Adnan Al-Talyani

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Adnan Al-Taliyani

Full name	Adnan Khamees Al-Taliyani
Date of birth	October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30) (age 43)
Place of birth	Sharjah, UAE
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1999	Al Shaab Club	Unknown
National team
1983-1997	UAE	164 (53)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Adnan Khamees Al-Taliyani (Arabic: عدنان الطلياني) (born 30 October 1964) is a football player from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He started playing football in the 1970s in the streets of the United Arab Emirates, and lived out his childhood in Sharjah. He then joined Al Shaab Club in 1980, and played there until 1999. He officially retired from Football in January 2003. A testimonial match was played on his honour between Italian champions Juventus and a team of famous players from all around the world.

Upon the selection of Heshmat Mohajerani (the former trainer of the Iran national team) as the trainer of the U.A.E. national team, Adnan was selected for that team.

Notably, he retired from international football in 1997 as the all-time leader in international appearances, with 164 and 53 goals. As of January 2006, he is still tied for fourth on the all-time list for men. In January 1999, U.S. women's star Kristine Lilly surpassed his total with her 165th cap, and has added 137 more (as of January 23, 2006) in an international career that still continues.

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RSSSF - Adnan's Century of International Appearances

v • d • e United Arab Emirates squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 Musa • 2 K. Ghanim • 3 Thani • 4 M. Ghanim • 5 Sultan • 6 Abdulrahman Mohamed • 7 F. Khamees • 8 Ismaïl • 9 Abdulaziz Mohamed • 10 Al‑Talyani • 11 Bakhit • 12 Ghuloum • 13 H. Mohamed • 14 N. Khamees • 15 I. Meer • 16 Salim • 17 Musabah • 18 Abdulrahman • 19 E. Meer • 20 Hussain • 21 Al‑Haddad • 22 Hassan • Coach: Parreira