Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al-Shehri ( ar, صالح خالد محمد الشهري; born 1 November 1993) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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player who plays as a striker for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team. On 22 November 2022, Saleh scored the first goal for Saudi Arabia against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar.

Club career

Early career

Saleh is a graduate of the Academy of Al-Ahli and played as a striker in the ranks of Al-Ahli junior and youth.

Beira-Mar

Saleh made his debut on 2 September 2012 at Beira-Mar against Moreirense and he scored the first goal for his first match. Saleh is the first Saudi Arabian to score in Europe. At his second match against Vitória, he scored the fastest goal in Primeira Liga 12–13. Saleh played two matches and scored two goals with

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Return to Al-Ahli

On 20 July 2013, Saleh returned to his club. He made his debut

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against Najran and losing the match score 1–0.

International career

Youth

Saleh scored a goal against Qatar national under-20 team in the

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, with Saudi Arabia winning 4–2. Saudi Arabia collected four points, but were eliminated after finishing third.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 24 March 2023.'' :''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Hilal *

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 * King Cup: 2019–20 * AFC Champions League:

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Jeddah Saudi Arabian footballers Saudi Arabia youth international footballers Saudi Arabia international footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players C.D. Mafra players S.C. Beira-Mar players Saudi Arabian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Al-Raed FC players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Al Hilal SFC players Saudi Professional League players Asian Games competitors for Saudi Arabia 20th-century Saudi Arabian people 21st-century Saudi Arabian people 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{SaudiArabia-footy-bio-stub