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| Full name | Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Al-Nassr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Al-Nassr | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Al-Fateh | 62 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Ahli | 69 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 20 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia | 61 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan (Arabic:فِرَاس طَارِق نَاصِر الْبُرَيْكَان; born 14 May 2000), simply known asFeras, is a Saudi Arabian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker orwinger forSaudi Professional League sideAl-Ahli and theSaudi Arabia national team.[3][4]
On 8 July 2021, Al-Buraikan joinedAl-Fateh on a four-year deal.[5] Al-Buraikan ended his first season at Al-Fateh scoring 11 goals and assisting four in 28 matches. He finished as the club's top scorer. In his second season, Al-Buraikan scored 18 goals in all competitions, once again finishing as the club's top scorer. On 3 June 2023, Al-Buraikan renewed his contract with Al-Fateh until the end of the 2027–28 season.[6]
On 3 September 2023, Firas Al-Buraikan joinedAl-Ahli on a five-year deal for a reported fee ofSAR40 million (around €9.9 million).[7]
Firas Al-Buraikan was first summoned for theU-20 national team in Saudi Arabia's successful2018 AFC U-19 Championship conquest, scoring one goal in Saudi Arabia's 3–1 win overAustralia. Although scoring just one, his successful display in the tournament allowed him to be summoned for the Saudi squad in the2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he had a successful performance with two goals againstMali andPanama; however, his successful performance didn't transcend to the team as the under-20 Asian champions crumbled from the group stage with a humiliating three straight defeats. He carried the same successes to theunder-23 team in the2020 AFC U-23 Championship and2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as the Saudis reached the final twice, winning the latter for the first time; the good form in 2020 event allowed him to become part of the Saudi Olympic side in the2020 Summer Olympics, though this time, he failed to score as Saudi Arabia once again crumbled at the group stage with three straight defeats.
Nonetheless, his good form at the under-20 allowed him to be summoned for the senior side in 2019 for the2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round against Singapore. He scored his first international goal againstKuwait in the24th Arabian Gulf Cup as Saudi Arabia lost 3–1. He went on to play an instrumental role, scoring three goals in thethird round as Saudi Arabia impressed by topping the qualifiers. He then took part in the2022 FIFA World Cup of the squad, and greatly impressed with an assist in Saudi Arabia's historic 2–1 win overArgentina in what would be the greatest upset in World Cup history. However, the assist turned to be Al-Buraikan's only impression, as his inability to score saw Saudi Arabia condemned to bottom place after losing toPoland andMexico.
| Club | Season | League | King's Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Al-Fateh | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 18 | |||
| 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 33 | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 15 | ||
| 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| Total | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 56 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 27 November 2019 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium,Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 1–3 | 1–3 | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2. | 2 December 2019 |  Oman | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3. | 14 November 2020 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Jamaica | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 7 October 2021 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 12 October 2021 |  China | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 6. | 27 January 2022 | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 7. | 26 March 2024 | Pamir Stadium,Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 6 June 2024 | Jinnah Sports Stadium,Islamabad, Pakistan |  Pakistan | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 9. | 2–0 | |||||
| 10. | 22 June 2025 | Allegiant Stadium,Paradise, United States |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 11. | 4 September 2025 | FK Viktoria Stadion,Prague, Czech Republic |  North Macedonia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 12. | 8 October 2025 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Indonesia | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 3–1 |
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