Sultan Al-Ghannam

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Sultan Al-Ghannam
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Al-Ghannam with Al-Nassr in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Nassr
Number 2
Youth career
Al-Zulfi
2015–2016 Al-Faisaly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Al-Zulfi 40 (10)
2016–2018 Al-Faisaly 24 (0)
2018– Al-Nassr 190 (11)
International career‡
2017– Saudi Arabia 38 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:25, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:47, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam (Arabic: سُلْطَان بْن عَبْد الله بْن سَالِم الْغَنَّام; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and the Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.[3]

Club career

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Al-Ghannam began his career at his hometown club Al-Zulfi. On 27 August 2015, Al-Ghannam joined the Pro League side Al-Faisaly.[4]

On 12 March 2018, Al-Ghannam joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] In his first season at the club, Al-Ghannam won the 2018–19 Pro League.[6] On 21 September 2021, Al-Ghannam renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] On the 7th of October 2023, Al-Nassr announced that sultan had signed a new contract valid until 2028.

International career

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Al-Ghannam was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[8] He was named in the squad for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup[9] and the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] However, under the coaching of Roberto Mancini, Al-Ghannam was excluded from the squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 31 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League King's Cup Crown Prince's Cup Champions League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Zulfi 2012–13 Saudi Third Division 8 1 — 2 0 — — 10 1
2013–14 Saudi Second Division 17 8 4 1 — — — 21 9
2014–15 15 1 3 0 — — — 18 1
Total 40 10 7 1 2 0 — — 49 11
Al-Faisaly 2015–16 Saudi Pro League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 2 0 1 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2017–18 21 0 4 0 1 0 — — 26 0
Total 24 0 5 0 1 0 — — 30 0
Al-Nassr 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 26 2 2 0 — 8[a] 1 4[b] 0 40 3
2019–20 28 2 3 0 — 8[a] 0 1[c] 0 39 2
2020–21 25 1 3 0 — 9[a] 0 1[c] 0 38 1
2021–22 25 2 2 0 — — — 27 2
2022–23 27 1 3 0 — — 1[c] 0 31 1
2023–24 23 1 3 0 — 8[a] 1 6[d] 1 40 3
Total 154 9 16 0 0 0 33 2 13 1 215 12
Career total 218 19 28 1 3 0 33 2 13 1 295 23
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Saudi Super Cup
  4. ^ 5 appearances and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, and one appearance in Saudi Super Cup

Honours

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Al-Nassr

References

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