Saudi players score 24% of goals in local pro league this season

Firas Al-Buraikan of Al-Fateh is the top scoring local player in the SPL this season with 11 goals. (Twitter: @FatehClub)
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  • Strikes from homegrown talent significantly down from last year, with Brazilian and Moroccan players coming second and third

With two rounds of the domestic league season left, 萝莉视频n players have collectively scored more goals than other nationalities, contributing 148 out of the 602 strikes registered, or 24 percent.

The total number of goals by Saudis, however, is significantly down on the 228 scored last season.

Leading the Saudi contingent is Firas Al-Buraikan of Al-Fateh with 11 goals, followed by Al-Hilal鈥檚 Salem Al-Dawsari with seven, and Al-Shabab鈥檚 Hattan Bahebri with six.

The SPL鈥檚 38 Brazilian players come next having recorded 98 goals, with Al-Nassr鈥檚 Talisca and Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Romarinho grabbing 18 goals each.

The 14 Moroccan footballers plying their trade in the Kingdom are third with 52 goals, most notably from Abderrazak Hamdallah of Al-Ittihad, who has scored 14.

In fourth place come the eight Argentinian players with 36 goals, with Pity Martinez, the Al-Nassr midfielder, leading the way with seven goals.

Cameroon鈥檚 five players came in at fifth with 27 goals, led by 17 scored by Leandre Tawamba of Al-Taawoun.