Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani ( ar, عبدالعزيز الشهراني; born 30 October 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Damac.
Career
Al-Shahrani plays mostly as an attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger. He began his senior career as a member of his hometown club
Abha
Abha ( ar, أَبْهَا, ') is the capital of 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia, with a population of 1,093,705 as of 2021. It is situated above sea level in the fertile Asir Mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abh ...
in the
Saudi Second Division
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, departing two seasons later to join local rivals and
Saudi First Division
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club
Damac. He made his debut for the first team on 13 September 2017 in the league match against Al-Nahda coming off the bench in the 53rd minute. He scored his first goal for the club in the same match, scoring the equalizer in the 55th minute. On 22 January 2018, Al-Shahrani ruptured his
ACL was ruled out for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. He ended his first season at the club making 14 appearances and scoring 3 goals. He made his return to the first team in the first match of the 2018–19 season against his former club Abha. In his second season at the club, Al-Shahrani made 18 appearances and scored 3 goals before leaving the club mid-season.
On 22 January 2019, Al-Shahrani signed a 4-year contract with Pro League club
Al-Ahli. After making no appearances for Al-Ahli, Al-Shahrani rejoined Damac on loan until the end of the
2019–20 season. On 23 October 2020, Al-Shahrani joined Damac on a permanent deal. On 27 January 2022, Al-Shahrani joined
Ohod on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
People from Abha
Men's association football midfielders
Saudi Arabian footballers
Saudi Second Division players
Saudi First Division League players
Saudi Professional League players
Abha Club players
Damac FC players
Ohod Club players
Al Ahli Saudi FC players