Sami Al-Najei
Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei (Arabic: سامي خليل ناصر النجعي; born 7 February 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Jizan, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Al Nassr | 109 | (13) |
| 2019 | → Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Damac (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 6 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 2 | (2) |
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia | 21 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Club career
Al-Nassr
2015/2016
In 2016, Al-Nassr brought Al-Najei to the first team. On 8 May 2016, Al Najei made his debut as a substitute in the 74' minute against Ittihad and scored his first goal. Five days later, he played his second match against Al-Shabab.
2016/2017
On 20 October 2016, Al-Najei played his first match of the season against Ittihad replacing Yahya Al-Shehri in the 58' minute, but he got a yellow card in the match. On 21 December 2016, Al-Najei scored his first goal of the season against Al-Fateh in 53rd minute. On 1 January 2017, he played his first match in the starting 11 against Ettifaq FC. On 14 March 2017, he got a second yellow card against Al-Raed.
International career
On 14 January 2017, Al-Najei made his debut against Cambodia in the 76th minute in a friendly, the match was ended 7-2 for the Saudis.
International goals
As of 12 October 2021.
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2021 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  China | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 2–0 |
Career statistics
Club
As of 26 September 2023
| Club | Season | Pro League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 94 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 20 | |
| Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Damac (loan) | 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 137 | 21 | |
International
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 2 |
Honours
Club
Al-Nassr
Individual
External links
- Sami Al-Najei at Soccerway