Domestic-league season · Al Shabab.
Parent club Al-Hilal Saudi FC — AFC Champions League Elite: 2 apps, 0g 1a, 133 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Al Shabab; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1253 | 6.67 |
 AFC Champions League Eliteat Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 7 |
| Pro Leagueat Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6.45 |
 FIFA Club World Cupat Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6.8 |
Following his move to Al Shabab, Bulayhi's current-season form is down 40% on last season (Season 35→21), while his Rating held around 19. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 58).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Al Shabab · 13th | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6.67 | 19 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 2nd | 31 | 4 | 0 | 6.84 | 20 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 1st | 32 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 58 |
| 2022/23 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 3rd | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 26 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 7th | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6.85 | 29 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 1st | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6.88 | 31 | 27 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 9 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
Ali Al Bulayhi is a 36-year-old central defender at Al Shabab, rated 19.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 276th of 318 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (78.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bulayhi.
Judged on this season alone, Bulayhi graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.339 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 51st of 61 of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 36 Bulayhi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 19.3, Bulayhi carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League of 61, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Shabab finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 36, Bulayhi sits on 2.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bulayhi's projected Rating — 19.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
