Fahad Al-Muwallad

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Fahad Al-Muwallad
Fahad with Saudi Arabia during the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Fahad Mosa'ed Al-Muwallad
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Al-Shabab
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2011 Al-Ittihad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2022 Al-Ittihad 193 (58)
2018Levante (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Al-Shabab 28 (2)
International career
2011–2015 Saudi Arabia U20 6 (4)
2015 Saudi Arabia U23 3 (1)
2012– Saudi Arabia 76 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Fahad Mosa'ed Al-Muwallad (

Arabic: فهد المولد, born 14 September 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Al-Shabab
.

He started his professional career with Al-Ittihad at the age of 16. On 31 July 2011 he scored the second goal for

Asian Cup qualifications. Additionally and most notably, he also scored the goal which sent Saudi Arabia to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
, as well as being one of the fastest Asian players nowadays.

Early life and breakthrough

Fahad Al-Muwallad was born in

Saudi Professional League
, Fahad became renowned for his blistering pace and his superb technical ability while showing brilliant composure in front of goal.

Club career

Al-Ittihad

2012–13 season

Fahad continued to impress and on 2 August 2012, Fahad scored his first professional goal against

Champions Cup
MVP (Most Valuable Player) due to his memorizing performances on the football field throughout the tournament. Fahad finished the 2012/13 season with an impressive 10 goals in 26 games in all competitions.

2013–14 season

Fahad opened his account for the new season in the

Al-Ittihad
manager Khalid Al Koroni for improving his game this season by gaining more assists and described Fahad as an "extraordinary talent".

2014–15 season

Fahad scored his first goal of the new campaign in a 2–1 victory over

Champions Cup
.

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5] However, his performance in the World Cup was considered to be a deep disappointment, due to his incapability and his silence in important moments. Saudi Arabia eventually crashed out in the group stage, having lost 0–5 to Russia and 0–1 to Uruguay.

In 2022, he was removed from the Saudi squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on doping allegations.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 February 2024[7]
Club Season League King Cup Saudi Crown Prince Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Ittihad 2011–12 SPL 2 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 1 6 1
2012–13
21 7 5 2 1 0 27 9
2013–14
25 5 5 3 2 2 7[a] 2 1[b] 0 40 12
2014–15
21 7 3 3 1 0 25 10
2015–16
22 3 2 0 3 0 5[a] 1 32 4
2016–17 20 11 0 0 4 3 24 14
2017–18
9 3 2 1 11 4
2018–19 21 11 3 1 5[a] 4 1[b] 0 30 16
2019–20 8 4 0 0 0 0 8 4
2020–21 23 4 1 0 1[c] 0 25 4
2021–22 21 3 2 0 1[c] 0 24 3
Total 193 58 23 10 11 5 21 8 4 0 252 81
Levante (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 2 0 2 0
Al Shabab 2022–23 SPL 11 0 1 0 2[a] 0 14 0
2023–24 16 2 3 0 0 0 19 2
Total 27 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 33 2
Career total 222 60 27 10 11 5 23 8 4 0 287 83
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 November 2023.[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia
2012 2 0
2013 10 2
2014 11 3
2015 5 2
2016 8 1
2017 3 1
2018 13 2
2019 4 2
2021 11 4
2022 7 0
2023 2 0
Total 76 17

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[8]

Honours

Al Ittihad

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Fahad Al-Muwallad". Saudi Pro Leeague. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ Saudi Arabia shocks Croatia 2–0 Archived 1 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Terra.com
  4. ^ Saudi Arabia opens with win over Croatia Fox Sports, FIFA U-20 World Cup.
  5. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport. 28 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Al-Muwallad withdrawn from Saudi Arabia World Cup squad over doping case". Reuters. 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "FAHAD AL MUWALLAD".
  8. ^ a b Fahad Al-Muwallad at National-Football-Teams.com

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