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Saudi Arabia · 1988–2000 · GK
He kept goal for Al-Ta'ee's handball team as an eight-year-old until a coach moved him into football in 1988, and eight years later he stood in the Abu Dhabi shootout that won the 1996 Asian Cup, 0-0 after extra time and 4-3 on penalties against the hosts. An Asian Cup winner in 1996 and runner-up in 2000, best goalkeeper of that tournament, a FIFA U-16 world title in 1989, four World Cups, and 173 caps.
Saudi Arabia · 1998–2020 · RM
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. Eight Saudi league titles, the AFC Champions League in 2000 and 2019, eleven Crown Prince Cups, two King's Cups, and 118 caps with 19 goals.
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 86.
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