Saleh Mohammad Salman Fraij (Arabic: صالح فريج; born 3 November 2006) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Jordanian Pro League club Al-Baqa'a, on loan from Etihad.

Saleh Fraij
Personal information
Full name Saleh Mohammad Salman Fraij
Date of birth (2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Sahab, Jordan[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Baqa'a
(on loan from Etihad)
Number 16
Youth career
–2024 Etihad
2024 Sahab
2025 Etihad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Sahab
2025– Etihad
2026–Al-Baqa'a (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2022 Jordan U17 4 (0)
2024–2025 Jordan U20 9 (0)
2025– Jordan U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2026

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Sahab, Fraij began his career at Etihad and standing out through the club's ranks.[2]

Sahab

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Fraij joined Jordanian First Division League club Sahab for the 2024–25 season, as well as their under-19 squad.[3][4]

Etihad

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Fraij returned to Etihad for the 2025 Jordanian Third Division League season, and registered a goal in the club's 1-0 victory over Aqaba Sons Union Club at the round of 32.[5]

Al-Baqa'a (loan)

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On 19 January 2026, Fraij joined Jordanian Pro League club Al-Baqa'a for the remainder of the season.[6]

International career

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Fraij began his international career as a Jordan under-17 player.[7] He scored the winning goal of the 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship final against Lebanon.[8]

Fraij also represented the under-20 in 2023, where he participated in a youth camp between October 8 and 17, in the Turkish city of Antalya.[9] On 18 January 2025, he would get called up to the team for the U20 Challenge Series and the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[10]

On 15 May 2025, Fraij was called up to the Jordan Jordan under-23 team for a training camp held in Tunisia.[11][12] On 23 December 2025, Fraij was called up to the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup,[13] participating in two of the four matches.

References

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  1. "Saleh Fraij - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. "With great pride and honor… Etihad Club's standout player, Saleh Freij, joins the Jordan National U23 Team in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers". instagram.com. @etihadclubjo. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. "تم بحمد الله انضمام اللاعب الشاب لاعب ونجم منتخب الشباب صالح فريج". facebook.com (in Arabic). نادي سحاب الرياضي. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. "الحمدلله 💙🦅". facebook.com (in Arabic). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. "الاتحاد يتخطى أبناء العقبة ويبلغ ثمن نهائي دوري الدرجة الثالثة". instagram.com (in Arabic). etihadclubjo. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. "تعلن إدارة نادي البقعة عن إتمام إجراءات التعاقد مع لاعب منتخبنا الوطني الأولمبي، الكابتن صالح فريج". instagram.com (in Arabic). albaqaa_club. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. "منتخب الناشئين لكرة القدم يفوز على نظيره البحريني في بطولة غرب آسيا". almamlakatv.com (in Arabic). Al-Mamlaka. 5 December 2021.
  8. "الأردن بطلا لغرب آسيا للناشئين". royanews.tv (in Arabic). Roya News. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  9. "شباب الأردن يعسكرون في تركيا". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 6 October 2023.
  10. "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني ت20 لنهائيات كأس آسيا". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  11. "إعلان قائمة أولمبي الأردن لمعسكر تونس". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  12. "منتخب الأردن الأولمبي يستعد لتصفيات آسيا بمعسكر في تونس". winwin.com (in Arabic). WinWin. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  13. Hassan, Fayez (23 December 2025). "منتخب الأردن يعلن قائمته لمعسكر قطر وكأس آسيا تحت 23 عاما". winwin.com (in Arabic). WinWin. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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