Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan
Saudi Arabia
Age
26
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Firas Al-Buraikan
Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan, known as Firas Al-Buraikan, is a confirmed centre-forward in Saudi Arabia's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Giorgos Donis's final 26. The Al-Ahli striker will be 26 when the finals begin, and Saudi Arabia have been drawn in Group H alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Uruguay.
Al-Buraikan is valued at around €3.5 million and is a two-time AFC Champions League Elite winner with Al-Ahli, having scored the decisive goal in the 2026 final. This season his Al-Ahli return reads 51 appearances and 9 goals, and he carries 70 caps for his country into the tournament. Saudi Arabia reached the finals by winning their AFC fourth-round group.
Al-Buraikan is valued at around €3.5 million and is a two-time AFC Champions League Elite winner with Al-Ahli, having scored the decisive goal in the 2026 final. This season his Al-Ahli return reads 51 appearances and 9 goals, and he carries 70 caps for his country into the tournament. Saudi Arabia reached the finals by winning their AFC fourth-round group.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Firas Al-Buraikan is a left-footed striker who leads the line as Saudi Arabia's centre-forward. He is versatile with it, able to shift onto either wing when the side needs him wider, which gives Giorgos Donis more than one way to use him in attack.
He stands 1.85 m and is left-footed, and this season he has logged 2,573 club minutes for Al-Ahli. At 26 he goes into the group stage among Donis's forward options.
He stands 1.85 m and is left-footed, and this season he has logged 2,573 club minutes for Al-Ahli. At 26 he goes into the group stage among Donis's forward options.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals will be Al-Buraikan's second World Cup. He was part of Saudi Arabia's squad at the 2022 finals in Qatar, where he had an assist in their famous 2-1 win over Argentina, and Giorgos Donis has named him in the 26 once more. He arrives with 15 goals in 70 senior caps for Saudi Arabia.
National Team
Saudi Arabia
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Al-Buraikan's work for Saudi Arabia is up front, where he scores goals: 15 in 70 caps for his country and nine for Al-Ahli this season. That gives Giorgos Donis a forward who finds the net to call on at the finals. On the Goal Rush card Saudi Arabia are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands within the game's £200m card budget.
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Al-Buraikan at the 2026 World Cup
Al-Buraikan is a confirmed centre-forward in Giorgos Donis's 26-man Saudi Arabia squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Saudi Arabia side that open their Group H campaign in June.
Picking Saudi Arabia in Goal Rush
Saudi Arabia sit in Tier 5 on the Goal Rush card at £4m, one of the cheaper picks on the board. Giorgos Donis's side begin their group campaign in June.
Firas Al-Buraikan World Cup 2026 FAQs
Al-Buraikan affects Goal Rush as a centre-forward in Saudi Arabia's confirmed 26, with Saudi Arabia listed in Tier 5 at £4m. He is one of Giorgos Donis's forwards for the group stage, named in the final squad.
Al-Buraikan is a centre-forward for Saudi Arabia. He plays his club football for Al-Ahli and is part of Giorgos Donis's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Saudi Arabia's final 26.
Yes. Al-Buraikan was part of Saudi Arabia's squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The 2026 finals will be his second, after Giorgos Donis named him in the 26 once more for Saudi Arabia.
Al-Buraikan plays his club football for Al-Ahli. He is named among Saudi Arabia's forwards in Giorgos Donis's final 26, as Saudi Arabia begin their Group H campaign in mid-June.
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