Sayed Baqer

Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser (Arabic: سيد مهدي باقر‎; born 14 April 1994) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Nasr and the Bahrain national team.[2]

Sayed Baqer
Personal information
Full name Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser
Date of birth (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994
Place of birth Manama, Bahrain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Al-Nasr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Al-Ahli
2017–2018 Al-Najma
2018– Al-Nasr
National team‡
2015 Bahrain U23 3 (0)
2016– Bahrain 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

International career

Baqer made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Philippines.[3] Baqer was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[1]

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.[4] On 19 December 2019, FIFA banned Baqer for 10 matches and fined him CHF 30,000 as a punishment for his "discriminatory behaviour".[5]

Career statistics

International
As of 16 October 2018
Bahrain
YearAppsGoals
201610
201730
201850
Total90

References
  1. "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.
  2. Sayed Baqer at Soccerway
  3. "Philippines vs. Bahrain (1:3)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "Bahrain footballer Sayed Baqer banned for ten matches after racist gesture". Arabian Business. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. "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.


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