Omar Al-Ghamdi

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Personal information
Omar Al-Ghamdi
Full name	Omar Al-Ghamdi
Date of birth	April 11, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	?, Saudi Arabia
Height	170cm
Nickname	The maestro
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Al-Hilal
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-	Al-Hilal
National team²
2000-	Saudi Arabia	40 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Omar Al-Ghamdi (Arabic: عُمر الغامدي) (born 11 April 1979) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for Al Hilal. He can also play as a left back.

He came through the ranks at Al Ittihad, but later made a surprise move to rivals Al Hilal. He is a member of the Saudi Arabian national team and was recently called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

	Saudi Arabia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea \| 2 Al‑Jahani \| 3 Tukar \| 4 Zubromawi \| 5 Harthi \| 6 Al‑Shehri \| 7 Suwayed \| 8 Noor \| 9 Al‑Jaber \| 10 Al‑Shalhoub \| 11 O. Al‑Dosari \| 12 Dokhi \| 13 Sulaimani \| 14 Khathran \| 15 A. Al‑Dosari \| 16 Al‑Owairan \| 17 Al‑Waked \| 18 Al‑Temyat \| 19 Al‑Ghamdi \| 20 Al‑Yami \| 21 Zaid \| 22 Al‑Khojali \| 23 Al‑Thagafi \| Coach: Al‑Johar

	Saudi Arabia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea \| 2 Dokhi \| 3 Tukar \| 4 Al‑Montashari \| 5 Al‑Qadi \| 6 Al‑Ghamdi \| 7 Ameen \| 8 Noor \| 9 Al‑Jaber \| 10 Al‑Shalhoub \| 11 Al‑Harthi \| 12 Khathran \| 13 Sulaimani \| 14 Khariri \| 15 Al‑Bahri \| 16 Aziz \| 17 Al‑Bishi \| 18 Al‑Temyat \| 19 Massad \| 20 Al‑Qahtani \| 21 Zaid \| 22 Khouja \| 23 Mouath \| Coach: Paquetá