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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.
Saudi Arabia · 1999–2004 · CM
His 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. Asian Footballer of the Year for 2000, the 1999-2000 Asian Club Championship with Al-Hilal, five Saudi league titles, an Asian Cup runners-up medal, and 63 caps with 11 goals.
The almanac puts Nawaf Al-Temyat ahead by 1 rating point, 87 against 86.
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