Sami Al-Jaber

Sami Al-Jaber (born 11 December 1972) is a former Saudi Arabian football player. He has played for Saudi Arabia national team.

Sami Al-Jaber
Al-Jaber in 2013
Personal information
Full name Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber
Date of birth (1972-12-11) 11 December 1972
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1986–1988 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2007 Al-Hilal 270 (101)
2000 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 4 (0)
Total 274 (101)
National team
1992–2006 Saudi Arabia 156 (46)
Teams managed
2011–2012 Al-Hilal (assistant)
2012–2013 Auxerre (assistant)
2013–2014 Al-Hilal
2015 Al-Wahda
2016–2017 Al-Shabab
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia
AFC Asian Cup
Winner1996
Runner-up2000
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up1992
Gulf Cup of Nations
Winner1994
Winner2002
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Al-Jaber played 156 games for the Saudi Arabian national football team, scoring 46 goals.

He has managed many teams in Saudi Arabia, and was assistant manager at AJ Auxerre in France.

Career statistics

Club career statistics
Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League CupTotal
2000–01Wolverhampton WanderersFirst Division40001050
CountryEngland 40001050
Total 40001050

International career statistics

[1]

Saudi Arabia national team
YearAppsGoals
1992150
1993192
1994198
199572
1996163
1997176
1998114
199910
2000112
2001189
2002103
200300
200400
200583
2006112
Total16344

International goals
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Jaber goal.
List of international goals scored by Sami Al-Jaber[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 September 1992Latakia, Syria Kuwait2–01992 Arab Nations Cup Group Stages
218 April 1993Singapore New Zealand3–1Friendly
324 April 1993Singapore New Zealand1–0Friendly
41 May 1993Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Macau6–01994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
517 September 1993Khobar, Saudi Arabia Thailand4–0Friendly
628 October 1993Doha, Qatar Iran4–31994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
730 March 1994Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Chile2–2Friendly
827 April 1994Athinai, Greece Greece5–1Friendly match
925 June 1994East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Morocco2–11994 FIFA World Cup
1019 October 1994Dhahran, Saudi Arabia United States2–1Friendly
116 November 1994Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–11994 Gulf Cup of Nations
1210 December 1994Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Poland2–1Friendly
138 October 1995Washington DC, United States United States4–3Friendly
1428 October 1995Matsuyama, Japan Japan2–1Friendly
1519 October 1996Muscat, Oman Qatar2–21996 Gulf Cup of Nations
165 December 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates Thailand6–01996 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
1716 December 1996Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates China4–31996 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
1831 March 1997Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Chinese Taipei6–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
19
20
2125 September 1997Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mali5–1Friendly
22
239 May 1998Cannes, France Trinidad and Tobago2–1Friendly
2412 May 1998Nice, France Iceland1–1Friendly
2517 May 1998Cannes, France Namibia2–1Friendly
2624 June 1998Bordeaux, France South Africa2–21998 FIFA World Cup
2731 May 2000Győr, Hungary Hungary2–2Friendly
285 October 2000Zarqa, Jordan China2–0Friendly
2910 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia Bangladesh3–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3012 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia Vietnam5–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
31
32
3315 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia Mongolia6–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3410 July 2001Singapore Singapore3–0Friendly
35
3615 September 2001Bangkok, Thailand Thailand3–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3721 September 2001Manama, Bahrain Bahrain4–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3821 October 2001Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thailand4–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3916 January 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait1–12002 Gulf Cup of Nations
4020 January 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bahrain3–12002 Gulf Cup of Nations
4114 May 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Senegal3–2Friendly
429 February 2005Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
438 June 2005Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan3–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
44
4515 March 2006Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iraq2–2Friendly
4614 June 2006Munich, Germany Tunisia2–22006 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Al-Hilal

  • Saudi Premier League: 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05
  • Crown Prince Cup: 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Saudi Federation Cup: 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000
  • Saudi Founder's Cup: 2000
  • AFC Champions League: 2000
  • Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1996–97, 2001–02
  • Asian Super Cup: 1997
  • Arab Champions League: 1994, 1995
  • Arab Super Cup: 2001
  • Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1998
  • Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2001

Saudi Arabia

Individual

  • AFC Player of the Month: February 1998[3]
  • AFC Goal of the Month: April 1998[4]
  • Saudi Premier League top scorer: 1989–90 (16), 1992–93 (19)
  • Arab Champions League top scorer: 1994 (7), 2004–05 (9)
  • Arab Club Champions Cup Best Player: 1994
  • Gulf Club Champions Cup top scorer: 1998
  • Arab Club Champions Cup All-time top scorer
  • Arab Super Cup top scorer: 2001
  • AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020[5]

References
  1. "Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
  2. Roberto Mamrud & Naim Albakr. "Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. "Super Sami strikes gold". Asian Football Confederation. 14 May 1998. Archived from the original on 14 May 1998.
  4. "Sami does it again". Asian Football Confederation. 19 February 1999. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999.
  5. "The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced!". Asian Football Confederation. 2020-07-07. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.


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