| Naif Kariri | |
| Fullname: | Naif Mohammed Kariri |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Sabya, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Full-back / Winger |
| Currentclub: | Al-Wehda |
| Clubnumber: | 38 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hetten |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Al-Hilal |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Hilal |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Al-Fayha (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Ohod |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Wehda |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Al-Ahli (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 May 2022 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia U20 |
Naif Kariri (Arabic: نايف كريري; born 16 April 1998) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right back.[2] [3]
Kariri started his career at the youth teams of Hetten before joining Al-Hilal in 2014. He made his first-team debut in 2017 against Sudanese club Al-Merrikh.[4] On 8 July 2018, Kariri and Abdulrahman Al-Yami both joined Al-Fayha on season-long loans from Al-Hilal.[5] He ended the season making 4 appearances across all competitions. On 23 July 2019, Kariri left Al-Hilal and joined MS League side Ohod.[6] On 28 September 2020, Kariri left Ohod and joined Al-Wehda.[7] On 4 September 2022, Kariri joined Al-Ahli on loan.[8]
Kariri participated in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Saudi Arabia U20 national team, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16.[9]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Hilal | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Al-Fayha (loan) | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ohod | 2019–20 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| Al-Wehda | 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Al-Ahli (loan) | 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 70 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||