Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al-Amri ( ar, عبد الإله علي عوض العمري; born 15 January 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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who plays as a centre back for

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club

Al Nassr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

and the

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Club career

Al-Amri progressed through

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's youth system. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 27 November 2017. On 14 December 2017, Al-Amri made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly. On 27 May 2018, Al-Amri was loaned to Al-Wehda for the 2018–19 season. Following his return from loan, Al-Amri was mainly used as a fourth-choice center-back. However, during the latter half of the 2019–20 season, Al-Amri managed to establish himself as a starter. He made 15 appearances throughout all competitions. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 February 2020 in the 2–0 win against Al-Hazem. On 27 January 2021, Al-Amri renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Al-Amri has represented Saudi Arabia at under-20 level and under-23 level. Al-Amri captained the Saudi Arabia under-20 side at the 2017 U-20 World Cup. He made his debut for the

at the

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. On 6 July 2021, Al-Amri was named in the squad for the

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. On 11 November 2022, he was named in the squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2023.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Nassr *

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Individual * Saudi Professional League Young Player of the Month: November 2020, March 2021

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* 1997 births Living people People from Taif Saudi Arabian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Saudi Pro League players Wej SC players Al Nassr FC players Al Wehda FC players Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for Saudi Arabia Olympic footballers for Saudi Arabia Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Saudi Arabian people 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{SaudiArabia-footy-bio-stub