Abdulelah Al-Amri
Al-Amri with Al Nassr in 2023
Personal information
Full name Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al-Amri[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr
Number 5
Youth career
???–2015 Wej
2015–2018 Al Nassr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Al Nassr 89 (7)
2018–2019 → Al-Wehda (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
2016–2017 Saudi Arabia U-20 10 (2)
2017–2021 Saudi Arabia U-23 8 (1)
2021– Saudi Arabia 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al-Amri (Arabic: عبد الإله علي عوض العمري; born 15 January 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.[4]

Club career

Al-Amri progressed through Al-Nassr's youth system. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 27 November 2017.[5] On 14 December 2017, Al-Amri made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly.[6] On 27 May 2018, Al-Amri was loaned to Al-Wehda for the 2018–19 season.[7]

Following his return from loan, Al-Amri was mainly used as a fourth-choice center-back. However, during the latter half of the 2019–20 season, Al-Amri managed to establish himself as a starter. He made 15 appearances throughout all competitions. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 February 2020 in the 2–0 win against Al-Hazem.[8] On 27 January 2021, Al-Amri renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]

International career

Al-Amri has represented Saudi Arabia at under-20 level and under-23 level. Al-Amri captained the Saudi Arabia under-20 side at the 2017 U-20 World Cup.

He made his debut for the Saudi Arabia national team at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[10]

On 6 July 2021, Al-Amri was named in the squad for the 2020 Olympics.[11]

On 11 November 2022, he was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2023[1]
Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Nassr 2017–18 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2019–20 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 15 1
2020–21 22 3 2 0 9 1 1[a] 0 34 4
2020–21 19 2 2 0 – – 21 2
2022–23 27 0 2 0 – 1 0 30 0
2023–24 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 9 1
Total 81 6 7 0 15 1 7 1 110 8
Al-Wehda (loan) 2018–19 12 1 0 0 – – 12 1
Career total 93 7 7 0 15 1 7 1 122 9
  1. ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2023.[13]
Saudi Arabia
Year Apps Goals
2021 8 1
2022 15 0
2023 5 0
Total 28 1

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[13]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2021 Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Kuwait 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Al-Nassr

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia - Abdulelah Al Amri - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "عبدالإله العمري.. من حواري الطائف إلى نجم مونديالي". Akhbaar24.argaam.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Abdullelah Ali Al Amri - Abdulelah Ali Alamri". Kooora. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ "النصر يوقِّع عقدًا احترافيًا مع عبدالإله العمري". Ajel.sa. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ^ "AL NASSR VS. AL FAISALY 1 - 1".
  7. ^ "مرحباً بكم في نادي #الوحدة". Twitter. 21 July 2018.
  8. ^ "AL HAZM VS. AL NASSR 0 - 2".
  9. ^ "النصر يجدد عقد عبدالإله العمري لثلاث سنوات".
  10. ^ "الكشف عن قائمة المنتخب الوطني استعدادا لكأس آسيا 2019 بالإمارات". SAFF (in Arabic). 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. ^ "الشهري يعلن قائمة الأخضر المشاركة في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية طوكيو 2020".
  12. ^ "Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Al-Amri, Abdulelah". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "أفضلية نوفمبر تذهب إلى رازافان والسومة وبخاري".
  15. ^ "ميكالي وشافعي ومبولحي والعمري نجوم مارس". 25 March 2021.

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Al Nassr FC – current squad
Saudi Arabia squads
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