Nawaf Al-Abed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Riyadh | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Al-Hilal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2020 | Al-Hilal | 146[4] | (25) |
| 2020–2023 | Al-Shabab | 41 | (3) |
| 2024 | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Riyadh | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Saudi Arabia U20 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| 2011–2022 | Saudi Arabia | 57 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33 22 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:31 26 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed (Arabic: نواف شاكر فيروز العابد; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Riyadh.
Club career
[edit]Al-Hilal
[edit]In 2009, Al-Hilal signed in Al-Abed from their youth academy. On 7 November, Nawaf scored the fastest goal in professional football against Al-Shoulla in two seconds in the Prince Faisal U-21 Cup,[5] but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal making 6 player which are more than 21 years old play in the match.[6]
On 9 March 2017, Al-Abed scored a third penalty goal against Ittihad and performed a celebration which made Ittihad fans furious. The Saudi Arabia FA banned him for two games,[7] but Al-Hilal appealed and the ban was lifted.[8]
Al-Shabab
[edit]On 25 October 2020, Al-Abed joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.[9]
On 18 April 2023, Al-Abed was released by Al-Shabab.[10]
Al-Qadsiah
[edit]On 11 February 2024, Al-Abed joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract.[11]
Al-Riyadh
[edit]On 22 July 2024, Al-Abed joined Pro League side Al-Riyadh.[12]
International career
[edit]Al-Abed represented the Saudi Arabia national football team when his country hosted the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. His first international goal came in the quarter-final match with Yemen, becoming the winning goal as the Saudis prevailed 1–0.[13] Nawaf scored again in the semi-final as Saudi Arabia defeated the United Arab Emirates 3–2. The Green Falcons eventually finished as runners-up to Qatar, losing 2–1 in the final at the King Fahd International Stadium.[14]
Al-Abed was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring his third international goal in a 4–1 defeat of North Korea in the team's second group match.[15]
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Hilal | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 146 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 258 | 40 | |
| Al-Shabab | 2020–21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 190 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 312 | 44 | |
- ^ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2014 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Yemen |
1–0 | 1–0 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2 | 23 November 2014 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  United Arab Emirates |
2–0 | 3–2 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 3 | 14 January 2015 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne |  North Korea |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
| 4 | 1 September 2016 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Thailand |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 6 September 2016 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam |  Iraq |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 2–1 | |||||
| 7 | 11 October 2016 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah | United Arab Emirates |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 29 August 2017 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Al-Hilal
- Saudi Professional League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- King Cup of Champions: 2015, 2017
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018
- AFC Champions League: 2019
Al-Qadsiah
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "NAWAF AL ABID".
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nawaf Al-Abed". national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Nawaf Al Abed scores the fastest goal in soccer history -- two seconds!". 9 November 2009.
- ^ "سحب نقاط الهلال .. و"فيفا" يرفض الاعتراف بالهدف الأسرع". صحيفة الاقتصادية. 11 November 2009.
- ^ "إيقاف عابد "الهلال" مباراتين ومنع مولد "الاتحاد" من النهائي". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية.
- ^ "لجنة الاستئناف تكشف أسباب إلغاء عقوبة نواف العابد | صحيفة عاجل الإلكترونية". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "نواف العابد شبابيًّا لـ3 مواسم.. قادمًا من الهلال".
- ^ "الشباب ينهي عقد نواف العابد بالتراضي".
- ^ "رسميا.. القادسية يعلن ضم نواف العابد".
- ^ "رسميًا.. الرياض يُعلن تعاقده مع نواف العابد".
- ^ "Abed thunderbolt puts KSA in semis". Saudi Gazette. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia 1-2 Qatar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia eliminates North Korea 4-1 at Asia Cup". USA Today. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
- ^ "يلو.. القادسية يضرب بالأربعة ويتوّج بطلا".
External links
[edit]- Nawaf Al Abed - The official site of Al Hilal
- Nawaf Al Abed - Fastest soccer goal ever scored in 2 seconds
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
- Al Qadsiah FC players
- Al-Riyadh SC players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
- Footballers from Riyadh
- Men's association football midfielders
- Saudi Pro League players
- Saudi First Division League players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players