Saud Ali Kariri (Arabic: سعود علي كريري, born 8 July 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and who previously played with Al Ittihad.[2] He had also previously played for Al-Qadisiyah, the team that introduced most of the Saudi football stars.[3]

Saud Kariri
Personal information
Full name Saud Ali Kariri
Date of birth (1980-07-08) 8 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al Hilal (Director of football)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Al-Qadisiyah 68 (5)
2003–2013 Al-Ittihad 170 (7)
2013–2016 Al-Hilal 47 (2)
2016–2018 Al-Shabab 21 (0)
Total 306 (14)
International career
2001–2015 Saudi Arabia 133 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2015

He played for the Saudi Arabia national team and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[4] After 14 years, in 2015 he retired from the national team, he has 133 caps.[5]

Club career

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Al-Hilal

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On 24 December 2013, Saud transferred from Ittihad to Al-Hilal for 21 Million Saudi Riyals. On 22 June 2015, Saud scored his first goal for Al-Hilal against Al-Faisaly which ended 3-0.[6] He got his first red card against Al-Nassr in the 94th minute.[7] On 21 November 2015, he scored his second goal for Al-Hilal against Al-Khaleej the match ended in a massive win for his team, the score was 7-0.[8] He left in 2016.

Al-Shabab

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On 22 September 2016, Saud went to Al-Shabab.[9] His debut was against Al-Khaleej which ended 2-1.

International goals

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Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[10][11]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 December 2002 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Syria 2–0 3–0 2002 Arab Nations Cup
2. 25 March 2005 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia   South Korea 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 27 May 2005 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Bahrain 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 11 September 2007 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Ghana 2–0 5–0 Friendly
5. 18 November 2007 Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt   Libya 1–0 1–2 2007 Pan Arab Games
6. 11 August 2010 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia   Togo 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 26 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Qatar 1–0 1–2 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

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Al-Ittihad[2]

Al-Hilal[2]

Saudi Arabia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ a b c "Saud Kariri Honours With Clubs". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ "أندية الشرقية مصنع النجوم.. فمتى تعود إلى الذهب؟". alriyadh.com (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ Saud KaririFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "سعود كريري يعتزل اللعب الدولي". alriyadh.com (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.slstat.com/spl2014-2015ar/matchdet.php?id=153 [bare URL]
  7. ^ http://www.slstat.com/spl2014-2015ar/matchdet.php?id=174 [bare URL]
  8. ^ http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/matchdet.php?id=55 [bare URL]
  9. ^ "الشباب يعزز صفوفه بسعود كريري". العربية (in Arabic). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Khariri, Saud". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ Roberto Mamrud & Naim Albakr. "Saud Ali Kariri - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Saud Kariri Statistics". Ksa-team.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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