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) |
|
*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
editGhaleb 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
editHe 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
editClub
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
editClub
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.