SALMAN AL FARAJ
Midfielder · Free agent
“Steady box-to-box veteran who keeps Saudi Arabia connected.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Al Faraj still carries value as a box-to-box midfielder, but the market discounts him for league level and an unguaranteed starting role. He is a veteran past his usual peak window, though Al-Hilal Saudi FC shows his recent ceiling.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €67K – €78K
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Salman Al Faraj is a seasoned midfield operator who still wants to shuttle between the lines, offering himself as a simple outlet and then joining the next phase. His game is built on tidy circulation, measured support, and showing up in the right pockets to keep moves moving rather than forcing them. With limited explosiveness, he leans on timing, positioning, and composure to knit play together from midfield.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.29
SoT / 90
0.15
Accuracy
50%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 4 shots in 38 matches (1225 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2025/26 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Cup | 23 | 0 | 2 | 638 | 6.77 |
 Pro League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 587 | 6.71 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1,225 | 6.74 |
Recent form
No rated matches on record for him yet.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.15
per 90
Shots
0.29
per 90
Shots on target
0.15
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.66
per 90 · 53% completed
Key passes
1.69
per 90
Pass accuracy
89%
Fouls won
0.59
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.20
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
Pro League587 (48%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 |  NEOM | Pro League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.71 |
| 2024/25 | NEOM | Division 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Pro League | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0.09 | 6.77 |
| 2022/23 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | AFC Champions League | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0.35 | 7.58 |
| 2021/22 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Pro League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 7.03 |
| 2020/21 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Pro League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.14 |
| 2019/20 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 7.03 |
| 2018/19 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Pro League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 7.14 |
Career highlights
Saudi League
2023/2024, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2017/2018
King's Cup
2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2019/2020, 2017, 2015
Super Cup
2023/2024, 2022, 2018, 2015
AFC Champions League Elite
2021, 2019
Division 1
2024/2025
Spell detail
No season stats on record for this spell.
International career
Turkiye
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Turkiye
Turkiye's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for Salman Al Faraj.