Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سيد مهدي باقر; born 14 April 1994) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Manama, Bahrain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Riffa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Najma | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2019– | Riffa | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bahrain U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bahrain | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Baqer made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Philippines.[3] Baqer was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
On 14 November 2019, Baqer made a "slit eye" gesture towards the Hong Kong fans in the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong and Bahrain.[4] On 19 December 2019, FIFA banned Baqer for 10 matches and fined him CHF 30,000 as a punishment for his "discriminatory behaviour".[5]
| Bahrain | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
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