Talal Haji
Saudi Arabian footballer (born 2007)
Talal Abubakr Abdullah Haji (Arabic: طَلَال أَبُوبَكْر عَبْد الله حَاجِي; born 16 September 2007) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Early life
Haji was born in Jeddah.
Club career
He came through the youth ranks of Al-Ittihad, considered one of the best youth products of the Saudi Arab football. In September 2023, aged 16, in the absence of first-choice striker Abderrazak Hamdallah, Haji was drafted in to the Al-Ittihad squad ahead of their Saudi Pro League fixture against Al-Okhdood, though he did not go on to feature in the match as he had not yet turned sixteen. He made his debut on 21 September, coming on as a late substitute for Romarinho in a 2–1 win against Al Fateh.
He thus became the youngest player to feature in the Saudi Pro League at sixteen years and five days old – breaking the record previously held by Abbas Al-Hassan from 2021.
On 8 January 2025, Haji joined Al-Riyadh on a six-month loan. On 10 September 2025, Haji joined Al-Riyadh on a one-year loan.
International career
Haji was called up to the Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team for the 2022 Arab Cup U-17 in Algeria. Having scored hat-tricks in consecutive games against Lebanon and Iraq, Haji missed a penalty in the semi-final shoot-out, which Saudi Arabia lost 5–4 to eventual champions Algeria.
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