Marwan Al-Sahafi
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| Full name | Marwan bin Saeed bin Masoud Al Sahafi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Antwerp (on loan from Al-Ittihad) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Al-Ittihad | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Beerschot (loan) | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Antwerp (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Saudi Arabia U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Saudi Arabia | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:54, 19 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Marwan Al-Sahafi (Arabic: مروان الصحفي; born 17 February 2004) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp, on loan from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team.[2]
Club career
Al-Sahafi began his career at the youth team of Al-Ittihad. On 12 June 2022, Al-Sahafi signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He made his debut on 7 October 2022 in the 3–1 win against Al-Fateh by coming off the bench.[4] On 11 October 2022, Al-Sahafi made his first start for the club in the 1–1 draw against Damac.[5] On 1 September 2024, Al-Sahafi joined Belgian club Beerschot on a one-year loan.[6] A month later, on 18 October, he scored his first goals by netting a brace in a 2–1 victory over Anderlecht.[7] On 21 August 2025, Al-Sahafi joined Antwerp on a one-year loan.[8]
International career
On 27 February 2023, Al-Sahafi was called up to the Saudi Arabia under-20 national team to participate in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[9]
Al-Sahafi made his debut for the Saudi Arabia national team on 6 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Pakistan at the Jinnah Sports Stadium. He substituted Sultan Al-Ghannam in the 77th minute as Saudi Arabia won 3–0.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 31 May 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Beerschot (loan) | 2024–25 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| Career totals | 52 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 8 | |
- ^ Includes King Cup and Belgian Cup.
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League.
- ^ Two appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, and one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia
- Arab Games gold medal: 2023
References
- ^ "Marwan Al-Sahafi".
- ^ "مروان سعيد الصحفي – Marwan Al Sahafi".
- ^ "الاتحاد يوقع 4 عقود مع مواهب صاعدة".
- ^ "AL ITTIHAD VS. AL FATEH 3 - 1".
- ^ "التعادل يحسم المواجهة السابعة.. ويعرقل تقدم النمور".
- ^ "Al Ghamdi, Al Sahafi complete loan move to Europe".
- ^ "Marwan Al Sahafi makes history with brace in Beerschot's stunning win over Anderlecht". Saudi Gazette. 19 October 2024.
- ^ "RAFC haalt met Al-Sahafi nieuwe aanvallende kracht in huis".
- ^ "أخضر الشباب يصل إلى أوزباكستان لخوض منافسات كأس آسيا".
- ^ "Pakistan v Saudi Arabia game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
- ^ Marwan Al-Sahafi at Soccerway
- ^ "نجوم اتحاد جدة يحتفون بالتتويج بلقب كأس السوبر".
External links
- Marwan Al-Sahafi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Marwan Al-Sahafi at National-Football-Teams.com