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Abdulrahman Al Safari

Experienced headAl Kholood · 33 yrsFree agentTransferred to Free agent

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAbdulrahman Salem Aatiq Al Safari
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySaudi Arabia
Age33
Date of birth31 Mar 1993
BirthplaceJiddah
Height174 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubAl Kholood
Defensive midfielder
18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
900
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al Kholood.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

Abdulrahman Al Safari is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Kholood, rated 13.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Safari.

On the season, Safari graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.7 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 33 Safari is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22
13.4
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
8.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.4%
Minutes
limited game time
3.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al Kholood finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

18
Apps
3.7
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
12
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions12
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.