Saeed Al-Owairan

Saeed Ali Al-Owairan Al-Dossari (Arabic: سعيد علي العويران الدوسري‎; born 19 August 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. Widely considered to be one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time,[1] Al-Owairan is renowned for his goal in the 1994 World Cup against Belgium, which was considered the sixth-best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. He had scored 283 goals across his 13 year career.

Career

Owairan spent his entire club career at Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh.

He won 85 caps for the Saudi Arabia national team, scoring 34 goals, including seven in 1994 World Cup Qualifiers. He achieved international renown at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, in which he scored a stunning individual goal against Belgium at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. that was later voted the sixth best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings.[2] The goal sent Saudi Arabia through to the second round of the World Cup for the first time. They subsequently lost 3–1 to Sweden in the Round of 16.

Following the World Cup, Owairan returned to Saudi Arabia. The same year he was named as Asian Footballer of the Year.[3] Despite interest from European clubs, he was unable to leave the country due to a national law preventing Saudi footballers from playing abroad.[4] Although he was selected as part of the Saudi Arabia national team at the 1998 World Cup in France, he only made two appearances as Saudi Arabia went out in the group stages.

Club career stats
As of match played 1 July 2023
Club Season League King Cup Saudi Crown Prince Cup Arabian Compétitions GCC Champions League Asian Compétitions
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al Shabab 1988–89 SPL
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92 16
1992–93 4 [lower-alpha 1]34 [lower-alpha 2]
1993–94 4
1994–95 1 [lower-alpha 3]1 [lower-alpha 4]
1995–96
1996–97 1 [lower-alpha 5]
1997–98
1998–99 11
1999–2000 44[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]
2000–01 2
Career total 60101085
  1. 4 Goals in 1992 Arab Club Champions Cup
  2. 4 Goals in 1992–93 Asian Club Championship
  3. 1 Goal in 1995 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
  4. 1 Goal in 1994–95 Asian Club Championship
  5. 1 Goal in 1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
  6. 3 Goals in 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup
  7. 1 Goal in 2000 Arab Super Cup

Honours

Al-Shabab

Saudi Arabia

Individual

References
  1. "The greatest Asian footballer of all time - ranked". 90min. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. "Diego Maradona goal voted the FIFA World Cup™ Goal of the Century". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. "Asian Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. "World Cup's Greatest Goals: Saeed Al-Owairan (1994, SAUDI ARABIA vs. Belgium)". espnfc.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. "8th Arab Club Champions Cup 1992".
  6. "15th Arab Club Champions Cup 1999".
  7. "Saudi Arabia 1990/91".
  8. "Saudi Arabia 1991/92".
  9. "Saudi Arabia 1992/93".
  10. "Asian Club Competitions 2000/01".
  11. "Arab Cup".
  12. "Intercontinental Champions Cup Saudi Arabia 1992 - Argentina 3:1 (2:0) Saudi Arabia - Overview - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. "Japan - Saudi-Arabien 1:0 (Asian Cup 1992 Japan, Finale)".
  14. "Saudi Arabia 1991/92".


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