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Saeed Al-Owairan

Saeed Al-Owairan

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Owairan spent his entire club career at Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh. He won 85 caps for the Saudi Arabia national team, scoring 34 goals, including seven in 1994 World Cup Qualifiers. He achieved international renown at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, in which he scored a stunning individual goal against Belgium at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. that was later voted the sixth best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. The goal sent Saudi Arabia through to the second round of the World Cup for the first time. They subsequently lost 3–1 to Sweden in the Round of 16. Following the World Cup, Owairan returned to Saudi Arabia. The same year he was named as Asian Footballer of the Year. Despite interest from European clubs, he was unable to leave the country due to a national law preventing Saudi footballers from playing abroad. Although he was selected as part of the Saudi Arabia national team at the 1998 World Cup in France, he only made two appearances as Saudi Arabia went out in the group stages.

Club career stats

As of match played 1 July 2023

Club
Al-Shabab Football Club (1988–2001)
Club
Saudi Arabia men's national football team (1991–1998)
National team
Saudi Arabia

Legacy

Honours

Al-Shabab

Arab Club Champions Cup:1992,1999 Saudi Premier League :1990–91,1991–92,1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup:2000–01 Saudi Arabia

Arab Nations Cup runner-up:1992 King Fahd Cup runner-up:1992 AFC Asian Cup runner-up:1992 Individual

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1993 Best Bombardier Saudi Premier League:1991–92

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Description

Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1967)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Saeed Ali Al-Owairan Al-Dossari is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. Widely considered to be one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time, Al-Owairan is renowned for his goal against Belgium in the 1994 World Cup, which was considered the sixth-best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. He scored 283 goals across his 13-year career.

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