Sami Al-Najei
Sami Al-Najei (Arabic:سامي النجعي, born 7 February 1997) is a Saudi football player. He currently plays for Al-Nassr .[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sami Khalil Al-Najei | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | 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 | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Damac (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Saudi Arabia U20 | 6 | (4) |
| 2016– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2017 | |||
Club career
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.
Career statistics
Club
As of 9 November 2019[5]
| Club | Season | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Damac (loan) | 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
- Appearance in Arab Club Championship
International
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
External links
- Sami Al-Najei at Soccerway