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    Ali Al-Bulaihi

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    Ali Al-Bulaihi
    Al-Bulaihi with Saudi Arabia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
    Personal information
    Full name Ali Hadi Mohammed Al-Bulaihi[1]
    Date of birth (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 34)[2]
    Place of birth Najran, Saudi Arabia
    Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
    Position(s) Centre-back
    Team information
    Current team
    		 Al Hilal
    Number 5
    Senior career*
    Years Team Apps (Gls)
    2011–2014 Al-Amal
    2014–2015 Al-Nahda
    2015–2017 Al-Fateh 47 (1)
    2017– Al Hilal 121 (12)
    International career‡
    2018– Saudi Arabia 51 (2)
    *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024
    ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

    Ali Hadi Mohammed Al-Bulaihi (Arabic: علي هادي محمد البليهي; born 21 November 1989) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal.[4]

    Club career[edit]

    Al-Bulaihi started his career at Al-Amal where he spent three years before joining Al-Nahda in 2014.[5] On 23 July 2015, he joined Al-Fateh.[6]

    Al-Hilal[edit]

    On 21 June 2017, Al-Hilal signed Al Bulaihi on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[7]

    International career[edit]

    Al-Bulaihi with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

    In June 2018, Al-Bulaihi was named in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8] He made his debut in the competition against Uruguay.[9] In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[10] In the opening game, he played the whole match as his team defeated the eventual world champions Argentina 2–1.[11]

    Career statistics[edit]

    Club[edit]

    As of match played 20 January 2024[12]
    Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    Al-Fateh 2015–16 24 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 26 0
    2016–17 23 1 2 0 6 0 2[a] 1 33 2
    Total 47 1 3 0 6 0 3 1 59 2
    Al-Hilal 2017–18 5 0 1 0 4 0 — 10 0
    2018–19 25 3 0 0 14 2 8[b] 0 47 5
    2019–20 14 2 6 0 3 0 3[c] 0 26 2
    2020–21 16 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 22 3
    2021–22 22 3 3 0 7 0 3[d] 0 35 3
    2022–23 22 1 2 1 5 0 3[e] 0 32 2
    2023–24 17 1 2 0 6 1 6[f] 0 31 2
    Total 121 12 14 1 45 4 23 0 203 17
    Career totals 168 13 17 1 51 4 26 1 262 19
    1. ^ a b Appearance in Crown Prince Cup
    2. ^ Six appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup, and one appearance in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
    3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
    4. ^ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, and two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
    5. ^ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, and two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
    6. ^ appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

    International[edit]

    Statistics accurate as of match played 30 January 2024.[13]
    Saudi Arabia
    Year Apps Goals
    2018 11 0
    2019 6 0
    2020 2 0
    2021 8 0
    2022 13 0
    2023 7 1
    2024 4 1
    Total 51 2
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    1 8 September 2023 St James' Park, Newcastle, England  Costa Rica 1–2 1–3 Friendly
    2 16 January 2024 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Oman 2–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup

    Honours[edit]

    Al Hilal
    • Saudi Professional League: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
    • Kings Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23
    • Saudi Super Cup: 2018, 2021
    • AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Ali Al-Bulaihi at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
    2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
    3. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
    4. ^ "علي هادي آل بليهي - Ali Al-Boleahi".
    5. ^ "النجم علي البليهي من ملعب نادي البكيرية إلى الملاعب العالمية".
    6. ^ ""الفتح" يوقع مع "البليهي".. ويواجه "الترجي" ودياً غداً".
    7. ^ "الهلال السعودي يعلن ضم مدافع الفتح". 9 July 2019.
    8. ^ Soliman, Seif (4 June 2018). "Saudi Arabia announce final 23-man World Cup squad". kingfut.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
    9. ^ "Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia". FIFA. 20 June 2018.
    10. ^ "Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
    11. ^ "'You won't win' - What Saudi Arabia defender Ali Al-Bulayhi said to Lionel Messi during shock victory over Argentina". Goal.com. 22 November 2022.
    12. ^ "Ali Al-Bulaihi". Soccerway.
    13. ^ Ali Al-Bulaihi at National-Football-Teams.com

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