Nawaf Al-Abed

Nawaf Al-Abed
Al-Abed with Saudi Arabia in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Qadsiah
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2009 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2020 Al-Hilal 146 (25)
2020–2023 Al-Shabab 41 (3)
2024– Al-Qadsiah 0 (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 14 January 2023 (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-Qadsiah.

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, but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal making 6 player which are more than 21 years old play in the match.

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, but Al-Hilal appealed and the ban was lifted.

Al-Shabab

On 25 October 2020, Al-Abed joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.

On 18 April 2023, Al-Abed was released by Al-Shabab.

Al-Qadsiah

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

International career

Al-Abed 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. 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.

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.

In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2023
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 0 34 10
2017–18 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
2018–19 7 2 3 0 6 0 3 0 19 2
2019–20 13 2 2 0 1 0 1 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 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
Career totals 187 28 22 3 20 8 73 5 7 0 309 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.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh  Yemen 1–0 1–0 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
2 23 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh  United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–2 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
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

See also


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