| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Manama, Bahrain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Riffa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Najma | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2019– | Riffa | ||
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Bahrain U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bahrain | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سيد مهدي باقر; born 14 April 1994) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
International career
Baqer made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Philippines. Baqer was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
On 14 November 2019, Baqer made a "slit eye" gesture towards the Hong Kong fans in the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong and Bahrain. On 19 December 2019, FIFA banned Baqer for 10 matches and fined him CHF 30,000 as a punishment for his "discriminatory behaviour".
Career statistics
International
- As of 28 May 2021
| Bahrain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 March 2024 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Nepal |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2024 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
References
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Bahrain" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- Sayed Baqer at Soccerway
- "Philippines vs. Bahrain (1:3)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Bahrain footballer Sayed Baqer banned for ten matches after racist gesture". Arabian Business. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- "Disciplinary Overview – Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
External links
- Sayed Baqer at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sayed Baqer at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Sayed Baqer at WorldFootball.net
- Sayed Baqer at WorldFootball.com
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- Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait) players
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- Kuwait Premier League players
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