Salem Al Najdi

Nationality

Saudi Arabia

Born

2003-01-27

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

132 lbs

Number

#83

Salem Al-Najdi (Arabic: سالم النجدي; born 27 January 2003) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left winger for Al-Nassr. Club career Al-Najdi began his career at the youth team of Al-Fateh. On 23 August 2021, Al-Najdi signed his first professional contract with the club. He was called up to the first-team after a number of first-team players tested positive for COVID-19. Al-Najdi was named on the bench for the first time on 1 January 2022 in the match against Al-Nassr. On 27 June 2022, Al-Najdi made his first-team debut for Al-Fateh in the 2–1 loss to Al-Nassr. On 15 August 2024, Al-Najdi joined Al-Nassr on a five-year contract. International career Al-Najdi was called up to the under-20 national team for the first time on 12 January 2021. He was named in the squad taking part in the 2022 Arab Cup U-20. He started every match throughout the competition as the Green Falcons won their second consecutive title. In June 2022, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France with Saudi Arabia team.