Ammar Al-Najjar
Saudi Arabian footballer
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Ammar Al-Najjar (Arabic: عمار النجار; born 24 February 1997) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Wehda on loan from Al-Najma.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ammar Seraj Al-Najjar | ||
| Date of birth | February 24, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Al-Wehda (on loan from Al-Najma) | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007-2017 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Ittihad | 27 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Al-Fateh (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Abha | 33 | (3) |
| 2021 | Al-Shabab | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Damac | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Hazem | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Jeddah | 28 | (8) |
| 2025– | Al-Najma | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Al-Wehda (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2023 | |||
Career
Al-Najjar started his career at the youth teams of Al-Ittihad. He made his debut on 11 February 2017 in the league match against Al-Taawoun.[4] On 10 March 2017, Al-Najjar started the Crown Prince Cup final against Al-Nassr as Al-Ittihad won the match 1–0 to win their eighth title. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 April 2017 against Al-Qadsiah.[5] On 5 May 2017, Al-Najjar was called for the national team training camp that took place in Riyadh and lasted a week.[6] On 12 May 2018, Al-Najjar came off the bench in the 79th minute in the King Cup final against Al-Faisaly. Al-Ittihad won the match 2–1 to win their ninth King Cup title. On 18 January 2019, Al-Najjar joined Al-Fateh on loan until the end of the season.[7]
On 13 July 2019, Al-Najjar joined Abha on a free transfer after he was released by Al-Ittihad.[8] He made his debut in the 4–2 away loss against Al-Hilal. On 30 August 2019, Al-Najjar scored his first goal for Abha against Al-Wehda in the 2–1 win. He scored the second goal in the 90th minute from a long-range shot.[9] On 14 August 2021, Al-Najjar joined Damac on loan from Al-Shabab.[10] On 28 July 2023, Al-Najjar joined Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[11] On 25 July 2024, Al-Najjar joined First Division side Jeddah.[12] On 4 August 2025, Al-Najjar joined Al-Najma.[13] On 21 January 2026, Al-Najjar joined Al-Wehda on loan.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 May 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2016–17 | Pro League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Pro League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Al-Fateh (loan) | 2018–19 | Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Abha | 2019–20 | Pro League | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2020–21 | Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Damac | 2021–22 | Pro League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 93 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
Honours
Al-Ittihad