Ali Al-Bulaihi

Ali Hadi Al-Bulaihi (Arabic: علي آل بليهي; born 21 November 1989) is a Saudi football player who plays a defender for the Saudi National Football team as well as Al-Hilal club.

Ali Al-Bulaihi
Personal information
Full name Ali Hadi Al-Bulaihi
Date of birth (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Place of birth Najran, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club 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 74 (8)
National team‡
2018– Saudi Arabia 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:13, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Bulaihi had short spells for Al-Nahada and Al-Fateh between 2014 until 2017 which he played in the AFC Champions League for Al-Fateh in 2017.

Al-Hilal

In 21 June 2017, Al-Hilal signed Ali on a free transfer with a three-year contract.[2]

Club World Cup

Al-Bulaihi scored an own goal against Flamengo in a 3-1 loss in the semifinals and played in the third-place playoff in a 2-2 draw against C.F Monterrey, but then lost on penalties and he missed his penalty. His manager said to the media later "He is going to take the blame when we come back, he's going to be sitting on the bench for two games, no more own goals." Al Bulaihi was then found in the dressing room in tears.

International career

In June 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[3] playing against Uruguay.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 May 2021[4]
Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Fateh 2015–16 24010—1[lower-alpha 1]0260
2016–17 23120602[lower-alpha 1]1331
Total 471306030591
Al-Hilal 2017–18 501040—100
2018–19 253001428[lower-alpha 2]0475
2019–20 14260303[lower-alpha 3]0262
2020–21 162006100223
Total 6077027311010510
Career totals 107810033314016411
  1. 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

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 February 2022.[5]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
2018110
201960
202020
202180
202220
Total290

Honours
Al Hilal

References
  1. "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.
  2. "الهلال السعودي يعلن ضم مدافع الفتح".
  3. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport.
  4. "ALI AL-BULAIHI".
  5. Ali Al-Bulaihi at National-Football-Teams.com


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