Saad Balobaid (Arabic: سعد بالعبيد; born 27 January 2000) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Saudi Pro League side Al-Taawoun.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saad Yaslam Balobaid | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Taawoun | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Taawoun | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Al-Taawoun | 25 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2022– | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2022 | |||
Balobaid started his career at the youth team of Al-Taawoun. He made his first-team debut on 24 October 2020 in the AFC Champions League group stage match against Qatari side Al-Duhail.[3] He came off the bench in the 38th minute following an injury to Hamdan Al-Ruwaili.[4] On 23 October 2020, Balobaid signed his first professional contract with the club.[5] On 6 November 2020, Balobaid made his Pro League in the 1–1 draw against Al-Ittihad.[6] He made 3 further appearances during the 2020–21 season. On 17 September 2021, Balobaid made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season in the 5–3 derby defeat to Al-Raed.[7] He made 21 appearances and assisted twice during the course of the 2021–22 season as Al-Taawoun managed to finish 12th and avoid relegation. On 30 April 2022, Balobaid renewed his contract with Al-Taawoun for another three years.[8]
On 21 January 2022, Balobaid was called up to the Saudi Arabia U23 national team for the first time.[9] He made his debut on 30 January 2022 in the 2–1 win against Qatar.[10] On 31 May 2022, Balobaid was called up to replace Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti who withdrew from the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup due to injury.[11] He made one appearance in the tournament as the Green Falcons won their first AFC U-23 Asian Cup title.[12]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Taawoun | 2019–20 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Pro League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Saudi Arabia U23
Al-Taawoun FC – current squad | |
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