Abdullah Al-Deayea

Abdullah Al-Deayea
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Deayea
Date of birth (1961-12-01) 1 December 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1992 Al-Tai
1992–1997 Al-Hilal
International career
1984–1990 Saudi Arabia 58 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdullah Al-Deayea (Arabic: عبدالله الدعيع, born 1 December 1961) is a retired Saudi Arabian professional football goalkeeper who played for Al-Tai and Al-Hilal.[1][2] He is the elder brother of the former goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea and the father of Saudi footballers Bader Al-Deayea and Sultan Al-Deayea.[3] Mohamed started off as a handball player and came to football at the age of 15 as a striker, following the advice of Abdullah.[4]

Honours

Al-Tai

Al-Hilal

Saudi Arabia

References

  1. ^ "عبدالله الدعيع - Abduallah Al-Deoaya".
  2. ^ "عمالقة حراسـة المرمى ماركة مسجّلة لأبنـاء الدعيع".
  3. ^ "عبدالله الدعيع لـ "الوطن": ابني بدر أخذ مني الحماس ومن عمه البرود ..."
  4. ^ "Saudi keeper has world caps record in sight". Daily Times (Pakistan). 1 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2009. "...Abdullah al-Deayea was a goalkeeper in the Saudi national team which won the Asian Cup in 1984 and 1988."