Saud Ali Kariri ( ar, سعود علي كريري, born 8 July 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former

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who played as a

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, and who previously played with Al Ittihad. He also previously played for Al-Qadisiyah the team that introduced most of Saudi football stars. He played for the

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national team and was called up to the squad to participate in the

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. After 14 years, in 2015 he retired from the national team, he has 133 caps.

Club career

Al-Hilal

On 24 December 2013, Saud transferred from Ittihad to Al-Hilal for 21 Million Saudi Riyals. On 22 June 2015, Saud scored his first goal for Al-Hilal against Al-Faisaly which ended 3-0. He got his first red card against

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 yello ...

in the 94th minute. On 21 November 2015, he scored his second goal for Al-Hilal against Al-Khaleej the match ended in massive win for his team, the score was 7-0. He left in 2016.

Al-Shabab

On 22 September 2016, Saud went to Al-Shabab. His debut was against Al-Khaleej which ended 2-1.

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

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 ...

(2): 2006–07, 2008–09; Runners-up 2009–10,

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King Cup of Champions The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Footb ...

(2): 2010,

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; Runners-up

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, 2009, 2011 *

Saudi Super Cup The Saudi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السعودي) is an annual super cup football match organised by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Founded in 2013 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2022 ...

: Runners-up

* AFC Champions League (2): 2004, 2005; Runners-up 2009 *

Crown Prince Cup The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...

(1): 2003–04 * Arab Club Champions Cup (1): 2004–05 ; Al-Hilal *

: Runners-up 2013–14, 2015–16 *

King Cup The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Foot ...

(1): 2015 *

(1): 2015 :Runners-up

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(1): 2015–16; Runners-up 2013–14, 2014–15 * AFC Champions League: Runners-up

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International

* AFC Asian Cup: Runners-up 2007 *

Gulf Cup of Nations The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...

(1): 2003; Runners-up 2009,

* Arab Nations Cup (1): 2002

References

External links

*
Kariri info at ksa.team
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kariri, Saud 1980 births Living people Saudi Arabian footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Al Qadsiah FC players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Al Hilal SFC players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players People from Jizan Province 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players FIFA Men's Century Club Saudi Professional League players