Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sultan Al-Bargan

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The result was speedy keep. Player clearly meets NFOOTY. Fenix down (talk) 08:25, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sultan Al-Bargan

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One sentence "article" that doesn't explain significance or contribution to sport and no real expansion since creation Snickers2686 (talk) 03:34, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Saudi Arabia-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:06, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:06, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:06, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep on the basis of the Arabic-language Wikipedia article at https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86 and the Persian-language article at https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86 The articles mention a number of teams for which he played, and I suspect that at least one is part of a fully-professional league. When dealing with an athlete from a non-English speaking country, a search in the athlete's country's language is always a good idea. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:13, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A rough translation follows:
Sultan Albarqan
Birth certificate
Full name Sultan Abdullah Al-Bargan
Birthday February 15, 1983 (35 years)
Hometown of Saudi Arabia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft. 10 in. 1/2 in.)
Midfielder position
Youth clubs
???? - 2000 Al Hilal Football Club
Professional clubs *
Years Clubs Play † (Goal) †
Al-Hilal Football Club 2000-2011
2008-2009 → Al-Taftaq Football Club Saudi Arabia (loan)
2010 → Al Fattah Football Club Saudi Arabia (loan) 7 (0)
2011-2014 al-Attalaf Football Club Saudi Arabia
2014-2015 Saudi Arabia Al Shalah Football Club
2015-2016 Saudi Arabian Football Federation
The number of games and goals is limited to domestic league games.
Sultan Al-Bargan (born February 15, 1983) is a Saudi Arabian footballer.

The clubs featured include Saudi Arabia's Al-Aradi Football Club, Al-Hilal Football Club, Al-Taftaq Football Club Saudi Arabia, Al-Taftaq Football Club Saudi Arabia, Al-Taftaq Football Club Saudi Arabia, and Al-Shaala Football Club Saudi Arabia.

Comment. Similar biographical information can be found at https://us.soccerway.com/players/sultan-al-bargan/66861/ and perhaps on other football sites as well. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:15, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - has appearances in the Saudi Professional League, which is a WP:FPL, for multiple clubs. Passes WP:NFOOTY on those grounds. I've added his Soccerway profile to the page, as well. 21.colinthompson (talk) 15:41, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Article about professional footballer who was a regular starter in Al-Hilal's side that played in the 2006 AFC Champions League group stage and the side which reached the semi-finals of the 2010 AFC Champions League. It's difficult for an English-speaking editor like myself to find online coverage to satisfy the GNG, but I suspect Arabic-language sources are there as this footballer was a top-flight player in Saudi Arabia. Jogurney (talk) 15:47, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes WP:FOOTY.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 17:10, 1 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 15:38, 3 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - meets WP:NFOOTBALL; needs improving, not deleting. Giant Snowman 15:39, 3 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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