Mohamed Al-Deayea
Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد عبدالعزيز الدعيع; born 2 August 1972) is a Saudi Arabian retired football goalkeeper. He played in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team and earned a total of 178 officially recognized caps, the record for a goalkeeper.[2] He also achieved the first best Goalkeeper of the Century from Asia award ahead of Nasser Hejazi in second and In-Young Choi in third place respectively.
 Al-Deayea with Al-Hilal in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ta'ee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1999 | Al-Ta'ee | 176 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2010 | Al-Hilal | 230 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 406 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2006 | Saudi Arabia | 178[1] | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure in the beginning of his career because of having to wear the shoes of his brother Abdullah, who was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper too.
Retirement
On 22 June 2010, Mohamed Al-Deayea announced his retirement from football at the age of 37. On 5 January 2012, a big farewell match was organised between Al-Hilal and Juventus F.C.. 70,000 people were packed in the King Fahd Stadium. The match ended 1–7 in favour of Juventus with one goal from Saad Al-Harthi. Juventus's goals were scored by Alessandro Del Piero (twice), Eljero Elia, Arturo Vidal, Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe and Fabio Quagliarella.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ACL | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ta'ee | 1991–92 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
| 1992–93 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1993–94 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1994–95 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1995–96 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1996–97 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1997–98 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1998–99 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| Total | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | — | |
| Al-Hilal | 1999–00 | 22 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | 33 | — |
| 2000–01 | 22 | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | — | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | 22 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 22 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 29 | — | |
| 2004–05 | 22 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 22 | — | 5 | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| 2006–07 | 21 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | 31 | — | |
| 2007–08 | 21 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 32 | — | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | 32 | — | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 230 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 310 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 413 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 493 | 3 | |
Career statistics
International
| Saudi Arabia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 178[1] | 0 |
Honours
Club
Al-Ta'ee
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Premier League: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 1999–2000, 2003, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Saudi Founder's Cup: 1999
- AFC Champions League: 1999–2000
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2001–02
- Asian Super Cup: 2000
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 2000
- Arab Super Cup: 2001
International
Saudi Arabia U-17
Saudi Arabia
Individual
- Best Goalkeeper of the AFC Asian Cup: 1996, 2000
- Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup of Nations: 1998, 2002
- Best Goalkeeper of the GCC Champions League: 2000
- Best Goalkeeper of the Arab Champions League': 2001
- Best Goalkeeper of the Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2002
- He was voted Asia's Goalkeeper of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 1999.[4]
- AFC Asian All Stars: 2000[5]
References
- https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf
- "Egypt's Ahmed Hassan equals international apperance [sic] record". BBC Sport. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- Mamrud, Roberto (28 January 2011). "Mohamed Al-Deayea – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- Velappan, Peter (31 July 2012). "Asia's best Goalkeeper of the Century". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mohamed Al-Deayea. |
- Detail of international appearances – by RSSSF
- Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record
- Mohamed Al-Deayea at National-Football-Teams.com
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