Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri

Abdulmalek Abdullah Al-Khaibri (Arabic: عبدالملك الخيبري; born 13 March 1986) is a Saudi Arabian former football player who plays as a midfielder.^[3]

Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri

Al-Khaibri training with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Abdulmalek Abdullah Al-Khaibri[1]
Date of birth	(1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Riyadh,[2] Saudi Arabia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2003–2007	Al-Qadsiah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Al-Qadsiah	3	(0)
2008–2016	Al-Shabab	118	(2)
2016–2019	Al-Hilal	36	(0)
2019–2021	Al-Shabab	21	(0)
2022	Al-Riyadh	15	(1)
International career‡
2010–2022	Saudi Arabia	36	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:14, 30 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Khaibri played for Al-Qadisiyah between 2007 and 2008. During the summer of 2008, Al-Khaibri was at the center of controversy when he signed for both Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab.^[4] The Saudi Arabian Football Federation eventually ruled in favor of Al-Shabab and Al-Khaibri was suspended for four months.^[5]

Al-Shabab

Al-Khaibri made his debut for Al-Shabab on 30 November 2008 in the league match against Al-Raed.^[6] In his first season at the club, he managed to win the King Cup and Federation Cup. During the 2011–12 season, Al-Khaibri made 11 league appearances as Al-Shabab managed to win the league title and finish the season unbeaten. He scored his first goal for the club against Hajer on 25 November 2011. On 1 March 2013, Al-Khaibri signed a new three-year deal with Al-Shabab.^[7] In the 2013–14 season, Al-Khaibri played in all 6 matches of the King Cup as Al-Shabab went on to win their third title. After entering the last six months of his contract, Al-Khaibri refused to renew his contract and left at the end of the 2015–16 season.^[8]

Al-Hilal

On 5 June 2016, Al-Khaibri joined city rivals Al-Hilal on a free transfer. He signed a three-year deal with the club.^[9] In his first season, the club won the League and Cup double.

Al-Shabab return

On 6 July 2019, Al-Khaibri joined Al-Shabab on a free transfer.^[10]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,^[11] although he did not play in any of the matches.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2021^[12]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Crown Prince Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Shabab	2008–09	7	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	—		15	0
	2009–10	7	0	3	0	2	0	9	0	—		21	0
	2010–11	19	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	—		28	0
	2011–12	11	1	0	0	2	0	—		—		13	1
	2012–13	11	0	3	0	0	0	10	0	—		24	0
	2013–14	22	1	6	0	2	0	7	0	—		37	1
	2014–15	18	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1[a]	0	26	0
	2015–16	23	0	2	0	3	0	—		—		28	0
	Total	118	2	20	0	11	0	42	0	1	0	192	2
Al-Hilal	2016–17	21	0	4	0	3	0	12	0	1[a]	0	41	0
	2017–18	9	0	0	0	—		5	0	—		14	0
	2018–19	6	0	1	0	—		3	0	4[b]	0	14	0
	Total	36	0	5	0	3	0	20	0	5	0	69	0
Al-Shabab	2019–20	20	0	1	0	—		—		4[b]	0	25	0
	2020–21	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	26	0
Career totals		175	2	26	0	14	0	62	0	10	0	287	2

1. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
2. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2018.^[13]

Saudi Arabia
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
2011	0	0
2012	2	0
2013	0	0
2014	6	0
2015	6	0
2016	8	0
2017	9	0
2018	3	0
Total	35	0

Honours

Al-Shabab

• Pro League: 2011–12
• King Cup: 2009, 2014
• Saudi Super Cup: 2014
• Saudi Federation Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10

Al-Hilal

• Pro League: 2016–17, 2017–18
• King Cup: 2017
• Saudi Super Cup: 2018