Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan (Arabic: عبد الله عبد الرحمن الحمدان; born 13 September 1999) is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.[2] He is the son of former Al-Shabab goalkeeper and former Hetten manager, Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan.[3]

Abdullah Hamdan
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan
Date of birth (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999[1]
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 14
Youth career
2013–2018 Al-Shabab
2018 → Sporting Gijón (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Al-Shabab 44 (5)
2021– Al-Hilal 58 (5)
International career‡
2017–2019 Saudi Arabia U20 14 (6)
2019–2022 Saudi Arabia U23 22 (6)
2019– Saudi Arabia 28 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Al-Hamdan made his debut for the Saudi national team in a friendly against Mali on 5 September 2019.[4]

Career

Al-Hamdan is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club Sporting Gijón's U19 squad on a six-month loan.[5][6] He returned to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.

On 2 January 2019, Al-Hamdan made his debut with the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel coming off the bench in the 61st minute to replace Khalid Kaabi.[7] Al-Hamdan made his league debut in the match against Al-Wehda on 15 February 2019.[8] He made his first start for the club in the final match of the 2018–19 season against Al-Hilal.[9] On 23 September 2019, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal for the club in the Arab Club Champions Cup match against Algerian club JS Saoura, he also assisted Danilo Asprilla's goal to put Al-Shabab 3–1 ahead.[10] Four days later, Al-Hamdan scored his first league goal in the 2–1 loss against Al-Ittihad.[11] He ended his second season at the club scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.

On 7 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench in the 94th minute and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's third goal in the 3–1 away win against Al-Fateh.[12] On 23 November 2020, Al-Hamdan made his first start of the season and assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ahli.[13] On 27 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's winner in the 2–1 win against Damac.[14] On 2 December 2020, he assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ittihad in the first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals. On 26 December 2020, Al-Hamdan started the league match against Al-Batin and assisted two goals.[15] On 14 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 away win against Al-Ain, he also assisted Cristian Guanca's opener.[16] On 19 January 2021, he assisted Fábio Martins's equalizer in the 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly.[17] On 25 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored once and assisted once in the 4–2 away win against Al-Wehda.[18] On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan made his final appearance for Al-Shabab in the 4–1 home win against Al-Raed. He left the pitch in tears while being replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 84th minute.[19] He made 51 appearances for Al-Shabab in all competitions and scored 7 goals and recorded 12 assists.

On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract for a reported fee of SAR3 million.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 February 2024[21]
Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Shabab 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 9010——100
2019–20 19300—3[lower-alpha 1]2225
2020–21 16210—2[lower-alpha 1]0192
Total 445200052517
Al-Hilal 2020–21 Saudi Pro League 81003[lower-alpha 2]0—111
2021–22 160306[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0261
2022–23 181304[lower-alpha 2]030281
2023–24 122207[lower-alpha 2]16[lower-alpha 4]1274
Total 54480202101927
Career total 98910020215314414
  1. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  4. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[22]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2019King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia Singapore2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.30 November 2019Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Bahrain1–02–024th Arabian Gulf Cup
3.5 December 2019Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Qatar1–01–0
4.17 November 2020Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jamaica1–01–2Friendly
5.4 December 2021Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar Palestine1–11–12021 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

Club

Al-Hilal

International

Saudi Arabia U20

Individual
  • Saudi Pro League Young Player of the Month: January 2021[23]

References
  1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 12. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. "Abdullah Al-Hamdan". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "والد عبدالله الحمدان: توصية آل الشيخ ليست تدخلا".
  4. "ودية مالي تقود الحمدان لهجوم الأخضر".
  5. "El Sporting incorpora a la base al juvenil saudí Abdullah Al Hamdan".
  6. "Abdullah Al Hamdan despunta como goleador en el Sporting".
  7. "التبديل الثاني".
  8. "سوماديكا يضم الحمدان وتمبكتي لقائمة الفريق الأول".
  9. "AL HILAL VS. AL SHABAB 3 - 2".
  10. "مباراة شبيبة الساورة الشباب".
  11. "AL SHABAB VS. AL ITTIHAD 1 - 2".
  12. "AL FATEH VS. AL SHABAB 1 - 3".
  13. "AL AHLI VS. AL SHABAB 2 - 2".
  14. "AL SHABAB VS. DAMAK 2 - 1".
  15. "AL SHABAB VS. AL BATIN 3 - 1".
  16. "AL-AIN VS. AL SHABAB 0 - 3".
  17. "AL SHABAB VS. AL FAISALY 1 - 1".
  18. "AL WAHDA VS. AL SHABAB 2 - 4".
  19. "بالدموع.. عبدالله الحمدان يودع زملاءه في الشباب".
  20. "الهلال يعلن شراء المدة المتبقية من عقد الحمدان".
  21. "ABDULLAH ALHAMDDAN".
  22. "Al-Hamdan, Abdullah". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  23. "هورفارت أفضل مدرب في يناير .. والحمدان وكاسيو وتاوامبا ينتزعون النجومية".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.