Salem Al-Dawsari

Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari (Arabic: سالم محمد شافي الدوسري; born 19 August 1991), known as Salem, is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Salem Al-Dawsari
Al-Dawsari with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991[2]
Place of birth Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia[3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[4]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al Hilal
Number 29
Youth career
Al Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Al Hilal 227 (57)
2018 → Villarreal (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2021 Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.) 5 (2)
2012– Saudi Arabia 80 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:38, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Dawsari joined Al Hilal as a youth player. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, he joined Spanish club Villarreal on loan.[5] He made one appearance in Spain, coming on as a substitute against Real Madrid as Villarreal came from behind to draw 2–2.[5]

In the second leg of the 2019 AFC Champions League final on 24 November, Al-Dawsari scored the opening goal in an eventual 2–0 away win over Urawa Red Diamonds, which saw Al-Hilal win the title following a 3–0 aggregate victory; the title allowed them to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.[6]

On 7 February 2023, Al-Dawsari scored two penalties in a 3–2 win over Flamengo in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, in which his club reached the final for the first time in their history.[7]

International career

Al-Dawsari was called up to the Saudi Arabia national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and scored his first international goal in an away match against Australia in 2012.[8] In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9] On 25 June, Al-Dawsari scored a late winning goal as his side won 2–1 over Egypt in their last group stage match of the World Cup.[10]

On 22 November 2022, Al-Dawsari scored his second goal at a FIFA World Cup, his first at the 2022 edition in Qatar, in a match against Argentina. He made a run around the box before finishing past Emiliano Martínez to put Saudi Arabia ahead by a score of 2–1, which ended in a historic shock victory for the Saudi Arabia national team.[11] On 30 November, he scored a goal against Mexico, in which he equaled the record of most goals scored by a Saudi player in World Cups, three goals by Sami Al-Jaber, as Saudi Arabia exited the World Cup with a 2–1 loss to Mexico.[12]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Hilal 2011–12 SPL 132414091—304
2012–13 183102062—275
2013–14 2143041132—417
2014–15 183213090—324
2015–16 14320207100254
2016–17 17242201111[lower-alpha 1]0355
2017–18 13400—00—134
2018–19 23510—10310[lower-alpha 2]0448
2019–20 20431—403[lower-alpha 3]1306
2020–21 24810—201[lower-alpha 1]0288
2021–22 20922–854[lower-alpha 4]23618
2022–23 14420—424[lower-alpha 5]2217
2023–24 6600—006[lower-alpha 6]2128
Total 22357257171831729737790
Villarreal (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 1000———10
Career total 22257257171831630537990
  1. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  2. Nine appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup and one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup and one appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup
  5. Three appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup and one appearance and in Saudi Super Cup
  6. appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
Al-Dawsari and César Azpilicueta during the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2023.[13]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201231
201370
201491
201540
201600
201752
2018143
201994
202011
202184
2022143
202363
Total8022
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first (one unofficial goal included).[13]
List of international goals scored by Salem Al-Dawsari
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 February 2012Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Australia1–02–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.23 November 2014King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates3–23–22014 Arabian Gulf Cup
3.8 June 2017Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Australia1–12–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.7 October 2017King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Jamaica1–05–2Friendly
5.15 May 2018La Cartuja, Seville, Spain Greece1–02–0
6.25 June 2018Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia Egypt2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup
7.10 September 2018Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bolivia2–02–2Friendly
8.8 January 2019Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates North Korea3–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup
9.5 September 2019Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Mali1–11–1Friendly
10.10 September 2019Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Yemen2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.14 November 2019Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan3–23–2
12.14 November 2020Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jamaica1–03–0Friendly
13.30 March 2021King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Palestine5–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.5 June 2021 Yemen1–03–0
15.11 June 2021 Singapore
16.2 September 2021 Vietnam1–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.29 March 2022King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Australia1–01–0
18.22 November 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar Argentina2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup
19.30 November 2022 Mexico1–21–2
20.24 March 2023Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Venezuela1–21–2Friendly
21.28 March 2023 Bolivia1–11–2
22.17 October 2023Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal Mali1–21–3Friendly

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Honours

Al-Hilal

Individual

References
  1. Salem Al-Dawsari at Soccerway
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  3. Gravela, L. (11 June 2018). SOCCER WORLD Market Edition 2018/19. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-244-09317-4. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. Wilcox, Gregory (30 May 2018). "Salem al-Dawsari: the winger who represents a new breed of Saudi player". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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  7. "Al Dawsari fires Al Hilal into Club World Cup final". beIN SPORTS. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. "Socceroos bury Saudis after half-time". ABC News. ABC. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. "Salem al-Dawsari snatches win for Saudi Arabia against Egypt". The Guardian. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  11. "Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Salem Al-Dawsari scores stunner as pre-tournament favourites are shocked". Eurosport. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  12. "Mexico end Saudi Arabia's World Cup dream but still exit tournament". The National News. 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. Salem Al-Dawsari at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Al Hilal SFC seal 16th Saudi Pro League title". AFC. 30 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  15. "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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  17. "2021 AFC Champions League MVP Al Dawsari hungry for more honours". Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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