| Abdullah Hamdan | |
| Fullname: | Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1999[1] |
| Birth Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Currentclub: | Al-Hilal |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthyears2: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Sporting Gijón (loan) |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Shabab |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Al-Hilal |
| Caps2: | 63 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Saudi Arabia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 29 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 6 June 2024 |
Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan (Arabic: عبد الله عبد الرحمن الحمدان; born 13 September 1999) is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.[2] He is the son of former Al-Shabab goalkeeper and former Hetten manager, Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan.[3]
Al-Hamdan made his debut for the Saudi national team in a friendly against Mali on 5 September 2019.[4]
Al-Hamdan is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club Sporting Gijón's U19 squad on a six-month loan.[5] [6] He returned to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.
On 2 January 2019, Al-Hamdan made his debut with the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel coming off the bench in the 61st minute to replace Khalid Kaabi.[7] Al-Hamdan made his league debut in the match against Al-Wehda on 15 February 2019.[8] He made his first start for the club in the final match of the 2018–19 season against Al-Hilal.[9] On 23 September 2019, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal for the club in the Arab Club Champions Cup match against Algerian club JS Saoura, he also assisted Danilo Asprilla's goal to put Al-Shabab 3–1 ahead.[10] Four days later, Al-Hamdan scored his first league goal in the 2–1 loss against Al-Ittihad.[11] He ended his second season at the club scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.
On 7 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench in the 94th minute and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's third goal in the 3–1 away win against Al-Fateh.[12] On 23 November 2020, Al-Hamdan made his first start of the season and assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ahli.[13] On 27 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's winner in the 2–1 win against Damac.[14] On 2 December 2020, he assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ittihad in the first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals. On 26 December 2020, Al-Hamdan started the league match against Al-Batin and assisted two goals.[15] On 14 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 away win against Al-Ain, he also assisted Cristian Guanca's opener.[16] On 19 January 2021, he assisted Fábio Martins's equalizer in the 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly.[17] On 25 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored once and assisted once in the 4–2 away win against Al-Wehda.[18] On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan made his final appearance for Al-Shabab in the 4–1 home win against Al-Raed. He left the pitch in tears while being replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 84th minute.[19] He made 51 appearances for Al-Shabab in all competitions and scored 7 goals and recorded 12 assists.
On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract for a reported fee of SAR3 million.[20]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Shabab | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 7 | |||
| Al-Hilal | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 106 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 157 | 15 | |||
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[22]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 October 2019 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2. | 30 November 2019 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup | ||
| 3. | 5 December 2019 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | |||
| 4. | 17 November 2020 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 5. | 4 December 2021 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
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