Mohamed Al-Deayea Explained

Mohamed Al-Deayea
Full Name:Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea
Birth Date:2 August 1972
Birth Place:Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Height:1.89 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Al-Ta'ee
Years1:1989–1999
Clubs1:Al-Ta'ee
Caps1:176
Goals1:0
Years2:1999–2010
Clubs2:Al-Hilal
Caps2:230
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:406
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1993–2006
Nationalteam1:Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps1:178[1]
Nationalgoals1:0

Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد عبد العزيز الدعيع; born 2 August 1972) is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He participated in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team and earned a total of 173 officially recognised caps.

Club career

Al-Deayea has split his professional career between the clubs Al-Ta'ee and Al-Hilal. Originally, he started as a handball player, but was convinced by his club and his older brother Abdullah to become a professional footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure of expectations in the beginning of his career because his brother Abdullah was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper.

Retirement

On 22 June 2010, Mohamed Al-Deayea announced his retirement from football at the age of 37. On 5 January 2012, a testimonial match for him was organised between his club Al-Hilal and Juventus FC, with 70,000 people attending at the King Fahd Stadium. The match ended 7–1 in favour of Juventus with Al-Hilal's sole goal coming from Saad Al-Harthi. Juventus' goals were scored by Alessandro Del Piero (twice), Eljero Elia, Arturo Vidal, Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe and Fabio Quagliarella.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupACLTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Ta'ee1991–92220220
1992–93220220
1993–94220220
1994–95220220
1995–96220220
1996–97220220
1997–98220220
1998–99220220
Total176000001760
Al-Hilal1999–002204070330
2000–0122020240
2001–0222050270
2002–0322040260
2003–042204030290
2004–052205040310
2005–0622050270
2006–072104060310
2007–082105060320
2008–092104070320
2009–102001040250
Total23003803903060
Career total41303803904890

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saudi Arabia1993160
1994210
199560
1996210
1997230
1998220
1999150
2000150
2001120
2002130
200300
200440
200500
200670
Total1770

Honours

Al-Ta'ee

1994–95

Al-Hilal

2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10

1999–2000, 2003, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10

1999–2000

1999–2000

2001–02

2000

2000

2001

Saudi Arabia U17

1989

Saudi Arabia

1996

1994, 2003

1998

2005

Individual

2000[4]

2020[5]

2023[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vote for your best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup: Goalkeeper | Football | News | FIFA World Cup 2022.
  2. News: Roberto . Mamrud . Mohamed Al-Deayea – Century of International Appearances . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 28 January 2011 . 17 July 2011.
  3. News: Peter . Velappan . Asia's best Goalkeeper of the Century . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 31 July 2012 .
  4. Web site: Asian Player of the Year. RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
  5. Web site: The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced! . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116082205/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced . Asian Football Confederation . 2020-07-07 . 2021-05-19 . 2021-01-16.
  6. Web site: IFFHS ALL TIME ASIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM . IFFHS . 2021-06-11 . 2021-09-08.
  7. News: #AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed . Asian Football Confederation . 2023-08-12 . 2023-08-13.