Sami Khalil Nasser Al-Najei (Arabic: سامي خليل ناصر النجعي; born 7 February 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.[3]
Club career
Al-Nassr
2015/2016
In 2016, Al-Nassr brought Al-Najei to the first team. On 8 May 2016, Al-Najei made his debut as a substitute in the 74' minute against Ittihad and scored his first goal.[4] Five days later, he played his second match against Al-Shabab.[5]
2016/2017
On 20 October 2016, Al-Najei played his first match of the season against Ittihad replacing Yahya Al-Shehri in the 58' minute, but he got a yellow card in the match. On 21 December 2016, Al-Najei scored his first goal of the season against Al-Fateh in 53rd minute.[6] On 1 January 2017, he played his first match in the starting 11 against Ettifaq FC. On 14 March 2017, he got a second yellow card against Al-Raed.
International career
On 14 January 2017, Al-Najei made his debut against Cambodia in the 76th minute in a friendly, the match was ended 7-2 for the Saudis.
International goals
As of 12 October 2021.
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2021 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  China | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 2–0 |
Career statistics
Club
As of 31 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | Pro League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Total | 111 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 21 | |
| Al-Qadsiah (loan) | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Damac (loan) | 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 165 | 22 | |
- ↑ Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Arab Club Championship
- 1 2 Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 2 |
Honours
Club
Al-Nassr
- Saudi Super Cup: 2020, runners-up : 2024,[8]
- Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023
Individual
External links
- Sami Al-Najei at Soccerway
References
- 1 2 "Saudi Arabia - Sami Al Naji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ دوري عبداللطيف جميل للمحترفين 2015/2016 Archived 11 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ دوري عبداللطيف جميل للمحترفين 2015/2016 Archived 29 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ملعب مدينة الأمير عبدالله بن جلوي الرياضية - الأحساء Archived 26 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Najei, Firas". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/08/17/saudi-arabia/super-cup/al-nasr-riyadh/al-hilal-riyadh/4399313/
- ↑ "كاريلي أفضل مدرب في أبريل ومايو.. وإيغالو وغروهي والنجعي ينتزعون النجومية | رابطة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين". www.spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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