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The 33 of Saudi Arabia.
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01
MA
Majed Abdullah Al-NassrFans knew him as the Arabian Pelé, and he answered in finals, scoring the second goal against China in 1984 and burying his penalty in the 1988 shootout against South Korea.
ST
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q446181
03
NA
Nawaf Al-Temyat Al-HilalHis 2000 ended in Beirut on 29 October, beaten 1-0 by Japan in the Asian Cup final, and the four seasons that followed were mostly spent injured, with barely a game between 2001 and 2004.
CM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q381957
04
SA
Salem Al-Dawsari Al Hilal, VillarrealIn the 53rd minute at Lusail on 22 November 2022 he turned inside the box and curled the ball past Emiliano Martínez, the goal that ended Argentina's 36-match unbeaten run.
LM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q3945419
06
MA
Mohammed Al-Shalhoub Twenty years separated his debut on 17 October 2000 against Qatar at the Asian Cup from his retirement in 2020, all of it at Al-Hilal, where he arrived in 1998 and left with 329 league appearances, 64 goals and the 2009-10 top-scorer award on twelve goals.About the editorial selection
RM
08
SA
Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal, Wolverhampton Wanderers
CAM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q299555
09
YA
Yasser Al-Qahtani Al-Qadisiya, Al-Hilal
SS
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q328750
11
FA
Fahad Al-Herafy Al-NassrPaulo César Carpegiani put him into the Al-Nassr side at eighteen in 1984, and eight years later his three goals in Japan made him top scorer of the 1992 Asian Cup.
CAM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q1381515
12
FA
Fuad Anwar Al-Shabab, SichuanOn 20 June 1994 he scored against the Netherlands, the first goal Saudi Arabia ever registered at a World Cup finals, and he did it from holding midfield in a side that went on to reach the last 16.
CDM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q2559284
13
HI
Hamzah Idris Ohud, Al IttihadThirty-three league goals in 1999-2000 gave him a Saudi single-season record that no one touched until Abderrazak Hamdallah scored 34 in 2018-19, and he wore the Al-Ittihad number nine for a decade.
ST
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q2609893
14
HA
Hussein Abdulghani Al-Ahli, Al-Rayyan SCIn the Crown Prince Cup final of 11 March 1998 he laid on the 97th-minute golden goal that ended thirteen years without a trophy for Al-Ahli, the club he would go on to captain.
LB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q495048
17
MA
Mohammed Al-Sahlawi Sixteen goals in qualifying carried Saudi Arabia to Russia 2018, five of them in one night against Timor-Leste on 17 November 2015; only Ahmed Khalil of the UAE matched Al-Sahlawi's tally across Asia.About the editorial selection
ST
18
OA
Obaid Al-Dosari Al Wehda, Al-AhliSeven years at Al-Wehda brought him 122 goals in 180 league games, and in 1999 he finished as the Saudi league's leading scorer before he moved to Al-Ahli in 2000.
ST
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q1381051
20
SK
Saud Kariri Al-Qadisiyah, Al-IttihadKariri opened the scoring in the 29th minute in Dammam on 25 March 2005 as Saudi Arabia beat South Korea 2-0 in the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
CDM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q533567
22
AJ
Ahmed Jamil Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad had him from 1985 to 2000 and nowhere else, and he was in the Saudi back line on 29 June 1994 when Saeed Al-Owairan ran from his own half against Belgium and the country reached the last sixteen on its first World Cup appearance.
CB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q2714872
23
FA
Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Ittihad, LevanteOn 7 May 2018 he got eleven minutes at Leganés, the first of the nine Saudis loaned to Spanish clubs that winter to actually reach a La Liga pitch.
LM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q4116187
24
MA
Mohammed Al-Breik Al-Hilal, Al-RaedThe right flank at Al-Hilal was his from 2014 to 2024, 188 league matches of it, and IFFHS put him at full-back in its Asian team of the decade for 2011 to 2020.
RB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q21344522
25
NA
Nawaf Al-Abed Al-Hilal, Al-ShababTwo seconds after kick-off against Al-Shoulla on 7 November 2009, Al-Abed had already scored, and FIFA never ratified the record because Al-Hilal had fielded overage players in that Prince Faisal U-21 Cup tie.
CAM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q944118
26
YA
Yasser Al-Shahrani Al-Qadsiah, Al-HilalDeep into stoppage time against Argentina in Lusail on 22 November 2022, with a 2-1 lead to protect, he collided with his own goalkeeper, left the pitch with a fractured jaw and facial bones, and was flown to Germany for surgery.
LB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q2888773
27
AA
Abdullah Al-Mayouf Al-Hilal, Al-AhliOn 12 May 2023 the King Cup final against Al Wehda went to penalties and stayed there, and the kick that finally settled it at 7-6 was struck by Al-Hilal's own goalkeeper.
GK
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q22245519
28
AO
Abdullah Otayf Al-Shabab, LouletanoBahrain took the Gulf Cup final 1-0 on 8 December 2019, and the tournament's best player award still went to the beaten team's holding midfielder, Abdullah Otayf.
CM
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q10557884
29
AZ
Abdullah Zubromawi Al-Ahli Jeddah, Al-HilalAbu Dhabi, 21 December 1996: 120 goalless minutes against the hosts, then he converted his kick in the shootout that made Saudi Arabia champions of Asia.
CB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q2560378
31
MA
Mohammed Al-Owais Al-Shabab, Al-AhliMessi converted his penalty after ten minutes at Lusail on 22 November 2022 and then spent the rest of the night finding Al-Owais in the way; Saudi Arabia won 2-1 and the goalkeeper took the man of the match award.
GK
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q22677970
33
RT
Redha Tukar Ohud, Al-ShababAl-Ittihad won Asia in 2004 with a 6-3 aggregate over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, and the award for the tournament's best player went to their centre-back.
CB
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q482920About this XI
At the head of Saudi Arabia's pool stand Majed Abdullah, Mohamed Noor and Nawaf Al-Temyat. The 33 covers 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Who is the greatest Saudi Arabia footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Majed Abdullah. Its first five careers: Majed Abdullah, Mohamed Noor, Nawaf Al-Temyat, Salem Al-Dawsari, Mohamed Al-Deayea. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Saudi Arabia players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Saudi Arabia's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
Where can I read about the careers?
Open a player page from the collection to read the career scene, club record and recorded honours. The source links show where the available records come from.
Can I build and share my own Saudi Arabia all-time XI?
Yes. Pick one of 8 formations, place any of the 33 players onto the pitch, and export your lineup as a PNG. There is no account and no sign-up.