Sayed Baqer

Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سَيِّد مَهْدِيّ بَاقِر جَعْفَر مَهْدِيّ نَاصِر; born 14 April 1994) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.^[3]

Sayed Baqer

Sayed Baqer playing for Al-Khaldiya SC in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser[1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Manama, Bahrain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Riffa
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Al-Ahli
2017–2018	Al-Najma
2018–2019	Al-Nasr
2019–	Riffa
International career‡
2015	Bahrain U23	3	(0)
2016–	Bahrain	21	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Bahrain Gulf Cup Winner 2024 Kuwait
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

International career

Baqer made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Philippines.^[4] Baqer was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.^[2]

On 14 November 2019, Baqer made a "slit eye" gesture towards the Hong Kong fans in the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong and Bahrain.^[5] On 19 December 2019, FIFA banned Baqer for 10 matches and fined him CHF 30,000 as a punishment for his "discriminatory behaviour".^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 28 May 2021

Bahrain
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	1	0
2017	3	0
2018	5	0
2019	9	0
2020	1	0
2021	2	0
Total	21	0

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 March 2024	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Nepal	2–0	5–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	26 March 2024			1–0	3–0