Saleh Al-Shehri

Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al-Shehri (Arabic: صالح خالد محمد الشهري; born on 1 November 1993) is a Saudi Arabian professional football player who plays as a striker for Al-Ittihad^[4] and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Saleh Al-Shehri

Personal information
Full name	Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al-Shehri[1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[2]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Ittihad
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2012	Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Al-Ahli	9	(0)
2012	→ Mafra (loan)	2	(0)
2012–2013	→ Beira-Mar (loan)	7	(2)
2015–2020	Al-Raed	71	(22)
2019–2020	→ Al-Hilal (loan)	20	(4)
2020–2024	Al-Hilal	78	(15)
2024–	Al-Ittihad	17	(4)
International career‡
2011–2013	Saudi Arabia U20	11	(8)
2012–2016	Saudi Arabia U23	5	(3)
2020–	Saudi Arabia	44	(17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 June 2025

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.^{[citation needed]}

Beira-Mar

Saleh made his debut on 2 September 2012 at Beira-Mar against Moreirense and scored the first goal in his first match. Saleh is the first Saudi Arabian to score in Europe.^[5] 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 S.C. Beira-Mar.^[6]

Return to Al-Ahli

On 20 July 2013, Saleh returned to his club. He made his debut friendly match against Najran and losing the match score 1–0.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Ittihad

On 22 July 2024, Al-Shehri joined Al-Ittihad on a free transfer.^[7]

International career

Youth

Saleh scored a goal against Qatar national under-20 team in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship, with Saudi Arabia winning 4–2.^{[citation needed]} Saudi Arabia collected four points, but were eliminated after finishing third.^{[citation needed]}

Senior

On 22 November 2022, Saleh scored the first goal for Saudi Arabia against Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2024^[9]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mafra (loan)	2011–12	Segunda Divisão	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Beira-Mar (loan)	2012–13	Primeira Liga	7	2	1	0	3	0	—		—		11	2
Al-Ahli	2013–14	Saudi Pro League	9	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	—		13	1
	2014–15	Saudi Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		9	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	3
Al-Raed	2015–16	Saudi Pro League	16	1	2	1	0	0	—		1[c]	1	19	3
	2016–17	Saudi Pro League	15	2	2	0	1	0	—		—		18	2
	2017–18	Saudi Pro League	15	3	1	0	0	0	—		2[c]	1	18	4
	2018–19	Saudi Pro League	25	16	3	4	—		—		—		28	20
	Total		71	22	8	5	1	0	0	0	3	2	83	29
Al-Hilal (loan)	2019–20	Saudi Pro League	20	4	4	3	—		1	0	0	0	25	7
Al-Hilal	2020–21	Saudi Pro League	24	6	1	0	—		5[d]	0	1[e]	0	31	6
	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	19	1	3	0	—		4[d]	1	0	0	26	2
	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	21	3	3	0	—		4[d]	0	2[f]	0	30	3
	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	14	5	4	0	—		7[d]	1	2[e]	0	27	6
	Total		98	19	15	3	0	0	21	2	5	0	139	24
Ittihad	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	11	3	2	3	—		—		—		13	5
Career total			198	46	28	12	4	0	23	2	8	2	261	61

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, King's Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga, Saudi Crown Prince Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Saudi Pro League relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in AFC Champions League
5. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
6. One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 June 2025.^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Saudi Arabia	2020	2	1
	2021	11	6
	2022	10	4
	2023	6	4
	2024	10	1
	2025	5	1
Total		44	17

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2020	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Jamaica	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	30 March 2021	Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Palestine	3–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.				4–0
4.	11 June 2021		Singapore	3–0	3–0
5.	2 September 2021		Vietnam	3–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	7 September 2021	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Oman	1–0	1–0
7.	16 November 2021	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	1–0
8.	24 March 2022	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	China	1–0	1–1
9.	22 October 2022	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	North Macedonia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
10.	26 October 2022	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Albania	1–0	1–1
11.	22 November 2022	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar	Argentina	1–1	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup
12.	16 November 2023	Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia	Pakistan	1–0	4–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.				2–0
14.	21 November 2023	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–0	2–0
15.				2–0
16.	22 December 2024	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Bahrain	2–3	2–3	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
17.	15 June 2025	Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States	Haiti	1–0	1–0	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Pro League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
• King's Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021
• Saudi Super Cup: 2021, 2023^[11]

Al-Ittihad

• Saudi Pro League: 2024–25^[12]
• King's Cup: 2024–25^[13]