Faisal Al-Ghamdi

Faisal Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi (Arabic: فيصل الغامدي; born 13 August 2001) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.[1][2]

Faisal Al-Ghamdi
Personal information
Full name Faisal Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
Date of birth (2001-08-13) August 13, 2001
Place of birth Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 16
Youth career
Al-Ettifaq
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Al-Ettifaq 30 (0)
2023– Al-Ittihad 17 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Saudi Arabia U20
2022– Saudi Arabia U23
2023– Saudi Arabia 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Club career

Al-Ghamdi began his career at the youth team of Al-Ettifaq. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 12 December 2019.[3] He made his first team debut for Al-Ettifaq on 5 May 2022 by coming off the bench in a 4–0 away win against Al-Taawoun.[4] He made his first start for the club on 11 May 2022 in the 2–0 defeat to Al-Hilal.[5] On 7 September 2023, Al-Ghamdi joined Al-Ittihad on a five-year deal.[6]

International career

Saudi Arabia U20

Al-Ghamdi was part of the squad that qualified for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship.[7] He made 2 appearances during the qualifiers. Al-Ghamdi was also part of the squad that participated in the 2020 Arab Cup U-20.[8]

Saudi Arabia U23

Al-Ghamdi earned his first call-up for the Saudi Arabia U23 national team during the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[9] He made 4 appearances throughout the competition as the Green Falcons finished in second place, earning a silver medal.[10] Al-Ghamdi was also included in the squad that won the 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship.[11][12]

International goals

As of 21 January 2024.

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 January 2024Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar Kyrgyzstan2–02–02023 AFC Asian Cup


Honours

Saudi Arabia U23

Individual

References
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  2. "FAISAL AL GHAMDI". Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. "بتوصية الثنائي.. الغامدي اتفاقيا حتى 2024". Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. "AL TAAWON VS. AL ITTIFAQ 0 - 4". Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. "AL ITTIFAQ VS. AL HILAL 0 – 2". Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  6. "رسميًا.. الاتحاد يُعلن التعاقد مع فيصل الغامدي لاعب الاتفاق". 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. "كونتي يزور نادي الاتفاق ويشارك الفريق احتفائه بالغامدي". Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  8. "إليكم قائمة 23 لاعبًا تم استدعاؤهم لتمثيل "الأخضر" في #كأس_العرب_لمنتخبات_الشباب". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  9. "مغادرة فيصل وأحمد الغامدي معسكر الاتفاق". 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. "المنتخب السعودي يخسر من تركيا في نهائي "التضامن الإسلامي"". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  11. "الأخضر الأولمبي يدشن تدريباته في جدة استعداداً لغرب آسيا". Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  12. "الأولمبي السعودي يتوج ببطولة غرب آسيا". Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  13. "Al-Ghamdi, Faisal". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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