| Nawaf Al-Abed | |
| Full Name: | Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed |
| Birth Date: | 1990 1, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.69 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Riyadh |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Hilal |
| Years1: | 2009–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Hilal |
| Caps1: | 146[3] |
| Goals1: | 25 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Al-Shabab |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Qadsiah |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Al-Riyadh |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia U20 |
| Nationalteam2: | Saudi Arabia U23 |
| Nationalteam3: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 57 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 20:33 14 January 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:31 26 November 2022 (UTC) |
Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed (Arabic: نواف شاكر فيروز العابد; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Riyadh.
In 2009, Al-Hilal signed in Al-Abed from their youth academy. On 7 November, Nawaf scored the fastest goal in professional football against Al-Shoulla in two seconds in the Prince Faisal U-21 Cup,[4] but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal making 6 player which are more than 21 years old play in the match.[5]
On 9 March 2017, Al-Abed scored a third penalty goal against Ittihad and performed a celebration which made Ittihad fans furious. The Saudi Arabia FA banned him for two games,[6] but Al-Hilal appealed and the ban was lifted.[7]
On 25 October 2020, Al-Abed joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.[8]
On 18 April 2023, Al-Abed was released by Al-Shabab.[9]
On 11 February 2024, Al-Abed joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract.[10]
On 22 July 2024, Al-Abed joined Pro League side Al-Riyadh.[11]
Al-Abed represented the Saudi Arabia national football team when his country hosted the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. His first international goal came in the quarter-final match with Yemen, becoming the winning goal as the Saudis prevailed 1–0.[12] Nawaf scored again in the semi-final as Saudi Arabia defeated the United Arab Emirates 3–2. The Green Falcons eventually finished as runners-up to Qatar, losing 2–1 in the final at the King Fahd International Stadium.[13]
Al-Abed was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring his third international goal in a 4–1 defeat of North Korea in the team's second group match.[14]
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[15]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Hilal | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2012–13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 146 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 67 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 258 | 40 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2020–21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 190 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 312 | 44 | ||
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[3]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2014 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup | |||
| 2 | 23 November 2014 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–2 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup | ||
| 3 | 14 January 2015 | align=center | 4–1 | align=center | 4–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| 4 | 1 September 2016 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 5 | 6 September 2016 | align=center | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 6 | align=center | 2–1 | |||||||
| 7 | 11 October 2016 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 8 | 29 August 2017 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Al-Hilal
2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
Al-Qadsiah