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Sultan Al-Ghanam
سلطان عبد الله سالم الغنام
- Date of birth: (32 years)
- Place of birth: Az-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
- Height: 1.73 m
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Midfielder
- Defender
- Centre Midfielder
- Caps
- 38
- 29 starts · 9 as sub
- Goals
- 0
- 0.00 per game
- Assists
- 7
- 0.18 per game
- Cards
- 4
- 4 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · Saudi Arabia
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 0 |
All international matches
- Gulf Cup 2024 · Semi-final · Sulaibikhat StadiumAvs.
OmanOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardMatch report: Oman vs. Saudi Arabia 2–1Defeat - Gulf Cup 2024 · Group B · Jaber Al-Ahmad International StadiumAvs.
IraqOwn contribution: Started1 assistMatch report: Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia 1–3Win - Gulf Cup 2024 · Group B · Sulaibikhat StadiumAvs.
YemenOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Yemen vs. Saudi Arabia 2–3Win - Gulf Cup 2024 · Group B · Jaber Al-Ahmad International StadiumHvs.
BahrainOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain 2–3Defeat - World Cup 2026 · Group C · Gelora Bung Karno StadiumAvs.
IndonesiaOwn contribution: came on 79'Match report: Indonesia vs. Saudi Arabia 2–0Defeat - World Cup 2026 · Group C · AAMI ParkAvs.
AustraliaMatch report: Australia vs. Saudi Arabia 0–0Draw - World Cup 2026 · Group C · King Abdullah Sport City StadiumHvs.IndonesiaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Indonesia 1–1Draw
- World Cup 2026 · Group G · Jinnah Sports StadiumAvs.
PakistanMatch report: Pakistan vs. Saudi Arabia 0–3Win - Friendly · Estádio Municipal de PortimãoHvs.
MaliMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Mali 1–3Defeat - Friendly · St. James' ParkHvs.
South KoreaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. South Korea 0–1Defeat - Friendly · Prince Abdullah Al Faisal StadiumHvs.
BoliviaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Bolivia 1–2Defeat - World Cup 2022 · Group C · Lusail Iconic StadiumHvs.
MexicoMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico 1–2Defeat - World Cup 2022 · Group C · Education City StadiumAvs.
PolandMatch report: Poland vs. Saudi Arabia 2–0Defeat - World Cup 2022 · Group C · Lusail Iconic StadiumAvs.
ArgentinaMatch report: Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia 1–2Win - Friendly · Al-Nahyan StadiumHvs.
PanamaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Panama 1–1Draw - Friendly · Estadio Nueva CondominaHvs.
USAMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. USA 0–0Draw - Friendly · Estadio Nueva CondominaHvs.
EcuadorMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Ecuador 0–0Draw - Friendly · Estadio Nueva CondominaHvs.
VenezuelaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Venezuela 0–1Defeat - Friendly · Estadio Nueva CondominaHvs.
ColombiaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Colombia 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2022 · Group B · Saitama Stadium 2002Avs.
JapanMatch report: Japan vs. Saudi Arabia 2–0Defeat - World Cup 2022 · Group B · King Abdullah Sport City StadiumHvs.OmanMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Oman 1–0Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group B · Western Sydney StadiumAvs.AustraliaMatch report: Australia vs. Saudi Arabia 0–0Draw
- World Cup 2022 · Group B · King Abdullah Sport City StadiumHvs.
ChinaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. China 3–2Win - World Cup 2022 · Group B · King Abdullah Sport City StadiumHvs.JapanMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Japan 1–0Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group B · Sultan Qaboos Sports ComplexAvs.OmanMatch report: Oman vs. Saudi Arabia 0–1Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group B · King Saud University StadiumHvs.
VietnamMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Vietnam 3–1Win - World Cup 2022 · Group D · King Saud University StadiumHvs.
UzbekistanOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Uzbekistan 3–0Win - World Cup 2022 · Group D · King Saud University StadiumHvs.YemenMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Yemen 3–0Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group D · King Saud University StadiumHvs.
PalestineMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Palestine 5–0Win - Friendly · Prince Faisal bin Fahd StadiumHvs.
JamaicaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Jamaica 1–2Defeat - Friendly · Prince Faisal bin Fahd StadiumHvs.JamaicaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Jamaica 3–0Win
- Gulf Cup 2019 · Final · Abdullah bin Khalifa StadiumAvs.BahrainOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia 1–0Defeat
- Gulf Cup 2019 · Semi-final · Al-Janoub StadiumAvs.
QatarMatch report: Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia 0–1Win - Gulf Cup 2019 · Group B · Abdullah bin Khalifa StadiumAvs.OmanMatch report: Oman vs. Saudi Arabia 1–3Win
- Gulf Cup 2019 · Group B · Abdullah bin Khalifa StadiumAvs.BahrainMatch report: Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia 0–2Win
- Gulf Cup 2019 · Group B · Abdullah bin Khalifa StadiumHvs.
KuwaitMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait 1–3Defeat - Friendly · Prince Faisal bin Fahd StadiumHvs.
ParaguayMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Paraguay 0–0Draw - Gulf Cup 2018 · Group A · Al Kuwait Sports Club StadiumHvs.OmanMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Oman 0–2Defeat
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Kanno | 34 | 18 |
| 2 | Firas Al-Buraikan | 28 | 12 |
| 3 | Salem Al-Dosari | 26 | 19 |
| 4 | Ali Al-Bulaihi | 25 | 13 |
| 5 | Mohammed Al-Owais | 24 | 18 |
| 6 | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 24 | 18 |
| 7 | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 21 | 14 |
| 8 | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 21 | 9 |
| 9 | Hassan Al-Tambakti | 20 | 13 |
| 10 | Saleh Al-Shehri | 19 | 11 |
| 11 | Abdulelah Al-Amri | 18 | 11 |
| 12 | Saud Abdulhamid | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | Nasser Al-Dawsari | 16 | 6 |
| 14 | Hattan Bahebri | 15 | 3 |
| 15 | Salman Al-Faraj | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Sami Al-Najei | 13 | 3 |
| 17 | Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Harbi | 12 | 10 |
| 18 | Abdullah Otaif | 10 | 9 |
| 19 | Abdullah Madu | 10 | 7 |
| 20 | Mohammed Abdoh Al-Khabrani | 9 | 8 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 38 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Yemen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.