Saeed Al-Owairan

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Saeed Al-Owairan (or Owairan; Arabic: سعيد العويران; born August 19, 1967) is a Saudi Arabian football player. He played for the Saudi national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA, in which he scored what was later voted the 6th greatest goal in World Cup history, in a game against Belgium, earning him the nickname "The Maradona of the Arabs". Overall, he scored 24 goals in 50 international matches and also competed in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played for Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh.


Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Japan Kazuyoshi Miura
Asian Footballer of the Year
1994
Succeeded by
Flag of Japan Masami Ihara