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Salman bin Mohammed bin Mohammed Al-Faraj (Arabic: سلمان محمد الفرج; born 1 August 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains both Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national football team.[4][1]

Salman Al-Faraj

Al-Faraj with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Salman bin Mohammed bin Mohammed Al-Faraj[1]
Date of birth	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Medina, Saudi Arabia[2]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	7
Youth career
2004–2008	Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–	Al-Hilal	211	(17)
National team‡
2011–2012	Saudi Arabia U23	2	(1)
2012–	Saudi Arabia	70	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

International career

Salman's first match with his national team was against Congo in an international friendly at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia on 14 October 2012. The match ended in a 3–2 win.[5] Salman's first goal with his national team was against Timor-Leste during the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 September 2015. The match ended in a 7–0 win.[6]

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7] On 4 June, Salman included in 23-man squad for the World Cup.[8] On 25 June, Salman scored the equalizing goal and his first ever World Cup goal from the penalty kick in a 2–1 victory over Egypt in their last group stage match of the tournament; it was Saudi Arabia's lone win in the tournament as the team crashed out of the group stage.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2022[10]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Crown Prince Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Hilal	2008–09	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2009–10	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		5	0
	2010–11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2011–12	15	1	2	0	3	0	8	0	—		28	1
	2012–13	22	3	2	0	3	0	7	1	—		34	4
	2013–14	22	0	3	0	2	0	12	1	—		39	1
	2014–15	20	2	5	1	4	2	9	0	—		38	5
	2015–16	19	2	4	0	4	1	6	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	3
	2016–17	17	2	2	0	3	0	13	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	2
	2017–18	17	3	0	0	—		2	0	—		19	3
	2018–19	8	2	0	0	—		7	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	17	2
	2019–20	19	2	3	0	—		2	0	0	0	17	1
	2020–21	17	0	1	0	—		0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2021–22	22	0	4	1	—		10	1	1[lower-alpha 3] 1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	2
	2022–23	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total	213	17	29	2	19	3	78	3	7	0	346	25
Career totals		213	17	29	2	19	3	78	3	7	0	308	23

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2022.[11][12]

Saudi Arabia
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	2	0
2013	3	0
2014	7	0
2015	10	1
2016	8	0
2017	8	1
2018	11	2
2019	7	2
2020	0	0
2021	9	2
2022	5	0
Total	70	8

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[11]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 September 2015	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Timor-Leste	4–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	7 October 2017		Jamaica	3–1	5–2	Friendly
3.	9 May 2018	Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain	Algeria	1–0	2–0
4.	25 June 2018	Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia	Egypt	1–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup
5.	14 November 2019	Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	1–1	3–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.				2–2
7.	15 June 2021	King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		1–0	3–0
8.				2–0

Honours

Club

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• King Cup of Champions: 2015, 2017, 2019–20
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
• Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018, 2021
• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021

References

External links

• Salman Al-Faraj at Soccerway
• Saudi League Profile

На других языках

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[de] Salman al-Faraj

Salman Mohammed al-Faraj (arabisch سلمان محمد الفرج, DMG Salmān Muḥammad al-Faraǧ; * 1. August 1989 in Medina) ist ein saudi-arabischer Fußballnationalspieler Er wird im Mittelfeld eingesetzt.

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- [en] Salman Al-Faraj

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[es] Salman Al-Faraj

Salman Mohammed Al-Faraj (Medina, Arabia Saudita, 1 de agosto de 1989), más conocido como Salman Al-Faraj, es un futbolista saudí que juega en el Al-Hilal de su país.

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[fr] Salman Al-Faraj

Salman Al-Faraj, né le 1er août 1989 à Médine, est un footballeur international saoudien, évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Salman Al-Faraj

Salman Mohammed Al-Faraj (in arabo: سلمان محمد الفرج‎; Medina, 1º agosto 1989) è un calciatore saudita, centrocampista dell'Al-Hilal e della Nazionale saudita, delle quali è capitano.

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[ru] Салман аль-Фарадж

Салман аль-Фарадж (араб. سلمان الفرج‎; род. 1 августа 1989[1], Медина[1]) — саудовский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Аль-Хиляль» и сборной Саудовской Аравии.

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