Yousef Al-Salem

Yousef Al-Salem

Personal information
Full name	Yousef Mansour Al-Salem
Date of birth	(1985-05-04)4 May 1985
Place of birth	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Date of death	12 February 2023(2023-02-12) (aged 37)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
2002–2004	Al-Qadsiah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Al-Qadsiah	59	(21)
2008–2009	Al-Shabab	13	(2)
2009–2013	Al-Ettifaq	94	(39)
2013–2016	Al-Hilal	37	(4)
2016–2018	Al-Ettifaq	19	(3)
2020	Al-Jubail	5	(2)
2020–2021	Al-Thoqbah	23	(2)
2021–2023	Al-Jubail	19	(10)
Total		269	(83)
International career
2006–2008	Saudi Arabia U-23	18	(8)
2007–2013	Saudi Arabia	11	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yousef Al-Salem (Arabic: 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.

Career

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. 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. 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. 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. In March 2020, after almost two years without a club, Al-Salem joined Saudi Second Division side Al-Jubail on a six-month contract. In October 2020, Al-Salem joined Al-Thoqbah.

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.

Death

Al-Salem died on 12 February 2023, at the age of 37. The cause of death has not been specified, other than reports that he suffered an illness about three weeks before he died.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 February 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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.

List of international goals scored by Yousef Al-Salem

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 March 2013	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	Malaysia	1–0	4–1	Friendly
2	23 March 2013	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–1	2–1	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3				2–1

Honours

Al-Shabab

• King Cup: 2009
• Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup: 2008–09

Al-Hilal

• King Cup: 2015
• Saudi Super Cup: 2015
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2015–16

Saudi Arabia U23

• GCC U-23 Championship: 2008

External links

• Yousef Al-Salem at National-Football-Teams.com