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Mohamed Al-Deayea Personal information Full name Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea Date of birth 2 August 1972 Place of birth Ha'il, Saudi Arabia Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Youth career Al-Ta'ee Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1999 Al-Ta'ee 176 (0) 1999–2010 Al-Hilal 310 (3) National team 1993–2006 Saudi Arabia 178 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد عبدالعزيز الدعيع) (born 2 August 1972) is a former Saudi Arabian football goalkeeper. He played in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team, and as of June 2010, he is the joint world record holder for most international appearances by a male footballer, with 178 caps for Saudi Arabia, tying the Mexican Claudio Suarez.[1] He was captain of Saudi Premier League club Al-Hilal until June 2010, when he retired.
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Club career
Al-Deayea has split his professional career between the clubs Al-Ta'ee and Al-Hilal. Originally he started as a handball player, but was convinced by his club and his older brother Abdullah to become a footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure in the beginning of his career because of having to fill the shoes of his brother Abdullah, who was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper too.
Retirement
On the 22nd of June 2010, Mohamed Al-Deayea announced his retirement from football at the age of 37.
Club Season League Cup ACL Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Al-Ta'ee 1991-92 22 - - - - - 22 - 1992-93 22 - - - - - 22 - 1993-94 22 - - - - - 22 - 1994-95 22 - - - - - 22 - 1995-96 22 - - - - - 22 - 1996-97 22 - - - - - 22 - 1997-98 22 - - - - - 22 - 1998-99 22 - - - - - 22 - Total 176 - - - - - 176 - Al-Hilal 1999-00 22 - 4 7 - 33 - 2000-01 22 - 2 - - - 24 - 2001-02 22 1 - - 5 - 27 1 2002-03 22 1 4 - - - 26 1 2003-04 22 - 4 - 3 - 29 - 2004-05 22 1 5 - 4 - 31 1 2005-06 22 - 5 - - - 27 - 2006-07 21 - 4 - 6 - 31 - 2007-08 21 - 5 - 6 - 32 - 2008-09 21 - 4 - 7 - 32 - 2009-10 20 - 1 - 4 0 25 0 Total 230 3 38 0 39 0 310 3 Career Total 406 3 38 0 39 0 486 3 National team statistics
Saudi Arabia national team Year Apps Goals 1993 16 0 1994 21 0 1995 8 0 1996 21 0 1997 23 0 1998 22 0 1999 15 0 2000 15 0 2001 12 0 2002 13 0 2003 0 0 2004 4 0 2005 0 0 2006 8 0 Total 178 0 References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (2011-07-15). "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (2011-01-28). "Mohamed Al-Deayea - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/deayea-intl.html. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
External links
- Detail of international appearances - by RSSSF
- Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record
- Mohamed Al-Deayea at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian footballers
- Saudi Arabia international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Saudi Arabian people of Black African descent
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- FIFA Century Club
- Al-Hilal players
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