Al-Nassr’s Al-Najei voted star of Roshn Saudi League’s Matchday 7

Sami Al-Najei of Al-Nassr has been voted the Roshn Saudi League Player of Matchday 7 by statistical website SofaScore after his performance in the 4-1 win over Al-Adalah this week.

The 25-year-old Saudi striker was given a rating of nine out of 10 after assisting with two goals, having 63 successful touches of the ball and registering a passing accuracy of 85 percent in Tuesday’s match.

The full team of the week includes goalkeeper Paulo Victor of Al-Ettifaq; defenders Alberto Botia (Al-Wehda), Oscar Duarte (Al-Wehda), Marwane Saadane (Al-Fateh); midfielders Hamed Al-Ghamdi (Al-Ettifaq), Bruno Henrique (Al-Ittihad), Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr), Christian Cueva (Al-Fateh), Andre Carrillo (Al-Hilal) and Al-Najei; and in attack Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh).

The eighth round of matches will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The Roshn Saudi League then takes an extended break for the World Cup preparations and campaign of the Kingdom’s national team, who will head out for a training camp in the UAE on Oct. 17 before commencing their Qatar 2022 fixture on Nov. 22 against Argentina.