Waleed Abdullah

Waleed Abdullah
Born	Waleed Abdullah Ali Al-Dawsari (1986-04-19) April 19, 1986 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Goalkeeper for Al-Diriyah and Saudi Arabia national team

Waleed Abdullah Ali Al-Dawsari (; born 19 April 1986) is a professional footballer from Saudi Arabia who currently serves as a goalkeeper for Al-Diriyah.

Having been a consistent member of the Saudi Arabia Under-23 squad, Abdullah stepped up to make his senior international debut in July 2007. Between 2008 and 2014, he was the primary goalkeeper for the Saudi national team. Throughout his international career, he accumulated 72 caps and participated in four AFC Asian Cup tournaments.

Club career

Abdullah secured his position at Al-Shabab during the 2007–08 season after dedicating much of the 2006–07 period to competing with the Saudi Olympic team in qualifiers, which limited his club appearances.

On 3 February 2017, he moved to Al-Nassr on a free transfer. Later, on 4 February 2020, he extended his contract with Al-Nassr for an additional three years.

Most recently, on 16 July 2024, Abdullah signed with Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah.

Olympic Team

During the 2008 Olympic qualifiers, Abdullah featured in 11 matches for the Saudi Olympic team. His performances helped the squad advance to the second round, narrowly missing out on qualification following a final defeat against Japan in Tokyo. His exceptional goalkeeping against Japan was particularly notable as he successfully thwarted numerous attempts.

Senior team

Abdullah was part of the Saudi Arabia national team roster for the AFC Asian Cup 2007. His inaugural official appearance came in a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates in June 2007, which ended in a 2-0 victory for Saudi Arabia. He also played in a goalless draw versus Oman. Despite suffering a personal loss shortly before the Asian Cup, he remained with the team but did not feature in any tournament matches.

Following the Asian Cup, he received call-ups for several friendlies including a commanding 5-0 victory over Ghana. Additionally, he took part in the 2010 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Singapore (2–0 win) and Uzbekistan.

Club

Statistics are current as of 31 May 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Crown Prince Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Shabab	2006–07	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2007–08	5	0	4	0	3	0	—		2	0	14	0
	2008–09	17	0	5	0	4	0	5	0	—		31	0
	2009–10	19	0	4	0	3	0	10	0	—		36	0
	2010–11	24	0	2	0	1	0	7	0	—		34	0
	2011–12	26	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
	2012–13	22	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	—		37	0
	2013–14	24	0	5	0	2	0	7	0	38	0
	2014–15	17	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	21	0
	2015–16	5	0	2	0	0	0	colspan=2|-	7	0
	2016–17 13|||0||||||||1||||||||14||||
	Total	173		27		16		42		3		261
Al-Nassr	2016-17	| | | | | | | | |8 |
	2017-18	| | | | | | |2 | |22 |
	2018-19	7						2		11
	2019-20			1				1		2
	202021	6				4		10
	202122	20	2		3	25
	202223 Al-Nassr FC season
	Total !64	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	84	-
	colspan=2 Career total !237	32	16	53	7	345

International

Data current as of the match played on 28 February 2018.

Saudi Arabia
Year	Appearances	Goals
2007	1	0
2008	10	0
2009	19	0
2010	6	0
2011	8	0
2012	3	0
2013	9	0
2014	9	0
2015	3	0
2016	1	0
2017	2	0
2018	1	0
Total	72	0

Club

Al-Shabab

• Saudi Pro League: 2011–12 season
• King's Cup: 2008, 2009, 2014 editions
• Saudi Super Cup: 2014 title
• Federation Cup: seasons 2008–09, 2009–10

Al-Nassr

• Saudi Pro League: 2018–19 campaign
• Saudi Super Cup: won in 2019 and 2020
• Arab Club Champions Cup: secured in 2023