Yousef Al-Salem

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Yousef Al-Salem
Personal information
Full name Yousef Mansour Al-Salem
Date of birth (1985-05-04) May 4, 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Jubail
Youth career
2002–2004 Al-Qadsiah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Al-Qadsiah 59 (21)
2008–2009 Al-Shabab 13 (2)
2009–2013 Al-Ettifaq 94 (39)
2013–2016 Al-Hilal 37 (4)
2016–2018 Al-Ettifaq 19 (3)
2020 Al-Jubail 5 (2)
2020–2021 Al-Thoqbah
2021– Al-Jubail
National team‡
2006–2008 Saudi Arabia U-23 18 (8)
2007–2013 Saudi Arabia 11 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:06, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:39, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Yousef Al-Salem (Arabic: يوسف السالم, born 4 May 1985) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Jubail as a striker.[1]

Career[]

Al-Salem began his career at Al-Qadsiah and made his debut during the 2004–05 season. Following the club's relegation to the First Division in 2008, Al-Salem joined Al-Shabab.[2] In his single season with the club, Al-Salem won the King Cup and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup. In July 2009, Al-Salem joined Al-Ettifaq on a four-year contract.[3] He scored 52 goals in 132 appearances in his four seasons at the club. Following the expiry, Al-Salem joined Al-Hilal on a free transfer.[4] Despite not establishing himself as a starter for the club, Al-Salem went on to make 66 appearances and scored 10 goals with the club. He also won three titles with Al-Hilal. In September 2016, Al-Salem returned to Al-Ettifaq following his release by Al-Hilal.[5] In March 2020, after almost two years without a club, Al-Salem joined Saudi Second Division side Al-Jubail on a six-month contract.[6] In October 2020, Al-Salem joined Al-Thoqbah.[7]

Al-Salem is a full international, who has previously earned caps at all youth levels. He helped the under-23 side win the 2008 GCC U-23 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2007 and scored three goals for the senior side.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 10 September 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Qadsiah 2004–05 Premier League 10 3 — 4 1 — 4[d] 2 18 6
2005–06 17 5 — 0 0 — 7[e] 4 24 9
2006–07 16 10 — 0 0 — 3[d] 4 19 14
2007–08 16 3 — 1 1 — 5[d] 2 22 6
Total 59 21 0 0 5 2 0 0 19 12 83 35
Al-Shabab 2008–09 Pro League 13 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 2[d] 1 20 5
Al-Ettifaq 2009–10 21 6 — 1 1 — 7[f] 0 29 7
2010–11 24 14 2 3 3 2 — — 29 19
2011–12 24 11 2 0 4 1 10 4 — 40 16
2012–13 25 8 2 1 1 0 6 1 — 34 10
Total 94 39 6 4 9 4 16 5 7 0 132 52
Al-Hilal 2013–14 Pro League 12 0 3 1 3 0 3 0 — 21 1
2014–15 13 2 3 0 1 0 8 3 — 25 5
2015–16 12 2 2 1 2 0 4 1 — 20 4
Total 37 4 8 2 6 0 15 4 0 0 66 10
Al-Ettifaq 2016–17 Pro League 15 3 2 0 0 0 — — 17 3
2017–18 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3
Career total 222 69 18 8 22 6 32 9 28 13 322 105
  1. ^ Includes King Cup
  2. ^ Includes Crown Prince Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
  5. ^ Six appearances and four goals in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, one appearance in Arab Champions League
  6. ^ Four appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, three appearances in GCC Champions League

International[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 9 September 2013.[9]
Saudi Arabia
Year Apps Goals
2007 3 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 3 0
2012 1 0
2013 4 3
Total 11 3

International goals[]

Under-23[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 March 14, 2007 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Iran 1-0 Won Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
2 April 18, 2007 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Australia 2-1 Won Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
3 May 16, 2007 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Jordan 4-1 Won Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
4 October 16, 2007 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Vietnam 2-0 Won Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
5 January 6, 2008 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Oman 1-0 Won Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations 2008
6 January 13, 2008 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Kuwait 3-0 Won Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations 2008

Senior[]

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[10]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 March 2013 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2. 23 March 2013 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–1 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 2–1

Honours[]

Club[]

Al-Shabab

Al-Hilal

International[]

Saudi Arabia U23

References[]

  1. ^ "يوسف السالم - Yousef Al Salem".
  2. ^ "السالم وقع بـ 500 ألف ريال والمرحوم بالمقايضة".
  3. ^ "السالم وخوجه وقعا رسميا للاتفاق مقابل انتقال العمري للشباب".
  4. ^ "الهلال السعودي يتعاقد مع يوسف السالم أربعة أعوام مقابل 16 مليون ريال".
  5. ^ "رسمياً ‏‏المهاجم يوسف السالم يوقع لنادي ‫الاتفاق‬⁩".
  6. ^ "السالم يرتدي شعار الجبيل".
  7. ^ "الثقبة يكسب خدمات المهاجم يوسف السالم".
  8. ^ "YOUSEF AL SALEM".
  9. ^ "( Yousef AL SALEM ) Matches Played".
  10. ^ "Al-Salem, Yousef". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

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