Nawaf Al-Aqidi
Squad number 1 · Al-Nassr
Their 2026 World Cup
Nawaf Al-Aqidi travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Saudi Arabia, wearing number 1, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the group stage (Group H), beaten by Cape Verde 0-0.
The goalkeeping job went to Mohammed Al Owais (3 matches, 270′).
Another 9 players in the Saudi Arabia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Saudi Arabia team page.
Biography
Nawaf Dhahi Faisal Al-Suwaiti Al-Aqidi (Arabic: نواف ضاحي فيصل الشويطي العقيدي; born 10 May 2000) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Club career Nawaf began his career for the youth team of Al-Nassr. On 30 June 2019, he was chosen in the Saudi program to develop football talents established by 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. On 11 January 2020, he was named on the bench for the first team the league match against Al-Ittihad. 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.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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