Sami Al-Khaibari (Arabic: سامي الخيبري; born 18 September 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Pro League club Al-Fayha, where he is the club captain.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sami Mohammed Al-Khaibari | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-09-18) September 18, 1989 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Fayha | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Al-Fayha | (6) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 27 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:32, 10 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Al-Khaibari started his career at Al-Ettifaq and remained with the club until 2009. He left the club due to his employment in one of the military sectors.[2] Al-Khaibari signed a semi-professional contract with Al-Fayha in 2012. During this period he also played for the Saudi Arabia national futsal team.[3] During the 2013–14 season, Al-Khaibari helped Al-Fayha win the Second Division and earn promotion to the First Division.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 July 2015.[5] During the 2016–17 season, Al-Khaibari helped Al-Fayha win the First Division and earn promotion to the Pro League for the first time in the club's history.[6] Following the departure of club captain Khalid Al-Dubaisi, Al-Khaibari was named as captain ahead of Al-Fayha's debut season in the Pro League. On 1 February 2018, he renewed his contract with the club, tying him until 2021.[7] On 31 October 2020, Al-Khaibari renewed his contract with the club until 2023.[8] During the 2020–21 season, Al-Khaibari captained Al-Fayha to a second-placed finished in the MS League, thus earning promotion to the Pro League once again.[9]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Fayha | 2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 176 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 8 | |
Al-Fayha
Al-Fayha – current squad | |
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