Nawaf Al Abed

Nawaf Al Abed
Personal information
Full name Nawaf Al-Abed
Date of birth January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26) (age 22)
Place of birth ArRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Al-Hilal
Number 24
Youth career
2005-2008 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008-Present Al-Hilal 16 (5)
Total 16 (5)
National team
2011-Present Saudi Arabia U23
2011-Present Saudi Arabia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 23, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nawaf Al Abed (Arabic: نواف العابد‎) is a striker for the Al-Hilal Saudi Arabian professional football club. On November 7, 2009 he scored what may be the fastest goal in professional football history. Two seconds into a under-23 Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup game against Al Shoalah he spotted the goalkeeper out of position and lobbed the ball over him into the goal from midfield.[1] Unfortunately, upon review, the entire game was ruled invalid, as the team had six players over the age of 23 on the field in the second half.Nawaf Al Abed has now accomplished himself as a regular first team player after many good performances like against al ittihad, he is also very versatile as he can play on the wing or as a second striker.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Grahame L. Jones (November 9, 2009). "Nawaf Al Abed scores the fastest goal in soccer history -- two seconds!". The Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/11/soccer-fastest-goal-in-history.html. 
  2. ^ "مخالفة هلالية تجرد العابد من لقب صاحب أسرع هدف في العالم". radiosawa.com. 13 November 2009. http://www.radiosawa.com/arabic_news.aspx?id=8032781&cid=19. 

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