia national football teamRobert F. Kennedy2024 Miami Open – Women's singlesFrancesca AlbaneseStormy DanielsElection Commission of IndiaJulia RobertsJapan Air Lines Flight 123Alan RitchsonHalo (TV series)BeetlejuiceJack BlackKey Bridge (Washington, D.C.)Kim Soo-hyunNicholas GalitzineArvind Kejriwal2019 Indian general electionRuby FrankeBiggest ball of twineEiza GonzálezBarkley MarathonsEnzo FerrariFort McHenry TunnelShirley ChisholmYouri TielemansAbraham OzlerThe Gentlemen (2019 film)Dune (novel)Preity ZintaJarrod BowenEurovision Song Contest 2024List of James Bond filmsFrances Xavier CabriniRuturaj GaikwadShōgun (2024 miniseries)Dev PatelRyan Gosling🡆 More