| Yousef Al-Salem | |
| Fullname: | Yousef Mansour Al-Salem |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Qadsiah |
| Years1: | 2004–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Qadsiah |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Al-Shabab |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2009–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Ettifaq |
| Caps3: | 94 |
| Goals3: | 39 |
| Years4: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Hilal |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Ettifaq |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Jubail |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Thoqbah |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Al-Jubail |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 10 |
| Totalcaps: | 269 |
| Totalgoals: | 83 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia U-23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Yousef Al-Salem (ar|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. He was a member of the Saudi Arabia national team from 2007 to 2013.
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.
Al-Salem died on 12 February 2023, at the age of 37.[7] The cause of death has not been specified, other than reports that he suffered an illness about three weeks before he died.[8] [9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2004–05 | Premier League | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 18 | 6 | |||
| 2005–06 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 4 | 24 | 9 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 16 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 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 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2009–10 | Pro League | 21 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 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 | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 March 2013 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 23 March 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 2–1 |
Al-Shabab
2008–09
Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia U23