Mohammed Faraj Saeed Al-Rubaie Al-Yami (; born 14 August 1997), commonly known as Mohammed Al-Rubaie or Mohammed Al-Yami, is a Saudi Arabian

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who plays as a

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for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Personal life

Mohammed is the brother of Masoud Al-Rubaie and the cousin of Hamad Al-Rabaei, Saeed Al-Rubaie and Abdullah Al-Rubaie.

Club career

On 17 May 2013, Al-Rubaie joined Al-Ahli from Al-Akhdoud. On 2 August 2018, Al-Rubaie joined

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on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. Al-Rubaie made his professional debut for Al-Batin in the

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on 19 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Adriano Facchini in the 0–2 home loss against

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. He went on to make six more appearances in all competitions. On 28 January 2020, Al-Rubaie renewed his contract with Al-Ahli for another four seasons. He made his debut for Al-Ahli on 4 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 11th minute for

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in the 2–1 away loss against

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. On 22 October 2020, Al-Rubaie made his first start for Al-Ahli and kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 win against Al-Wehda. On 21 January 2021, Al-Rubaie was injured in the league match against Abha and was replaced by Yasser Al-Mosailem. Al-Rubaie started the last four games of the 2020–21 season following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais. On 30 August 2023, Al-Rubaie signed a pre-contract agreement with Al-Hilal. He signed a four-year deal with the club. He joined the club following the expiration of his contract on 28 January 2024.

International career

Al-Rubaie was included in

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's squad for the

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in the United Arab Emirates. On 20 November 2019, Al-Rubaie was named in the squad for the

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. On 6 July 2021, Al-Rubaie was named in the squad for the

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. On 18 November 2021, Al-Rubaie was named in the squad for the

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. On 11 November 2022, Al-Rubaie was named in the squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Al Hilal *

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: 2023–24https://onefootball.com/en/news/al-hilal-crowned-saudi-pro-league-champions-39475175 *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* * 1997 births Living people People from Najran Saudi Arabian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Al-Okhdood Club players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Al Batin FC players Al Hilal SFC players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen Olympic footballers for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players {{SaudiArabia-footy-goalkeeper-stub