Saudi players score 24% of goals in local pro league this season

With two rounds of the domestic league season left, Saudi Arabian players have collectively scored more goals than other nationalities, contributing 148 out of the 602 strikes registered, or 24 percent.

The total number of goals by Saudis, however, is significantly down on the 228 scored last season.

Leading the Saudi contingent is Firas Al-Buraikan of Al-Fateh with 11 goals, followed by Al-Hilal’s Salem Al-Dawsari with seven, and Al-Shabab’s Hattan Bahebri with six.

The SPL’s 38 Brazilian players come next having recorded 98 goals, with Al-Nassr’s Talisca and Al-Ittihad’s Romarinho grabbing 18 goals each.

The 14 Moroccan footballers plying their trade in the Kingdom are third with 52 goals, most notably from Abderrazak Hamdallah of Al-Ittihad, who has scored 14.

In fourth place come the eight Argentinian players with 36 goals, with Pity Martinez, the Al-Nassr midfielder, leading the way with seven goals.

Cameroon’s five players came in at fifth with 27 goals, led by 17 scored by Leandre Tawamba of Al-Taawoun.