Salman Al-Faraj


Salman Mohammed Al-Faraj is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national football team.

International career

Salman's first match with his national team was against Congo in an international friendly at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia on 14 October 2012. The match ended in a 3–2 win. Salman's first goal with his national team was against Timor-Leste during the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 September 2015. The match ended in a 7–0 win.
In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 4 June, Salman included in 23-man squad for the World Cup. On 25 June, Salman scored the equalizing goal and his first ever World Cup goal from the penalty kick in a 2–1 victory over Egypt in their last group stage match of the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2015King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia4–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 October 2017King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia3–15–2Friendly
3.9 May 2018Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain1–02–0Friendly
4.25 June 2018Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup
5.14 November 2019Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan1–13–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.14 November 2019Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan2–23–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

;Al-Hilal