Sami Al-Khaibari

Sami Al-Khaibari (Arabic: سامي الخيبري; born 18 September 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre back, where he is the club captain.^[1]

Sami Al-Khaibari
سامي الخيبري

Personal information
Full name	Sami Mohammed Al-Khaibari
Date of birth	(1989-09-18) September 18, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2001–2009	Al-Ettifaq
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2025	Al-Fayha	243	(9)
International career‡
2019–	Saudi Arabia	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:32, 5 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:32, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Career

Al-Khaibari started his career at Al-Ettifaq and remained with the club until 2009. He left the club due to his employment in one of the military sectors.^[2] Al-Khaibari signed a semi-professional contract with Al-Fayha in 2012. During this period he also played for the Saudi Arabia national futsal team.^[3] During the 2013–14 season, Al-Khaibari helped Al-Fayha win the Second Division and earn promotion to the First Division.^[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 July 2015.^[5] During the 2016–17 season, Al-Khaibari helped Al-Fayha win the First Division and earn promotion to the Pro League for the first time in the club's history.^[6] Following the departure of club captain Khalid Al-Dubaisi, Al-Khaibari was named as captain ahead of Al-Fayha's debut season in the Pro League. On 1 February 2018, he renewed his contract with the club, tying him until 2021.^[7] On 31 October 2020, Al-Khaibari renewed his contract with the club until 2023.^[8] During the 2020–21 season, Al-Khaibari captained Al-Fayha to a second-placed finish in the MS League, thus earning promotion to the Pro League once again.^[9] On 19 May 2022, Al-Khaibari captained Al-Fayha in the King Cup final against Al-Hilal. Al-Fayha won 3–1 on penalties to win their first major honor.^[10] On 11 March 2023, Al-Khaibari renewed his contract with Al-Fayha.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2024^[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-Fayha	2013–14	16	2	0	0	—		—		1[a]	0	17	2
	2014–15	22	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	2015–16	13	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		14	1
	2016–17	27	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		28	1
	2017–18	20	0	3	1	1	0	—		—		24	1
	2018–19	27	0	1	0	—		—		—		28	0
	2019–20	24	2	3	0	—		—		—		27	2
	2020–21	27	1	—		—		—		—		27	1
	2021–22	29	2	3	0	—		—		—		32	2
	2022–23	30	0	1	0	—		—		2	0	33	0
	2023–24	20	0	0	0	—		3	0	0	0	23	0
Total		255	9	12	1	3	0	3	0	3	0	276	10

1. Appearance in King Cup qualifiers

Honours

Al-Fayha

• Second Division: 2013–14
• MS League/First Division: 2016–17, runner-up 2020–21
• King Cup: 2021–22