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Nawaf Al Abed
Personal information
Full name Nawaf Shaker Al-Abed
Date of birth (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Hilal
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2009 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Al-Hilal 114 [1] (21)
International career
2011–2012 Saudi Arabia U23
2011– Saudi Arabia 38 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9:13 22 June 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9:13 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Nawaf Shaker Al Abed (Template:Lang-ar; born January 26, 1990) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Hilal. Al-Abed plays as a winger and striker for both Al-Hilal & his national team.

Club career

Al-Hilal

In 2009, Al-Hilal signed in Al-Abed from their youth academy. In the 7th of November, Nawaf scored the fastest goal in professional football against Al-Shoulla in two seconds in the Prince Faisal U-21 Cup,[2] but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal making 6 player which are more than 21 years old play in the match.[3]

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,[4] but Al-Hilal appealed and the ban was lifted.[5]

International career

Nawaf represented the Saudi Arabia national football team when his country hosted the 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations. His first international goal came in the quarter-final match with Yemen, becoming the winning goal as the Saudis prevailed 1–0.[6] 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.[7]

Nawaf 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.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/41149/Nawaf_Al_Abed.html
  2. ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/11/soccer-fastest-goal-in-history.html
  3. ^ http://www.aleqt.com/2009/11/11/article_299845.html
  4. ^ https://mobile.sabq.org/إيقاف-عابد-الهلال-مباراتين-ومنع-مولد-الاتحاد-من-النهائي
  5. ^ http://www.ajel.sa/sports/1852651
  6. ^ "Abed thunderbolt puts KSA in semis". Saudi Gazette. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia 1-2 Qatar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia eliminates North Korea 4-1 at Asia Cup". USA Today. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.