Talal Al-Absi

Talal Al-Absi (Arabic: طلال العبسي, born 22 February 1993) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Hazem and the Saudi national team.[2]

Talal al-Absi
Personal information
Full name Talal Ali Al-Absi
Date of birth (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hazem
Number 3
Youth career
Al-Ittihad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Al-Ittihad 31 (0)
2015–2020 Al-Taawoun 91 (3)
2020–2023 Al-Ahli 22 (1)
2023– Al-Hazem 5 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Saudi Arabia U23 3 (0)
2019– Saudi Arabia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:01, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Talal Al-Absi started his career at Al-Ittihad and made his debut on 14 April 2013 in the league match against Najran.[3] He made his continental debut for Al-Ittihad in the Champions League group stage match against Iranian side Tractor which ended in a 1–0 loss.

On 17 July 2015, Al-Absi signed a two-year contract with Al-Taawoun.[4] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2015 against Al-Ahli. On 28 January 2016, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Al-Ahli.[5] He made 24 league appearances as he helped the club finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in history. On 11 May 2017, Al-Absi extended his contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2020.[6] On 2 May 2019, Al-Absi captained Al-Taawoun in their first King Cup final against former club Al-Ittihad. He scored the equalizer in the 55th minute as Al-Taawoun won their first King Cup title.[7] On 4 January 2020, Al-Absi missed a penalty in the penalty shoot-outs in the eventual loss against Al-Nassr in the 2019 Saudi Super Cup.[8]

On 26 January 2020, Al-Absi signed a three-year contract with Al-Ahli. He joined the club following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season.[9]

On 9 June 2023, Al-Absi joined Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 September 2020[11]
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Ittihad 2012–13 301000——40
2013–14[12] 150402070—280
2014–15 1300020——150
Total 31050407000470
Al-Taawoun 2015–16 2410020——261
2016–17 180101021—221
2017–18 100000——10
2018–19 26050———310
2019–20 22210—201[lower-alpha 1]0262
Total 913703041101064
Al-Ahli 2020–21 310020——51
Career totals 125412070131101585
  1. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

Honours

Club

Al-Ittihad

Al-Taawoun

International

Saudi Arabia

References
  1. "Talal Alabsi". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
  2. "Talal Al-Absi".
  3. "Al Ittihad 2 – 0 Najran". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01.
  4. "بدعم من المجلس التنفيذي: التعاون يوقّع مع مدافع الاتحاد طلال العبسي لموسمين".
  5. "التعاون بالتخصص يزيح الأهلي من الصدارة".
  6. "التعاون يجدد عقد العبسي لثلاث سنوات".
  7. "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
  8. "بالترجيح .. النصر يهزم التعاون ويُتوَّج بكأس السوبر".
  9. "رسميا: الأهلي ينهي إجراءات التعاقد مع طلال العبسي حتى 2023".
  10. "الحزم يعزز صفوفه بـ عبسي والثاني".
  11. "TALAL ALABSI".
  12. "طلال العبسي 2013/14". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.
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