Ali Lajami
 Lajami in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Mohammed Lajami | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Qatif, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nassr | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ???–2014 | Al-Muheet | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Al-Khaleej | 51 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Al-Fateh | 37 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | Al-Nassr | 95 | (2) |
| 2025– | Al-Hilal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Ali Mohammed Lajami (Arabic: علي محمد لاجامي; born 24 April 1996) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal[1] and the Saudi Arabia national team. As of August 2024,[update] his twin brother Qassem Lajami also plays as a defender for Saudi Pro league side Al-Qadsiah.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 May 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Khaleej | 2014–15 | SPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | MS League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Al-Fateh | 2018–19 | SPL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2020–21 | SPL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 194 | 7 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Saudi Super Cup
- ^ Five appearances in the Arab Club Champions Cup, and one appearance in the Saudi Super Cup
International
[edit]- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2024 | KSU Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Jordan |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Al-Nassr
- Saudi Super Cup: 2020, runners-up : 2024,[4]
- Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023
- King's Cup runners-up : 2023–24[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ali Lajami". Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "How Saudi football twins became overnight social media stars". Arab News. 26 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "ALI ALAWJAMI".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2023 – 2024". Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ali Lajami at Soccerway
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