Nawaf Al-Abid

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Nawaf Al-Abed
Al-Abed with Al-Hilal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990[2]
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2009 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2020 Al-Hilal 146[4] (25)
2020–2023 Al-Shabab 41 (3)
2024 Al-Qadsiah 3 (0)
2024–2025 Al-Riyadh 14 (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 as of 22:29 26 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:31 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed (Arabic: نَوَّاف شَاكِر فَيْرُوز الْعَابِد; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

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,[5] but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal playing with 6 players who were older than 21.[6]

On 9 March 2017, Al-Abed scored a third penalty goal against Ittihad was banned by the Saudi Arabian FA for two games due to the celebration he performed.[7] However, this ban was lifted following an appeal from Al-Hilal.[8]

Al-Shabab

On 25 October 2020, Al-Abed joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.[9]

On 18 April 2023, Al-Abed was released by Al-Shabab.[10]

Al-Qadsiah

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

Al-Riyadh

On 22 July 2024, Al-Abed joined Pro League side Al-Riyadh.[12]

International career

Al-Abed represented the Saudi Arabia national football team when his country hosted the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. His first international goal came in the quarter-final match with Yemen, becoming the winning goal as the Saudis prevailed 1–0.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2024[1]
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 10000000—10
2009–10 92314090—253
2010–11 132002150—203
2011–12 133204461—258
2012–13 153111081—255
2013–14 201102070—301
2014–15 152314091—314
2015–16 11120115000192
2016–17 18730221011[a]03410
2017–18 11000—10—120
2018–19 7230—603[b]0192
2019–20 13220—101[c]0172
Total 146252032086745025840
Al-Shabab 2020–21 19200——2[b]0212
2021–22 13120—61—212
2022–23 9000—000090
Total 41320006120514
Al-Qadsiah 2023–24 3000——–30
Career totals 190282232087357031244
  1. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  2. 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.[4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 November 2014King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Yemen1–01–022nd Arabian Gulf Cup
223 November 2014King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh United Arab Emirates2–03–222nd Arabian Gulf Cup
314 January 2015Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne North Korea4–14–12015 AFC Asian Cup
41 September 2016King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Thailand1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
56 September 2016Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Iraq1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
62–1
711 October 2016King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah United Arab Emirates2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
829 August 2017Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain United Arab Emirates1–01–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Hilal

Al-Qadsiah

See also

References

  1. "NAWAF AL ABID".
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  3. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nawaf Al-Abed". national-football-teams.com.
  5. "Nawaf Al Abed scores the fastest goal in soccer history -- two seconds!". 9 November 2009.
  6. "سحب نقاط الهلال .. و"فيفا" يرفض الاعتراف بالهدف الأسرع". صحيفة الاقتصادية. 11 November 2009.
  7. "إيقاف عابد "الهلال" مباراتين ومنع مولد "الاتحاد" من النهائي". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية.
  8. "لجنة الاستئناف تكشف أسباب إلغاء عقوبة نواف العابد | صحيفة عاجل الإلكترونية". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. "نواف العابد شبابيًّا لـ3 مواسم.. قادمًا من الهلال".
  10. "الشباب ينهي عقد نواف العابد بالتراضي".
  11. "رسميا.. القادسية يعلن ضم نواف العابد".
  12. "رسميًا.. الرياض يُعلن تعاقده مع نواف العابد".
  13. "Abed thunderbolt puts KSA in semis". Saudi Gazette. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  14. "Saudi Arabia 1-2 Qatar". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  15. "Saudi Arabia eliminates North Korea 4-1 at Asia Cup". USA Today. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  16. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  17. "يلو.. القادسية يضرب بالأربعة ويتوّج بطلا".