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 Al-Deayea with Al-Hilal in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1972-08-02) 2 August 1972 (age 52) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ta'ee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1999 | Al-Ta'ee | 176 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2010 | Al-Hilal | 230 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 406 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2006 | Saudi Arabia | 178 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد عبد العزيز الدعيع; born 2 August 1972), also known as Mohammed Deayea al-Shammari, is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He participated in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team and earned a total of 173 officially recognised caps. Al-Deayea played for al-Tai FC and al-Hilal SFC and was represented in all Saudi national teams. He is considered one of the prominent goalkeepers in the history of Saudi sports.
Early life and club career
Mohammed al-Deayea was born in Hail into a family passionate about sports. He initially started as a handball goalkeeper for al-Tai FC at eight years old but switched to football following a recommendation from the club's junior football coach. He joined al-Tai SFC's junior team in 1988, impressing enough to earn a spot on the Saudi junior national team. With this team, he triumphed at the FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland in 1989. He progressed to the youth national team and by 1993, he was playing for the senior Saudi national team.
Al-Deayea played a pivotal role in the national team's qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, where he excelled. In 1999, al-Hilal SFC acquired him in a high-profile transfer, and he defended their goal until retiring in 2010, capping a twenty-two-year career. A testimonial match was organized in 2012 to honor his contributions, featuring a game between Italy's Juventus and al-Hilal SFC.
Al-Deayea has split his professional career between the clubs Al-Ta'ee and Al-Hilal. Originally, he started as a handball player, but was convinced by his club and his older brother Abdullah to become a professional footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure of expectations in the beginning of his career because his brother Abdullah was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper.
Retirement
On 22 June 2010, Mohamed Al-Deayea announced his retirement from football at the age of 37. On 5 January 2012, a testimonial match for him was organised between his club Al-Hilal and Juventus, with 70,000 people attending at the King Fahd Stadium. The match ended 7–1 in favour of Juventus with Al-Hilal's sole goal coming from Saad Al-Harthi. Juventus' goals were scored by Alessandro Del Piero (twice), Eljero Elia, Arturo Vidal, Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe and Fabio Quagliarella.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ACL | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ta'ee | 1991–92 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1993–94 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | |
| Al-Hilal | 1999–00 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 230 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 306 | 0 | |
| Career total | 413 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 489 | 0 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 177 | 0 | |
Honours
Al-Ta'ee
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Premier League: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 1999–2000, 2003, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Saudi Founder's Cup: 1999–2000
- AFC Champions League: 1999–2000
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2001–02
- Asian Super Cup: 2000
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 2000
- Arab Super Cup: 2001
Saudi Arabia U17
Saudi Arabia
- AFC Asian Cup: 1996
- Arabian Gulf Cup: 1994, 2003
- Arab Nations Cup: 1998
- Islamic Solidarity Games: 2005
Individual
- Best Goalkeeper of the AFC Asian Cup: 1996, 2000
- Best Goalkeeper of the Arabian Gulf Cup: 1998, 2002
- Best Goalkeeper of the GCC Champions League: 2000
- Best Goalkeeper of the Arab Champions League': 2001
- Best Goalkeeper of the Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2002
- He was voted Asia's Goalkeeper of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 1999.
- AFC Asian All Stars: 2000
- AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021
- AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 2023
See also
References
- ^ "Vote for your best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup: Goalkeeper | Football | News | FIFA World Cup 2022".
- "Mohammed al-Deayea". Saudipedia. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- "Mohammed al-Deayea". Saudipedia. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- Mamrud, Roberto (28 January 2011). "Mohamed Al-Deayea – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- Velappan, Peter (31 July 2012). "Asia's best Goalkeeper of the Century". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
- "The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced!". Asian Football Confederation. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "IFFHS ALL TIME ASIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- "#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links
- Detail of international appearances – by RSSSF
- Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mohamed Al-Deayea at National-Football-Teams.com
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| 1996 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | |
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Ha'il
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Al-Tai FC players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Asian Games competitors for Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup–winning players
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Saudi Arabia
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- 20th-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen