Ibrahim Mohammed Ghaleb Jahshan (Arabic: إبراهيم محمد غالب جحشان; born 28 September 1990) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He is one of the longest serving free agents in football history. Having been one since losing his place at Al-Faisalay in 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Al-Nassr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2019 | Al-Nassr | 182 | (7) |
| 2019 | Al-Faisaly | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Saudi Arabia U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Saudi Arabia U-20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2019 | Saudi Arabia | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Ghaleb joined the Al-Nassr U-17 team in the summer of 2006. As he was under the scouts' eyes, Al-Nassr U-17 team manager, Nasir AlKanani, succeeded in including Ghaleb in his talent U-17 squad. Not surprisingly, with his accurate passes and mature look in the first year, Ghaleb did not take a long time to get promoted to the first team. His first appearance was in the middle of the 2008/2009 season when the Argentine Edgardo Bauza picked him for the line-up in a match against arch-rival Al Hilal. These kinds of games were considered to be tough for a young 17-year-old player. However, Ghaleb surprised spectators with his talent by keeping control of the ball and making accurate passes. Since then, he has assured his position in the squad.
On 8 March 2010, Ghaleb signed with a couple of other young talented players, the first professional contract in his career with Al-Nassr ending in 2015.[1]
International career edit
He made his debut for Saudi Arabia national team on 14 October 2010. He participated in the middle of the second half in an international friendly against Tunisia.[2]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 17 May 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Nassr | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 182 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 232 | 8 | |
| Al-Faisaly | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 182 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 232 | 8 | |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Saudi Professional League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2013–14
- Saudi Federation Cup 2007/08
Individual edit
- Saudi Professional League Youth Player of the season 2009–10.[4]
References edit
- ^ Ibrahim Ghaleb signs a contract for five years (Arabic) Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Arab Derby Time: Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia Preview Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today.
- ^ "IBRAHIM GHALEB".
- ^ "Ibrahim Ghaleb wins best young player(Arabic)". Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.