Following his move to Al Shabab, Asmari's current-season form is up 243% on last season (Season 7→24), while his Rating eased 37→33. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Al ShababLoan · 13th	27	0	1	6.94	33	24
2025/26	NEOM	14	0	0	6.6	—	—
2024/25	Al-Ahli Jeddah · 5th	10	1	0	6.96	37	7
2023/24	Al-Ahli Jeddah · 3rd	13	0	0	6.66	41	4
2021/22	Al-Ahli Jeddah · 8th	14	0	0	6.85	47	8
2020/21	Al-Ahli Jeddah · 8th	25	0	1	6.81	51	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Saudi Arabia · international

Side	Apps	G
Saudi Arabia	11	0
Saudi Arabia U23	4	0
Saudi Arabia U20	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Ali Al Asmari is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Shabab, rated 32.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 190th of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (56% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Asmari.

Judged on this season alone, Asmari graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.361 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 24). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 19th of 29 of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League. At 29 Asmari is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Asmari is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential19th of 29 defensive midfielders · Pro League Current seasonTop 38% defensive midfielders · Pro League11th-best defensive midfielder in the Pro League190th in the Pro League · potential19th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Pro League

32.5

Ratingi

19th of 29 defensive midfielders

23.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.36

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

4.36

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 56% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.5, Asmari carries the 19th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Pro League of 29, 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 solid defensive volume (4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56%

Available fixtures27 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.066

Goal contribution / 900.066

Defensive actions / 904.361

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %23.1

Pass accuracy %87

Dribble success %45.5

Cards / 900.264

Foul involvement / 901.52

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 29, Asmari sits on 6.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Asmari's projected Rating — 32.5 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.