Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yousef Mansour Al-Salem | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||
Date of death | 12 February 2023 37) | (aged||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Al-Qadsiah | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Al-Qadsiah | 59 | (21) |
2008–2009 | Al-Shabab | 13 | (2) |
2009–2013 | Al-Ettifaq | 94 | (39) |
2013–2016 | Al-Hilal | 37 | (4) |
2016–2018 | Al-Ettifaq | 19 | (3) |
2020 | Al-Jubail | 5 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Al-Thoqbah | 23 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Al-Jubail | 19 | (10) |
Total | 269 | (83) | |
International career | |||
2006–2008 | Saudi Arabia U-23 | 18 | (8) |
2007–2013 | Saudi Arabia | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yousef Al-Salem (Arabic: يوسف السالم, 4 May 1985 – 12 February 2023) was a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who played as a striker for several clubs most notably Al-Ettifaq and Al-Hilal.
Career
Al-Salem began his career at Al-Qadsiah and made his debut during the 2004–05 season. Following the club's relegation to the First Division in 2008, Al-Salem joined Al-Shabab.[1] In his single season with the club, Al-Salem won the King Cup and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup. In July 2009, Al-Salem joined Al-Ettifaq on a four-year contract.[2] He scored 52 goals in 132 appearances in his four seasons at the club. Following the expiry, Al-Salem joined Al-Hilal on a free transfer.[3] Despite not establishing himself as a starter for the club, Al-Salem went on to make 66 appearances and scored 10 goals with the club. He also won three titles with Al-Hilal. In September 2016, Al-Salem returned to Al-Ettifaq following his release by Al-Hilal.[4] In March 2020, after almost two years without a club, Al-Salem joined Saudi Second Division side Al-Jubail on a six-month contract.[5] In October 2020, Al-Salem joined Al-Thoqbah.[6]
Al-Salem was a full international, who earned caps at all youth levels. He helped the under-23 side win the 2008 GCC U-23 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2007 and scored three goals for the senior side.
Death
Al-Salem died on 12 February 2023, at the age of 37.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2023[8]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al-Qadsiah | 2004–05 | Premier League | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 18 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 4 | 24 | 9 | ||||
2006–07 | 16 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 4 | 19 | 14 | ||||
2007–08 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 22 | 6 | ||||
Total | 59 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 83 | 35 | ||
Al-Shabab | 2008–09 | Pro League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 20 | 5 |
Al-Ettifaq | 2009–10 | Pro League | 21 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||
2010–11 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 19 | ||||
2011–12 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 40 | 16 | |||
2012–13 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 34 | 10 | |||
Total | 94 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 52 | ||
Al-Hilal | 2013–14 | Pro League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 25 | 5 | |||
2015–16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
Total | 37 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | ||
Al-Ettifaq | 2016–17 | Pro League | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
Al-Jubail | 2019–20 | Second Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Al-Thoqbah | 2020–21 | MS League | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
Al-Jubail | 2021–22 | Third Division | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||||
2022–23 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Total | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | ||
Career total | 269 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 369 | 119 |
- ↑ Includes King Cup
- ↑ Includes Crown Prince Cup
- ↑ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
- ↑ Six appearances and four goals in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, one appearance in Arab Champions League
- ↑ Four appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, three appearances in GCC Champions League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
2008 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 3 | 0 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 4 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Salem goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 March 2013 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | Malaysia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 23 March 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
3 | 2–1 |
Honours
Al-Shabab
- King Cup: 2009
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup: 2008–09
Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia U23
References
- ↑ "السالم وقع بـ 500 ألف ريال والمرحوم بالمقايضة".
- ↑ "السالم وخوجه وقعا رسميا للاتفاق مقابل انتقال العمري للشباب".
- ↑ "الهلال السعودي يتعاقد مع يوسف السالم أربعة أعوام مقابل 16 مليون ريال".
- ↑ "رسمياً المهاجم يوسف السالم يوقع لنادي الاتفاق".
- ↑ "السالم يرتدي شعار الجبيل".
- ↑ "الثقبة يكسب خدمات المهاجم يوسف السالم".
- ↑ "الكابتن يوسف السالم في ذمة الله".
- ↑ "YOUSEF AL SALEM".
- ↑ "( Yousef AL SALEM ) Matches Played".
- ↑ "Al-Salem, Yousef". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
- Yousef Al-Salem at National-Football-Teams.com