Domestic-league season · NEOM.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 587 | 6.71 |
Following his move to NEOM, Faraj's current-season form is down 73% on last season (Season 11→3), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 24).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NEOM · 8th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 1st | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6.77 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 3rd | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7.23 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 7th | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7.06 | 24 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 1st | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7.12 | 25 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Salman Al Faraj is a 36-year-old central midfielder at NEOM, rated 9.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Faraj.
On the season, Faraj graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.227 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 3). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 36 Faraj is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances.
Rated 9.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.23 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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 36, Faraj sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Faraj's projected Rating — 9.9 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.
€2.5M total transfer fees · 1 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
