Salem Al-Dawsari


Salem Muhamed al-Dawsari is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Club career

Al-Dawsari joined Al-Hilal as a youth player. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, he joined Spanish club Villarreal on loan. He made one appearance in Spain, coming on as a substitute against Real Madrid as Villareal came from behind to draw 2–2.
In the second leg of the 2019 AFC Champions League Final on 24 November, Al-Dawsari scored the opening goal in an eventual 2–0 away win over Urawa Red Diamonds, which saw Al-Hilal win the title following a 3–0 aggregate victory; the title allowed them to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.

International career

Al-Dawsari was called up to the Saudi Arabian national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and scored his first international goal in a match away to Australia in 2012. In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 25 June, Al-Dawsari scored a late winning goal as his side won 2–1 over Egypt in their last group stage match of the World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

As of 14 November 2019
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 February 2012Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia1–02–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.23 November 2014King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia3–23–22014 Arabian Gulf Cup
3.8 June 2017Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia1–12–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.7 October 2017King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia1–05–2Friendly
5.15 May 2018Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain1–02–0Friendly
6.25 June 2018Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup
7.10 September 2018Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2–02–2Friendly
8.8 January 2019Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates3–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup
9.5 September 2019Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia1–11–1Friendly
10.10 September 2019Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.14 November 2019Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan3–23–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Club

Al-Hilal