Nawaf Al-Aqidi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nawaf bin Dhahi bin Faisal Al-Suwaiti Al-Aqidi | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
Al Nassr | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Al Nassr | 31 | (0) |
2022 | → Al-Tai (loan) | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Saudi Arabia U20 | ||
2021–2022 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 21 | (0) |
2023– | Saudi Arabia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 |
Nawaf bin Dhahi bin Faisal Al-Suwaiti Al-Aqidi (
Career
Club
Nawaf began his career for the youth team of
International
Saudi Arabia U23
He played for the Saudi Arabia U20 national team but was not part of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, in which Saudi Arabia qualified with two wins and one draw. However, with the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, he was able to redeem himself in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup with a spectacular performance, guiding the team to conquer the first title without conceding a single goal and a near perfect record with only Japan managed to hold Saudi Arabia a draw.
He was also summoned for the
Senior
On 18 November 2021, Al-Aqidi called up to the senior side for the first time to take part in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[10] He made no appearances in the competition, as Saudi Arabia exited at the group stage.
On 11 November 2022, Al-Aqidi was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11] He didn't play a single game in the tournament as third choice keeper to Mohammed Al-Owais and Mohammed Al-Rubaie, as Saudi Arabia again crashed out of the group stage despite historic win over Argentina in the opener.
On 30 December 2022, Al-Aqidi was named in the squad for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup.[12] He started in all three matches, as Saudi Arabia again failed to progress from the group stage. However, under the coaching of Roberto Mancini, Al-Aqidi was excluded from the squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[13]
Honours
Al-Nassr
Saudi Arabia U23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2022
- WAFF U-23 Championship: 2021 Runner up
Individual
- May & June 2022[14]
- April 2023
- WAFF U-23 Championship Best Goalkepper: 2021[15]
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2022[16]
- Arab Club Champions Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2023[17]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Nawaf Al-Aqidi-". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "21 لاعبا يفتتحون برنامج ابتعاث وتطوير المواهب".
- ^ "إدارة النصر تُوقع عقود إحترافيه مع الحارس نواف العقيدي".
- ^ "نواف العقيدي يعود من إسبانيا للمشاركة في تدريبات النصر".
- ^ "Saudi Pro League Al-Nassr vs Al-Ittihad".
- ^ "ABHA VS. AL NASSR 1 - 3".
- ^ "رسميًا.. الطائي يتعاقد مع حارس النصر". 30 January 2022.
- ^ "AL TAI VS. AL BATIN 3 - 1".
- ^ "23 لاعباً في قائمة المنتخب السعودي لبطولة كأس العرب".
- ^ "Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "الشهري يعلن قائمة الأخضر المشاركة في كأس الخليج 25 بالبصرة".
- ^ "Mancini in spotlight as off-field issues dampen Saudi Arabia's Asian Cup bid". The Guardian. 17 January 2024.
- ^ "دياز المدرب الأفضل.. وسليتي والمعيوف والعقيدي يحصدون جوائز مايو ويونيو".
- ^ "عضو مجلس إدارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم الدكتور خالد المقرن سلّم جائزة أفضل حارس في البطولة للاعب المنتخب السعودي نواف العقيدي".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's Nawaf Alaqidi named Best Goalkeeper". the-AFC. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "توج حارس فريق النصر السعودي، نواف العقيدي بجائزة أفضل حارس في بطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023" (in Arabic). Union of Arab Football Associations. 12 August 2023.
External links
- Nawaf Al-Aqidi at Soccerway