Sultan Al-Ghannam
![]() Al-Ghannam with Al Nassr in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Zulfi | |||
2015–2016 | Al-Faisaly | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Al-Zulfi | 40 | (10) |
2016–2018 | Al-Faisaly | 24 | (0) |
2018– | Al Nassr | 154 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Saudi Arabia | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam (Arabic: سلطان بن عبد الله بن سالم الغنام; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and the Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr.[3]
Club career
Al-Ghannam began his career at his hometown club Al-Zulfi. On 27 August 2015, Al-Ghannam joined the Pro League side Al-Faisaly.[4]
On 12 March 2018, Al-Ghannam joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] In his first season at the club, Al-Ghannam won the 2018–19 Pro League.[6] On 21 September 2021, Al-Ghannam renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]On the 7th of October 2023, Al-Nassr announced that sultan had signed a new contract valid until 2028
International career
Al-Ghannam was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[8] He was named in the squad for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup[9] and the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] However, under the coaching of Roberto Mancini, Al-Ghannam was excluded from the squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 31 May 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al-Zulfi | 2012–13 | Saudi Third Division | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | Saudi Second Division | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | ||||
2014–15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
Total | 40 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 11 | ||||
Al-Faisaly | 2015–16 | Saudi Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
Al-Nassr | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
2019–20 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||||
2022–23 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
2023–24 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 6[d] | 1 | 40 | 3 | |||
Total | 154 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 215 | 12 | ||
Career total | 218 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 295 | 23 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ 5 appearances and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, and one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
Honours
Al-Nassr
References
- ^ a b Sultan Al-Ghannam at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
- ^ "الفيصلي يوقع مع اللاعب " سلطان الغنام "".
- ^ "النصر يوقع مع الغنام والمنصور لأربعة مواسم".
- ^ "النصر يتوج بلقب دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين لكرة القدم للمرة الثامنة".
- ^ "النصر يمدد عقد سلطان الغنام".
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "رينارد يعلن قائمة الأخضر لبطولة كأس الخليج الـ24".
- ^ "Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Mancini in spotlight as off-field issues dampen Saudi Arabia's Asian Cup bid". The Guardian. 17 January 2024.
External links
- Sultan Al-Ghannam at Soccerway
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