Firas Al-Buraikan

Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan (Arabic: فراس طارق ناصر البريكان; born 14 May 2000) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Professional League side Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabia national team.[3][4]

Firas Al-Buraikan
Personal information
Full name Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2017 Al-Nassr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Al-Nassr 28 (4)
2021–2023 Al-Fateh 62 (32)
2023– Al-Ahli 3 (1)
International career‡
2017–2019 Saudi Arabia U20 20 (14)
2019–2022 Saudi Arabia U23 9 (3)
2019– Saudi Arabia 36 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

On 8 July 2021, Al-Buraikan joined Al-Fateh on a four-year deal.[5] Al-Buraikan ended his first season at Al-Fateh scoring 11 goals and assisting four in 28 matches. He finished as the club's top scorer. In his second season, Al-Buraikan scored 18 goals in all competitions, once again finishing as the club's top scorer. On 3 June 2023, Al-Buraikan renewed his contract with Al-Fateh until the end of the season 2027–28 season.[6]

On 3 September 2023, Al-Buraikan joined Al-Ahli on a five-year deal for a reported fee of SAR40 million (around €9.9 million).[7]

International career

Al-Buraikan was first summoned for the U-20 national team in Saudi Arabia's successful 2018 AFC U-19 Championship conquest, scoring one goal in Saudi Arabia's 3–1 win over Australia. Although scoring just one, his successful display in the tournament allowed him to be summoned for the Saudi squad in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he had a successful performance with two goals against Mali and Panama; however, his successful performance didn't transcend to the team as the under-20 Asian champions crumbled from the group stage with a humiliating three straight defeats. He carried the same successes to the under-23 team in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship and 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as the Saudis reached the final twice, winning the latter for the first time; the good form in 2020 event allowed him to become part of the Saudi Olympic side in the 2020 Summer Olympics, though this time, he failed to score as Saudi Arabia once again crumbled at the group stage with three straight defeats.

Nonetheless, his good form at the under-20 allowed him to be summoned for the senior side in 2019 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round against Singapore. He scored his first international goal against Kuwait in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup as Saudi Arabia lost 3–1. He went on to play an instrumental role, scoring three goals in the third round as Saudi Arabia impressed by topping the qualifiers. He then took part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup of the squad, and greatly impressed with an assist in Saudi Arabia's historic 2–1 win over Argentina in what would be the greatest upset in World Cup history. However, the assist turned to be Al-Buraikan's only impression, as his inability to score saw Saudi Arabia condemned to bottom place after losing to Poland and Mexico.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 September 2023[8]
Club Season League King Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Nassr 2017–18 SPL 1110——21
2018–19 4020501[lower-alpha 1]0120
2019–20 91108000181
2020–21 142100000152
Total 2845013010474
Al-Fateh 2021–22 SPL 271110——2811
2022–23 301721——3218
2023–24 5400——54
Total 62323100006533
Al-Ahli 2023–24 SPL 1112——23
Career total 9137931301011440
  1. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International goals

As of 27 January 2022.

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 November 2019Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Kuwait1–31–324th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.2 December 2019 Oman1–03–1
3.14 November 2020Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jamaica3–03–0Friendly
4.7 October 2021King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Japan1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.12 October 2021 China3–13–2
6.27 January 2022 Oman1–01–0

Honours

Club

Al-Nassr

International

Saudi Arabia U-20

Saudi Arabia U23

Individual

References
  1. Firas Al-Buraikan at Soccerway
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. "فراس البريكان -". Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. https://www.flashscore.com/player/al-birakan-firas/ltjsmFe0/
  5. "الفتح يتعاقد مع بريكان النصر لأربع سنوات".
  6. "الفتح يحتفظ بالبريكان حتى 2028".
  7. "البريكان يعزز هجوم الأهلي".
  8. Firas Al-Buraikan at Soccerway
  9. "Buraikan, Firas". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  10. "مدرب الاتحاد وحمدلله .. وحارس الفيصلي والبريكان نجوم شهر فبراير."
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