Sami Al-Najei
Personal information
Full name Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Al Nassr 101 (13)
2019 → Al-Qadsiah (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Damac (loan) 17 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Saudi Arabia U20 6 (4)
2018–2021 Saudi Arabia U23 2 (2)
2017– Saudi Arabia 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei (Arabic: سامي خليل ناصر النجعي; born 7 February 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr.[3]

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.[4] Five days later, he played his second match against Al-Shabab.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2021 King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  China 1–0 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2–0

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 September 2023[1]

Club Season Pro League King Cup Asia Other Total
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
2021–22 21 2 1 0 3 1 — 25 3
2022–23 24 2 2 2 — 1[c] 0 27 4
2023–24 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Total 94 12 8 6 11 1 5 1 118 20
Al-Qadsiah (loan) 2018–19 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Damac (loan) 2019–20 17 0 1 1 — — 18 1
Career total 115 12 9 7 11 1 5 1 137 21
  1. ^ Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Arab Club Championship
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Saudi Arabia
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2021 8 2
2022 9 0
2024 3 0
Total 21 2

Honours

Club

Al-Nassr

Individual

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia - Sami Al Naji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ دوري عبداللطيف جميل للمحترفين 2015/2016 Archived 11 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ دوري عبداللطيف جميل للمحترفين 2015/2016 Archived 29 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ ملعب مدينة الأمير عبدالله بن جلوي الرياضية - الأحساء Archived 26 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Najei, Firas". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ "كاريلي أفضل مدرب في أبريل ومايو.. وإيغالو وغروهي والنجعي ينتزعون النجومية | رابطة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين". www.spl.com.sa. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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