Yousuf Al-Thunayan

Youssef Al-Thunayan
Personal information
Full nameYoussef Al-Thunayan
Date of birthNovember 18, 1963
Place of birthRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionWinger / Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1983Al-Hilal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1984–2005Al-Hilal350(183)
National team
1986–1998Saudi Arabia95(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yousuf Al-Thunayan (Arabic: يوسف الثُنيان‎, born November 18, 1963) is a former association football midfielder from Saudi Arabia. He spent all 21 seasons of his career at Al-Hilal.

Club career

Al-Thunayan played his entire club career for Al-Hilal, joining the first team in 1984 and retiring in 2005 after winning a total of 22 titles with the club. On 14 December 2005, Al-Hilal hosted Valencia in his farewell match.[1]

International career

During his active career, Al-Thunayan played 95 international matches and scored 33 goals for the Saudi Arabian national team. At the age of 34 he was selected for his only Football World Cup, and appeared in two games, scoring from the penalty spot in the 2-2 draw with South Africa.[2]

Honours

Club

International

Individual

Farewell match

2005-12-14
18:00 GMT
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2 – 1 Spain Valencia CF
Yasser Al-Qahtani  30'
Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari  69' 		Mario Regueiro  80'
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: more than 65,000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ciberche.net/histoche/partidos/5?mid=4110
  2. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8764/report.html

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