Nawaf Al-Aqidi: Early Life, Clubs, Family, Net Worth, Career & Stats
Nawaf bin Dhahi bin Faisal Al-Suwaiti Al-Aqidi is the full name of a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team. He began his football career playing for Al-Nassr youth team. Nawaf Alaqidi was chosen for the Saudi program to develop football talents on 30 June 2019. On 8 August 219, Nawaf Alaqidi signed his professional career contract for Al-Nassr. Nawaf Alaqidi made his debut for Al-Nassr in the league match against Abha on 30 September 2021.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Full Name | Nawaf bin Dhahi bin Faisal Al-Suwaiti Al-Aqidi |
| Date of Birth | 10 May 2000 |
| Nationality | SAUDI |
| Birth Place | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Current Team(s) | • AL-NASSR • SAUDI ARABIA |
| Position | GOALKEEPER |
| Debut | 2016 |
| Networth: | 1 million Dollars |
| Agent | — |
EARLY LIFE
Born on 10 May 2000, in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Al-Najjar started his football dream at Youth Academy of Al-Ahli. he later on went to become a professional in the year 2016.
CLUB CAREER
Nawaf began his career for the youth team of Al-Nassr. On 30 June 2019, he was chosen for the Saudi program to develop football talents established by the General Sports Authority. He signed his first professional contract with Al-Nassr on 8 August 2019. He returned from the program due to family circumstances and was promoted to Al-Nassr’s first team on 31 December 2019.
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On 11 January 2020, he was named on the bench for the first team in the league match against Al-Ittihad. Later, On 30 September 2021, Al-Aqidi made his debut for Al-Nassr in the league match against Abha. On 30 January 2022, Al-Aqidi joined Al-Tai on loan. He made his debut on 12 February 2022, in the 3–1 win against Al-Batin. He made 7 appearances and kept 3 clean sheets for Al-Tai before returning to Al-Nassr at the end of the season.
INTERNATIONAL
Nawaf played for the Saudi Arabia U20 national team but was not part of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, in which Saudi Arabia qualified with two wins and one draw later he was able to redeem himself in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup with a spectacular performance, guiding the team to conquer the first title without conceding a single goal and a near perfect record with only Japan managed to hold Saudi Arabia a draw. He was also summoned to the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, which was held in 2022 due to the covid, where he pulled off some great saves.
On 18 November 2021, Al-Aqidi was called up to the senior side for the first time to take part in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. On 11 November 2022, Al-Aqidi was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He didn’t play a single game in the tournament as third-choice keeper to Mohammed Al-Owais and Mohammed Al-Rubaie, as Saudi Arabia again crashed out of the group stage despite a historic win over Argentina in the opener. On 30 December 2022, Al-Aqidi was named in the squad for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. He started in all three matches, as Saudi Arabia again failed to progress from the group stage.
AWARDS AND ACHIVEMENTS
AL-NASSR
Saudi Super Cup: 2020
Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023
Saudi Arabia U23
AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2022
INDIVIDUAL
Saudi Professional League Young Player of the Month: May & June 2022
Saudi Professional League Goalkeeper of the Month: April 2023
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2022
Arab Club Champions Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2023
PARTNER
According to reports, Nawaf Al-Aqidi is possibly single & has not been previously engaged.
FAMILY
There is no information about Nawaf Alaqidi’s parents.
NET WORTH
Nawaf Al-Aqidi’s evaluated current net worth equals $1 Million.