Sayed Baqer

Sayed Baqer
Sayed Baqer playing for Al-Khaldiya SC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser
Date of birth (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Manama, Bahrain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position 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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Bahrain
Gulf Cup
Winner2024 Kuwait
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سَيِّد مَهْدِيّ بَاقِر جَعْفَر مَهْدِيّ نَاصِر; 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
YearAppsGoals
201610
201730
201850
201990
202010
202120
Total210
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 2024Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Nepal2–05–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.26 March 20241–03–0

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Bahrain" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ Sayed Baqer at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Philippines vs. Bahrain (1:3)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bahrain footballer Sayed Baqer banned for ten matches after racist gesture". Arabian Business. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "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.