Ali Al-Bulaihi

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

Ali Al-Bulaihi
Personal information
Full name Ali Hadi Al-Bulaihi
Date of birth (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
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 49 (7)
National team‡
2018– Saudi Arabia 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:52, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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.

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

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2020.[4]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
2018110
201960
202020
Total190

Honours
Al Hilal

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "الهلال السعودي يعلن ضم مدافع الفتح".
  3. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport.
  4. Ali Al-Bulaihi at National-Football-Teams.com


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