Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Hilal | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2018 | Al-Shabab | ||
2018 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Al-Shabab | 44 | (5) |
2021– | Al-Hilal | 16 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 14 | (6) |
2019– | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
2019– | Saudi Arabia | 18 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022 |
Abdullah Al-Hamdan (Arabic: عبدالله الحمدان; born 13 September 1999) is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a forward for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Professional League and the Saudi Arabian national team.[1] He is the son of former Al-Shabab goalkeeper and former Hetten manager, Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan.[2]
He made his debut for the national team in the match against Mali on 5 September 2019.[3]
Career[]
Al-Hamdan is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club Sporting Gijón's U19 squad on a six-month loan.[4][5] He returned to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.
On 2 January 2019, Al-Hamdan made his debut with the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel coming off the bench in the 61st minute to replace Khalid Kaabi.[6] Al-Hamdan made his league debut in the match against Al-Wehda on 15 February 2019.[7] He made his first start for the club in the final match of the 2018–19 season against Al-Hilal.[8] On 23 September 2019, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal for the club in the Arab Club Champions Cup match against Algerian club JS Saoura, he also assisted Danilo Asprilla's goal to put Al-Shabab 3–1 ahead.[9] Four days later, Al-Hamdan scored his first league goal in the 2–1 loss against Al-Ittihad.[10] He ended his second season at the club scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.
On 7 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench in the 94th minute and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's third goal in the 3–1 away win against Al-Fateh.[11] On 23 November 2020, Al-Hamdan made his first start of the season and assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ahli.[12] On 27 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's winner in the 2–1 win against Damac.[13] On 2 December 2020, he assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ittihad in the first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals. On 26 December 2020, Al-Hamdan started the league match against Al-Batin and assisted two goals.[14] On 14 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 away win against Al-Ain, he also assisted Cristian Guanca's opener.[15] On 19 January 2021, he assisted Fábio Martins's equalizer in the 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly.[16] On 25 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored once and assisted once in the 4–2 away win against Al-Wehda.[17] On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan made his final appearance for Al-Shabab in the 4–1 home win against Al-Raed. He left the pitch in tears while being replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 84th minute.[18] He made 51 appearances for Al-Shabab in all competitions and scored 7 goals and recorded 12 assists.
On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract for a reported fee of SAR3 million.[19]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 30 May 2021[20]
Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al-Shabab | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 22 | 5 | |||
2020–21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
Total | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 7 | ||
Al-Hilal | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
Career totals | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 8 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[21]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 October 2019 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | Singapore | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 30 November 2019 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Bahrain | 1–0 | 2–0 | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup |
3. | 5 December 2019 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Qatar | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
4. | 17 November 2020 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
5. | 4 December 2021 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Palestine | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
Honours[]
Club[]
Al-Hilal
International[]
Saudi Arabia U20
- AFC U-19 Championship: 2018
Individual[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
References[]
- ^ "Abdullah Al-Hamdan". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "والد عبدالله الحمدان: توصية آل الشيخ ليست تدخلا".
- ^ "ودية مالي تقود الحمدان لهجوم الأخضر".
- ^ "El Sporting incorpora a la base al juvenil saudí Abdullah Al Hamdan".
- ^ "Abdullah Al Hamdan despunta como goleador en el Sporting".
- ^ "التبديل الثاني".
- ^ "سوماديكا يضم الحمدان وتمبكتي لقائمة الفريق الأول".
- ^ "AL HILAL VS. AL SHABAB 3 - 2".
- ^ "مباراة شبيبة الساورة الشباب".
- ^ "AL SHABAB VS. AL ITTIHAD 1 - 2".
- ^ "AL FATEH VS. AL SHABAB 1 - 3".
- ^ "AL AHLI VS. AL SHABAB 2 - 2".
- ^ "AL SHABAB VS. DAMAK 2 - 1".
- ^ "AL SHABAB VS. AL BATIN 3 - 1".
- ^ "AL-AIN VS. AL SHABAB 0 - 3".
- ^ "AL SHABAB VS. AL FAISALY 1 - 1".
- ^ "AL WAHDA VS. AL SHABAB 2 - 4".
- ^ "بالدموع.. عبدالله الحمدان يودع زملاءه في الشباب".
- ^ "الهلال يعلن شراء المدة المتبقية من عقد الحمدان".
- ^ "ABDULLAH ALHAMDDAN".
- ^ "Al-Hamdan, Abdullah". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "هورفارت أفضل مدرب في يناير .. والحمدان وكاسيو وتاوامبا ينتزعون النجومية".
External links[]
- Abdullah Al-Hamdan at Soccerway
- Abdullah Al-Hamdan at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian footballers
- Saudi Arabian expatriate footballers
- Saudi Arabia international footballers
- Saudi Arabia youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Saudi Professional League players
- Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Sportspeople from Riyadh
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Olympic footballers of Saudi Arabia
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics