Sultan Al-Ghannam
Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam (Arabic: سلطان بن عبد الله بن سالم الغنام; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr.
.jpg) Al-Ghannam with Al Nassr in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Zulfi | |||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Al-Zulfi | 40 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Al-Faisaly | 24 | (0) |
| 2018– | Al Nassr | 148 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 5 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 28 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Al-Ghannam began his career at his hometown club Al-Zulfi. On 27 August 2015, Al-Ghannam joined Pro League side Al-Faisaly.
On 12 March 2018, Al-Ghannam joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club. In his first season at the club, Al-Ghannam won the 2018–19 Pro League. On 21 September 2021, Al-Ghannam renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.
International career
Al-Ghannam was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He was named in the squad for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup and the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, under the coaching of Roberto Mancini, Al-Ghannam was excluded from the squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Career statistics
- As of 28 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Zulfi | 2012–13 | Saudi Third Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Saudi Second Division | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 42 | 10 | |||||
| Al-Faisaly | 2015–16 | Saudi Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Al-Nassr | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 147 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 205 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 277 | 22 | ||
Honours
Al-Nassr
References
External links
- Sultan Al-Ghannam at Soccerway