Sultan Al-Ghannam
Al-Ghannam with Al Nassr in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr
Number 2
Youth career
Al-Zulfi
2015–2016 Al-Faisaly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Al-Zulfi 40 (10)
2016–2018 Al-Faisaly 24 (0)
2018– Al Nassr 147 (9)
International career‡
2017– Saudi Arabia 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam (Arabic: سلطان بن عبد الله بن سالم الغنام; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr.[3]

Club career

Al-Ghannam began his career at his hometown club Al-Zulfi. On 27 August 2015, Al-Ghannam joined Pro League side Al-Faisaly.[4]

On 12 March 2018, Al-Ghannam joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] In his first season at the club, Al-Ghannam won the 2018–19 Pro League.[6] On 21 September 2021, Al-Ghannam renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]

International career

Al-Ghannam was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[8] He was named in the squad for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup[9] and the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] However, under the coaching of Roberto Mancini, Al-Ghannam was excluded from the squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11]

Career statistics

As of 13 December 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League King Cup Saudi Crown Prince Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Zulfi 2012–13 Saudi Third Division 8 1 — — — — 8 1
2013–14 Saudi Second Division 17 8 2 0 — — — 19 8
2014–15 15 1 — — — — 15 1
Total 40 10 2 0 — — — 42 10
Al-Faisaly 2015–16 Saudi Pro League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 2 0 1 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2017–18 21 0 4 0 1 0 — — 26 0
Total 24 0 5 0 1 0 — — 30 0
Al-Nassr 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 26 2 2 0 — 8[a] 1 4[b] 0 40 3
2019–20 28 2 3 0 — 8[a] 0 1[c] 0 39 2
2020–21 25 1 3 0 — 9[a] 0 1[c] 0 38 1
2021–22 25 2 2 0 — — — 27 2
2022–23 27 1 3 0 — — 1[c] 0 31 1
2023–24 12 1 1 0 — 5[a] 1 5[b] 1 23 3
Total 143 9 14 0 0 0 30 2 12 1 198 12
Career total 207 19 21 0 1 0 30 2 12 1 270 22
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

Honours

Al-Nassr

References

  1. ^ a b Sultan Al-Ghannam at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  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".
  4. ^ "الفيصلي يوقع مع اللاعب " سلطان الغنام "".
  5. ^ "النصر يوقع مع الغنام والمنصور لأربعة مواسم".
  6. ^ "النصر يتوج بلقب دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين لكرة القدم للمرة الثامنة".
  7. ^ "النصر يمدد عقد سلطان الغنام".
  8. ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ^ "رينارد يعلن قائمة الأخضر لبطولة كأس الخليج الـ24".
  10. ^ "Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Mancini in spotlight as off-field issues dampen Saudi Arabia's Asian Cup bid". The Guardian. 17 January 2024.

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Al Nassr FC – current squad
Saudi Arabia squads
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