Saudi Arabian footballer

Salman Mohammed Al-Faraj (Arabic: سلمان محمد الفرج; born 1 August 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains both Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national football team.

Contents

• 1 International career
• 2 Career statistics
  • 2.1 Club
  • 2.2 International
  • 2.3 International goals
• 3 Honours
  • 3.1 Club
• 4 References
• 5 External links

International career

Salman's first match with his national team was against Congo in an international friendly at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia on 14 October 2012. The match ended in a 3–2 win. Salman's first goal with his national team was against Timor-Leste during the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 September 2015. The match ended in a 7–0 win.

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 4 June, Salman included in 23-man squad for the World Cup. On 25 June, Salman scored the equalizing goal and his first ever World Cup goal from the penalty kick in a 2–1 victory over Egypt in their last group stage match of the tournament; it was Saudi Arabia's lone win in the tournament as the team crashed out of the group stage.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2021

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2022.

International goals

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

Honours

Club

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
• King Cup of Champions: 2015, 2017, 2019–20
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
• Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018
• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021

References

External links

• Salman Al-Faraj at Soccerway
• Saudi League Profile