Ali Al-Bulaihi

Ali Al-Bulaihi

Personal information
Full name	Ali Hadi Al-Bulaihi
Date of birth	(1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Najran, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Al-Amal
2014–2015	Al-Nahda
2015–2017	Al-Fateh	47	(1)
2017–	Al-Hilal	60	(7)
National team‡
2018–	Saudi Arabia	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:03, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

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Ali Hadi Al-Bulaihi (Arabic: علي آل بليهي‎; born 21 November 1989) is a Saudi football player who plays a defender for Al-Hilal.

Club career[]

Al-Bulaihi had short spells for Al-Nahada and Al-Fateh between 2014 until 2017 which he played in the AFC Champions League for Al-Fateh in 2017.

Al-Hilal[]

In 21 June 2017, Al-Hilal signed Ali on a free transfer with a three-year contract.^[2]

Club World Cup[]

Al-Bulaihi scored an own goal against Flamengo in a 3-1 loss in the semifinals and played in the third-place playoff in a 2-2 draw against C.F Monterrey, but then lost on penalties and he missed his penalty. His manager said to the media later "He is going to take the blame when we come back, he's going to be sitting on the bench for two games, no more own goals." Al Bulaihi was then found in the dressing room in tears.^{[citation needed]}

International career[]

In June 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,^[3] playing against Uruguay.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 30 May 2021^[4]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Fateh	2015–16	24	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	26	0
	2016–17	23	1	2	0	6	0	2[a]	1	33	1
	Total	47	1	3	0	6	0	3	0	59	1
Al-Hilal	2017–18	5	0	1	0	4	0	—		10	0
	2018–19	25	3	0	0	14	2	8[b]	0	47	5
	2019–20	14	2	6	0	3	0	3[c]	0	26	2
	2020–21	16	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	22	3
	Total	60	7	7	0	27	3	11	0	105	10
Career totals		107	8	10	0	33	3	14	0	164	11

International[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2021.^[5]

Saudi Arabia
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	11	0
2019	6	0
2020	2	0
2021	8	0
Total	27	0

Honours[]

Al Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
• Kings Cup: 2019–20
• Saudi Super Cup: 2018
• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021

References[]

External links[]

• Ali Al-Bulaihi at Soccerway