BirthAugust 191991

Salem Al-Dawsari

Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian footballer

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When
Monday, August 19 199135 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Salem Al-Dawsari

At a glance

Born 1991-08-19.

Known as: association football player. Citizenship: Saudi Arabia.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left winger and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Path and career

Career statistics Club As of match played 21 May 2026 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League King's Cup Crown Prince Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Al Hilal 2011–12 Saudi Pro League 13 2 4 1 4 0 7 1 — 28 4 2012–13 18 3 1 0 2 0 8 2 — 29 5 2013–14 21 4 3 0 4 1 8 2 — 36 7 2014–15 18 3 2 1 3 0 10 0 — 33 4 2015–16 14 3 2 0 2 0 11 1 0 0 29 4 2016–17 17 2 4 2 2 0 5 1 1 [ a ]

Honours Al-Hilal Saudi Pro League : 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2019–20 , [ 1 ] 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2023–24 King's Cup : 2015 , 2017 , 2019–20 , 2022–23 , 2023–24 , 2025–26 Saudi Crown Prince Cup : 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2015–16 Saudi Super Cup : 2018 , 2021 , 2023 , [ 2 ] 2024 [ 3 ] AFC Champions League : 2019 , 2021 Individual IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year: 2020, [ 4 ] 2022, [ 5 ] 2023, [ 6 ] 2025 [ 7 ] IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Decade: 2020 [ 8 ]

Why this date

Salem Al-Dawsari appears on our August 19 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

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  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
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August 19 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Monday.

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