| Omar Al-Ghamdi | |
| Fullname: | Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1995–1999 |
| Years1: | 1998–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Al Hilal |
| Years2: | 2010–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Al-Shabab |
| Caps2: | 78 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 78 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 13 August 2017 |
| Ntupdate: | 13 August 2017 |
Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi (Arabic: عُمر الغامدي) (born 11 April 1979) is a retired Saudi Arabian football player who played as defensive midfielder and played at left back.
In 1997, Al Hilal signed Omar Al-Ghamdi, he was part of Al-Hilal team that won the Asian Super Cup and Asian Champions League in 2000. He won every trophy at Al-Hilal. On 14 March 2010, Omar played his last match for Al-Hilal which was against Al Shabab which ended 2–1 win for Al-Hilal.[1] He left in 2010.
On 21 June 2010, Omar went to Al Shabab from Al Hilal as part of a swap deal which Al-Hilal got Waleed Al-Gizani from Al-Shabab.[2] On 14 August 2010, he played his league debut against Al-Raed which Al-Shabab lost 2–1.[3] On 29 September 2011, Omar made his first assist for Al-Shabab against Al-Raed which he assisted Hassan Muath in the 40th minute which was a reason why they won 2–1. On 30 November 2011, Omar assisted Fahad Hamad in the 61 minute which made Al-Shabab win 1–0 against Al-Ettifaq. On 2 February 2012, Omar was sent off against Ittihad in the 38 minute for a second yellow card, but Al-Shabab still won 2–0. In 2012, he won the first and only Saudi Professional League for Al-Shabab. In 2014, Omar won the King Cup and the Super Cup for Al-Shabab. On 26 March 2017, Omar announced that he will retire at the end of the season.[4] On 17 April 2015, Omar played his last league match against Al-Taawoun which Al-Shabab drew 1-1. On 23 August 2015, Omar officially retired from football after a playing career that lasted 17 years.[5]
Omar made his play debut for the Saudi Arabia national team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He is a member of the Saudi Arabia national team and was called up to the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 6 September 2008, Omar played his last match for the national team which was against Iran which he replaced Mohammad Al-Shalhoub in the 67th minute, the match ended 1-1.[6] After 78 caps for the Saudi national team, he retired in 2008.