Nawaf Al-Abed
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1990 | ||
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 | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ 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 |
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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
- Saudi Professional League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- King Cup of Champions: 2015, 2017
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018
- AFC Champions League: 2019
See also
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
- Al Qadsiah FC players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
- Footballers from Riyadh
- Men's association football midfielders
- Saudi Pro League players
- Saudi First Division League players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players