Waleed Abdullah
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Waleed Abdullah (born April 19, 1986) is a Saudi Arabia
n football (soccer)
player for the Al-Shabab football club based in Riyadh. He is Al-Shabab's first goalkeeper and was also the Saudi Arabia Olympic team's first goalkeeper during their participation in the 2008 Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Ever since June 2007 he has been called to the Saudi Arabia national football team
in every participation.
in the last game. Waleed's best game was against Japan in Tokyo, where he stopped many dangerous Japanese attacks, and stopped the Japanese from scoring.
for the AFC Asian Cup 2007. His first official game was a friendly against United Arab Emirates in June 2007, which ended 2-0 for Saudi Arabia. He also played another friendly against Oman, and it ended 1-1. Right before the beginning of the Asian Cup, Waleed received news of the death of his infant daughter. But he decided to stay with the national team, and was one of the players in Saudi Arabia's squad in the Asian Cup, but didn't get any play time during the cup itself.
After the Asian Cup he has been called a couple of times, a friendly against Ghana
which ended 5-0 for Saudi Arabia, and the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers
against Singapore which ended 2-0, and recently been called for the Uzbekistan qualifier on March 26. after that, he is taking place in the team and become the best player in 2010 World Cup qualifiers .
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player for the Al-Shabab football club based in Riyadh. He is Al-Shabab's first goalkeeper and was also the Saudi Arabia Olympic team's first goalkeeper during their participation in the 2008 Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Ever since June 2007 he has been called to the Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
in every participation.
His career with Al-Shabab
Waleed Abdullah began playing on a regular basis with Al-Shabab in the 2007-2008 season. In the 2006-2007 season he was busy playing with the Saudi Olympic team in their qualifiers, so he had no chance of playing with Al-Shabab as their first goalkeeper.Olympics
Waleed Abdullah played 11 games with the Olympic team during the 2008 Qualifiers, in which he helped the team reach the second round, and was close to qualifying had they won against Japan in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in the last game. Waleed's best game was against Japan in Tokyo, where he stopped many dangerous Japanese attacks, and stopped the Japanese from scoring.
National team
Waleed first joined the Saudi Arabia national football teamSaudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
for the AFC Asian Cup 2007. His first official game was a friendly against United Arab Emirates in June 2007, which ended 2-0 for Saudi Arabia. He also played another friendly against Oman, and it ended 1-1. Right before the beginning of the Asian Cup, Waleed received news of the death of his infant daughter. But he decided to stay with the national team, and was one of the players in Saudi Arabia's squad in the Asian Cup, but didn't get any play time during the cup itself.
After the Asian Cup he has been called a couple of times, a friendly against Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
which ended 5-0 for Saudi Arabia, and the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify...
against Singapore which ended 2-0, and recently been called for the Uzbekistan qualifier on March 26. after that, he is taking place in the team and become the best player in 2010 World Cup qualifiers .