Nawaf Al-Abed

Nawaf Al-Abed
Personal information
Full name Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34)[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)
*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

Al-Hilal

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

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

On 11 February 2024, Al-Abed joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract.[11]

Al-Riyadh

On 22 July 2024, Al-Abed joined Pro League side Al-Riyadh.[12]

International career

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

Club

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
  1. ^ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

International goals

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

Al-Hilal

Al-Qadsiah

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NAWAF AL ABID".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nawaf Al-Abed". national-football-teams.com.
  5. ^ "Nawaf Al Abed scores the fastest goal in soccer history -- two seconds!". 9 November 2009.
  6. ^ "سحب نقاط الهلال .. و"فيفا" يرفض الاعتراف بالهدف الأسرع". صحيفة الاقتصادية. 11 November 2009.
  7. ^ "إيقاف عابد "الهلال" مباراتين ومنع مولد "الاتحاد" من النهائي". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية.
  8. ^ "لجنة الاستئناف تكشف أسباب إلغاء عقوبة نواف العابد | صحيفة عاجل الإلكترونية". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ "نواف العابد شبابيًّا لـ3 مواسم.. قادمًا من الهلال".
  10. ^ "الشباب ينهي عقد نواف العابد بالتراضي".
  11. ^ "رسميا.. القادسية يعلن ضم نواف العابد".
  12. ^ "رسميًا.. الرياض يُعلن تعاقده مع نواف العابد".
  13. ^ "Abed thunderbolt puts KSA in semis". Saudi Gazette. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Saudi Arabia 1-2 Qatar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Saudi Arabia eliminates North Korea 4-1 at Asia Cup". USA Today. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  16. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  17. ^ "يلو.. القادسية يضرب بالأربعة ويتوّج بطلا".