A comparison between Al-Dosari and Al-Braikan.. Who scored and made more after being nominated for the Best in Asia Award?

To follow the Saudi Football Channel on WhatsApp from Ofoq News in Arabic, click here - The Asian Football Confederation recently revealed on its official website the nominees for the individual awards for the year 2026. The winners will be announced during a ceremony at the Aksara Theater in the King Power Complex - Bangkok, on November 19.

Saudis Salem Al-Dosari and Firas Al-Braikan and Iranian Ali Reza Beiranvand are competing for the Best Player in the Yellow Continent award. Below we review the numbers of the Saudi duo during the period included in the nomination criteria for the award, which extends from June 2025 until May 2026, in addition to the last World Cup: Al-Dosari, who is 35 years old, played 47 matches for Al-Hilal Club and the Saudi national team, averaging 3,902 playing minutes.

The winger scored 12 goals and provided 17 assists. He, along with his teammates in the “Blue Crescent” team, reached the round of 16 of the elite AFC Champions League, and won the Saudi King’s Cup title during the 2025/2026 season.

He participated in 3 matches within the World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico, mainly. Salem won the Best Asian Player award in 2022 and 2025.

Al-Braikan, 26 years old, played 51 matches with Al-Ahly Club and the Saudi national team, averaging 4,434 minutes of play. The striker scored 14 goals and provided one assist. He scored a goal in the final of the AFC Champions League for the Elite, through which he led the Al-Raqi team to win the title. He also won with his teammates the Saudi Super Cup title last season.

He appeared in 3 matches in the last World Cup, mainly.