Raghed Al-Najjar | |
Fullname: | Raghed Al-Najjar |
Height: | 1.89 m[1] |
Birth Date: | 1996 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Al-Nassr |
Clubnumber: | 36 |
Youthyears1: | –2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Al-Ahli |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Al-Ahli |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs2: | → Partizani Tirana (loan) |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Al-Shabab |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs4: | Al-Faisaly |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs5: | Al-Wehda |
Caps5: | 10 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs6: | Al-Taawoun |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2023– |
Clubs7: | Al-Nassr |
Caps7: | 4 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 27 May 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 25 January 2024 |
Raghed Al-Najjar (Arabic: راغد النجار; born 20 September 1996) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Born in Jeddah, Al-Najjar was formed in the Al-Ahli youth academy. In August 2015, he joined Albanian club Partizani Tirana, signing his first professional contract.[2]
On 23 August 2018, Al-Najjar joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.[3] He was released from his contract without making a single appearance for the club on 17 January 2019.[4] On 19 January 2019, Al-Najjar joined Al-Faisaly on a one-year deal.[5]
On 10 January 2020, Al-Najjar joined Al-Wehda on a three-year deal.[6] On 24 November 2020, Al-Najjar made his professional debut for Al-Wehda in the Saudi Pro League, starting in the 0–1 loss against Al-Taawoun.[7] During the 2021–22 season, Al-Najjar made seven appearances for Al-Wehda helping achieve promotion to the Pro League.
On 2 August 2022, Al-Najjar joined Al-Taawoun on a two-year deal.[8] He made his debut for Al-Taawoun in the 2–1 win against Al-Ittihad, replacing the injured Mailson in the 39th minute.[9]
In September 2023, Al-Najjar joined Al-Nassr, signing a 3-year contract.[10] He made his debut on 21 October 2023 in the 2–1 win against Damac.[11] On 24 November 2023, Al-Najjar made his AFC Champions League debut in his team's 1–1 draw against Istiklol.[12]
In January 2024, Al-Najjar was called up by coach Roberto Mancini to the Saudi Arabia national team squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[13] He made his international debut in a goalless draw against Thailand in the last group stage game.
Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Al-Ahli | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Al-Shabab | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Al-Faisaly | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Al-Wehda | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Al-Taawoun | 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Al-Nassr | 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |