Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سيد مهدي باقر; born 14 April 1994) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manama, Bahrain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Riffa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Najma | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2019– | Riffa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bahrain U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bahrain | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
International career edit
Baqer made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Philippines.[4] Baqer was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
On 14 November 2019, Baqer made a "slit eye" gesture towards the Hong Kong fans in the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong and Bahrain.[5] On 19 December 2019, FIFA banned Baqer for 10 matches and fined him CHF 30,000 as a punishment for his "discriminatory behaviour".[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 28 May 2021
| Bahrain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 March 2024 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Nepal |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2024 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Bahrain" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Sayed Baqer at Soccerway
- ^ "Philippines vs. Bahrain (1:3)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Bahrain footballer Sayed Baqer banned for ten matches after racist gesture". Arabian Business. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Disciplinary Overview – Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
External links edit
- Sayed Baqer at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sayed Baqer at FootballDatabase.eu
- Sayed Baqer at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- Sayed Baqer at WorldFootball.net
- Sayed Baqer at WorldFootball.com
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