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Saad Yaslam

Solid contributorAl Shabab · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameSaad Yaslam Balobaid
PositionFull-back
NationalitySaudi Arabia
Age26
Date of birth26 Jan 2000
BirthplaceRiyadh
Height165 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubAl Shabab
Full-backalso played MID
34
Appearances
1
Goals
4
Assists
2869
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al Shabab.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League321427056.66

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Full-back

Saad Yaslam is a 26-year-old full-back at Al Shabab, rated 52.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 31st of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yaslam.

Judged on this season alone, Yaslam graded 40 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 48 full-backs in the Pro League, on 7 clean sheets and 4.329 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 34 → 40). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, top 9% of the 48 full-backs in the Pro League. At 26 Yaslam is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Yaslam is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23
Current potentialTop 9% full-backs · Pro LeagueCurrent seasonTop 17% full-backs · Pro League8th-best full-back in the Pro League31st in the Pro League · potential4th-highest potential full-back in the Pro League
52.7
Ratingi
4th of 48 full-backs
39.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
93.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.33
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

4.33
Def. / 90
89
Tackles
41
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 52.7, Yaslam carries the 4th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Pro League (top 9%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Shabab finished 13th 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 solid defensive volume (4.33 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target5
Shots7

Passing

Assists4
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles30
Dribble success41.7%
Fouls won54

Defending

Tackles89
Interceptions41
Blocks8
Fouls committed46

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.