Sultan Al-Ghannam

Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam (Arabic: سلطان بن عبد الله بن سالم الغنام; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.[3]

Sultan Al-Ghannam
Al-Ghannam with Al Nassr in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994
Place of birth Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr
Number 2
Youth career
Al-Zulfi
2015–2016 Al-Faisaly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Al-Zulfi 40 (10)
2016–2018 Al-Faisaly 24 (0)
2018– Al Nassr 139 (9)
International career‡
2017– Saudi Arabia 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Ghannam began his career at hometown club Al-Zulfi. On 27 August 2015, Al-Ghannam joined Pro League side Al-Faisaly.[4]

On 12 March 2018, Al-Ghannam joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] In his first season at the club, Al-Ghannam won the 2018–19 Pro League.[6] On 21 September 2021, Al-Ghannam renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]

International career

Al-Ghannam was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[8] He was named in the squad for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup[9] and the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Career statistics
As of 17 September 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League King Cup Saudi Crown Prince Cup Asia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Zulfi 2012–13 Saudi Third Division 81————81
2013–14 Saudi Second Division 17820———198
2014–15 151————151
Total 401020———4210
Al-Faisaly 2015–16 Saudi Pro League 100000——10
2016–17 201000——30
2017–18 2104010——260
Total 2405010——300
Al-Nassr 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 26220—8[lower-alpha 1]14[lower-alpha 2]0403
2019–20 28230—8[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 3]0392
2020–21 25130—9[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 3]0381
2021–22 25220———272
2022–23 27130——1[lower-alpha 3]0311
2023–24 5100—1[lower-alpha 1]15[lower-alpha 2]1113
Total 13681300026212118611
Career total 200182001026212125821
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  3. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

Honours

Al-Nassr

References
  1. Sultan Al-Ghannam at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
  4. "الفيصلي يوقع مع اللاعب " سلطان الغنام "".
  5. "النصر يوقع مع الغنام والمنصور لأربعة مواسم".
  6. "النصر يتوج بلقب دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين لكرة القدم للمرة الثامنة".
  7. "النصر يمدد عقد سلطان الغنام".
  8. "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. "رينارد يعلن قائمة الأخضر لبطولة كأس الخليج الـ24".
  10. "Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.


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