Naif Kariri

Naif Kariri

Personal information
Full name	Naif Mohammed Kariri
Date of birth	(1998-04-16) 16 April 1998
Place of birth	Saudi Arabia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Full-back / Winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Wehda
Number	38
Youth career
–2014	Hetten
2014–2018	Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Al-Hilal	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Al-Fayha (loan)	3	(0)
2019–2020	Ohod	36	(3)
2020–	Al-Wehda	18	(0)
2022–2023	→ Al-Ahli (loan)	10	(0)
International career
2016–2018	Saudi Arabia U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2022

Naif Kariri (Arabic: نايف كريري; born 16 April 1998) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays for Al-Wehda.

Career

Kariri started his career at the youth teams of Hetten before joining Al-Hilal in 2014. He made his first-team debut in 2017 against Sudanese club Al-Merrikh. On 8 July 2018, Kariri and Abdulrahman Al-Yami both joined Al-Fayha on season-long loans from Al-Hilal. He ended the season making 4 appearances across all competitions. On 23 July 2019, Kariri left Al-Hilal and joined MS League side Ohod. On 28 September 2020, Kariri left Ohod and joined Al-Wehda. On 4 September 2022, Kariri joined Al-Ahli on loan.

Kariri participated in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Saudi Arabia U20 national team, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 May 2022

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Hilal	2017–18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Al-Fayha (loan)	2018–19	3	0	1	0	—	—	4	0
Ohod	2019–20	36	3	1	0	—	—	37	3
Al-Wehda	2020–21	13	0	1	0	0	0	—	14	0
	2021–22	5	0	—	—	—	5	0
	Total	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Al-Ahli (loan)	2022–23	0	0	—	—	—	0	0
Career totals		57	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	63	3

External links

• Naif Kariri at Soccerway