Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Okhdood.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1411 | 6.22 |
Scout report
Ali Al Salem is a 27-year-old full-back at Al Okhdood, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 148th of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (50.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Salem.
Judged on this season alone, Salem graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Pro League, on 2 clean sheets and 1.757 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 8). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 29th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Pro League. At 27 Salem is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Al Okhdood finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 50.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.76 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.1, Salem carries the 29th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Pro League of 48, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Al Okhdood finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
