Sami Al-Najei
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sami Khalil Al-Najei | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Jizan, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Nassr | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Al-Nassr | 46 | (8) |
2019 | → Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Damac (loan) | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 6 | (4) |
2018–2021 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 2 | (2) |
2017– | Saudi Arabia | 9 | (2) |
* 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 16 November 2021 |
Sami Al-Najei (Arabic: سامي النجعي; born 7 February 1997) is a Saudi football player who currently plays for Al-Nassr and the Saudi national team.[1]
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.[2] 5 days later he played his second match against Al-Shabab.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 October 2021 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | China PR | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 2–0 |
Career statistics[]
Club[]
As of 30 May 2021[6]
Club | Season | Pro League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
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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[a] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
Total | 46 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 12 | |
Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Damac (loan) | 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Career total | 67 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 12 |
- ^ Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
- ^ Appearance in Arab Club Championship
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International[]
Saudi Arabia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 9 | 2 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Al-Nassr
Individual[]
External links[]
- Sami Al-Najei at Soccerway
References[]
- ^ "سامي خليل النجعي - Sami Al Naji".
- ^ http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/matchdet.php?id=172
- ^ http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/matchdet.php?id=182
- ^ http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017ar/matchdet.php?id=93
- ^ "Najei, Firas". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "SAMI AL NAJI".
- ^ "كاريلي أفضل مدرب في أبريل ومايو.. وإيغالو وغروهي والنجعي ينتزعون النجومية".
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Jizan Province
- Al-Nassr FC players
- Al-Qadsiah FC players
- Damac FC players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Association football midfielders
- Saudi Arabian footballers
- Saudi Arabia youth international footballers
- Saudi Arabia international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Saudi Arabia
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics