Ibrahim Ghaleb

Ibrahim Mohammed Ghaleb Jahshan (Arabic: إبراهيم محمد غالب جحشان; born 28 September 1990) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He is one of the longest serving free agents in football history. Having been one since losing his place at Al-Faisalay in 2019.

Ibrahim Mohammed Ghaleb Jahshan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
Height	4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008	Al-Nassr
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2019	Al-Nassr	182	(7)
2019	Al-Faisaly	0	(0)
International career‡
2006	Saudi Arabia U-17	1	(0)
2008–2011	Saudi Arabia U-20	5	(1)
2009–2019	Saudi Arabia	22	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 January 2019

Club career

Ghaleb joined the Al-Nassr U-17 team in the summer of 2006. As he was under the scouts' eyes, Al-Nassr U-17 team manager, Nasir AlKanani, succeeded in including Ghaleb in his talent U-17 squad. Not surprisingly, with his accurate passes and mature look in the first year, Ghaleb did not take a long time to get promoted to the first team. His first appearance was in the middle of the 2008/2009 season when the Argentine Edgardo Bauza picked him for the line-up in a match against arch-rival Al Hilal. These kinds of games were considered to be tough for a young 17-year-old player. However, Ghaleb surprised spectators with his talent by keeping control of the ball and making accurate passes. Since then, he has assured his position in the squad.

On 8 March 2010, Ghaleb signed with a couple of other young talented players, the first professional contract in his career with Al-Nassr ending in 2015.^[1]

International career

He made his debut for Saudi Arabia national team on 14 October 2010. He participated in the middle of the second half in an international friendly against Tunisia.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2019^[3]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Nassr	2008–09	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2009–10	21	0	2	0	—		1[a]	0	24	0
	2010–11	23	1	1	0	7	0	3[a]	0	34	1
	2011–12	17	0	4	0	—		2[a]	0	23	0
	2012–13	25	0	2	1	—		3[a]	0	30	1
	2013–14	23	2	1	0	—		3[a]	0	27	2
	2014–15	16	3	0	0	2	0	3[b]	0	21	3
	2015–16	8	1	2	1	5	1	1[c]	0	16	3
	2016–17	10	0	2	0	—		2[a]	0	14	0
	2017–18	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2018–19	11	0	0	0	0	0	3[d]	0	14	0
	Total	182	7	15	0	14	1	21	0	232	8
Al-Faisaly	2019–20	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career totals		182	7	15	0	14	1	21	0	232	8

1. Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
2. Two appearances in Crown Prince Cup and one in Super Cup
3. Appearances in Super Cup
4. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Club

Al Nassr

• Saudi Professional League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2013–14
• Saudi Federation Cup 2007/08

Individual

• Saudi Professional League Youth Player of the season 2009–10.^[4]