Muath Faqeehi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muath bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmad Faqeehi | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Taawoun | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Al-Hilal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Al-Hilal | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Al-Taawoun (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Saudi Arabia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Muath bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmad Faqeehi (Arabic: معاذ فقيهي; born 30 May 2002) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Saudi Professional League club Al-Taawoun on loan from Al-Hilal, and the Saudi Arabia national team.[1][2]
Club career[edit]
Born in Riyadh, Faqeehi trained in the Al-Hilal youth team. For the 2022–23 season, he was promoted to the first team. He made his professional debut on 21 December 2022 in a 2022–23 King Cup match against Al-Ettifaq. Three weeks later, he made his debut in the Saudi Professional League against Al-Adalah, replacing Nasser Al-Dawsari in the 87th minute.[3]
In July 2023, he joined Al-Taawoun on a loan deal.[4] In September 2023, he was named as the Saudi Pro League "Best young player of the month".[5]
International career[edit]
In November 2023, Faqeehi received his first call up to the Saudi Arabia national team. He made his international debut on 16 November 2023 while starting in Saudi Arabia's 4–0 home win against Pakistan as part of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6]
Honours[edit]
Al-Hilal
Individual
- Saudi Pro League Rising Star of the Month: September 2023
References[edit]
- ^ "Muath Faqihi".
- ^ "MUATH FAQEEHI".
- ^ "Al Hilal 2-0 Al Adalah". Soccerway. 15 January 2023.
- ^ "الهلال يوافق على إعارة مدافعه الأيسر معاذ فقيهي للتعاون" (in Arabic). Al Jazirah. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "معاذ فقيهي أفضل لاعب واعد في شهر سبتمبر بدوري روشن" (in Arabic). Al Wafd. 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Muath Faqeehi: Al Taawoun's young talent aiming for Asian Cup call up". The National News (Saudi). 23 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- Muath Faqeehi at Soccerway