Abdullah Al-Mayouf

Abdullah Al-Mayouf
Abdullah with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Abdullah with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Mayouf[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2005 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Al-Hilal 2 (0)
2007–2016 Al-Ahli 78 (0)
2016–2023 Al Hilal 149 (1)
2023– Al-Ittihad 3 (0)
International career‡
2010–2019 Saudi Arabia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Mayouf (Arabic: عبد الله إبراهيم المعيوف; born 23 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad.

Club career

Abdullah Al-Mayouf started his career at Al-Hilal. He made his first-team debut on 22 September 2004 in the league match against Al-Ansar. He came off the bench in the 73rd minute to replace Sami Al-Jaber after goalkeeper Ali Jabaly was sent off.[3] His next appearance came against Tunisian club Club Africain in the 2004–05 Arab Champions League on 1 March 2005.[4] On 9 May 2005, Al-Mayouf came off the bench to replace the injured Mohamed Al-Deayea in the semi-finals of the Arab Champions League against Al-Ittihad.[5] On 28 May 2005, Al-Mayouf once again replaced Al-Deayea due to injury in the league match against Al-Ittihad.[6] This would be his last appearance for the club.

Al-Ahli

On 31 October 2007, Al-Mayouf joined Al-Ahli following his release by Al-Hilal.[7] He made his debut on 30 December 2007 in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup match against Al-Tai. He made his league debut for Al-Ahli on 13 January 2010 against Al-Qadsiah.[8] He would go on and start the final seven league matches for Al-Ahli. Al-Mayouf also started the 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final loss against Al-Hilal.[9] On 27 April 2012, Al-Mayouf scored his first goal for Al-Ahli in the King Cup match against Al-Faisaly.[10] On 18 May 2012, Al-Mayouf started the King Cup final against Al-Nassr.[11] On 10 November 2012, Al-Mayouf started 2012 AFC Champions League Final which Al-Ahli went on to lose 3–0 against South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai. On 26 April 2013, Al-Mayouf renewed his contract with Al-Ahli.[12] On 14 February 2015, in the Crown Prince Cup final, Al-Mayouf was sent off and his replacement, Yasser Al-Mosailem, went on to save a penalty.[13] In the 2015–16 season, Al-Mayouf was dropped in favour of Al-Mosailem and he made just eight appearances across all competitions. Following the expiration of his contract, Al-Mayouf refused to sign a new deal and left the club due to personal reasons.[14]

Al-Hilal

On 13 August 2016, Abdullah returned to Al-Hilal after nine years with Al-Ahli, signing a two-year contract.[15] On 8 August 2016, Al-Mayouf made his debut against former club Al-Ahli in the 2016 Saudi Super Cup which Al-Hilal lost on penalty shootouts.[16] On 13 August 2016, Abdullah made his league debut for Al-Hilal against Al-Batin and kept a clean sheet in the 2–0 win. On 4 May 2017, Abdullah played the final match of the league against Al-Nassr where they hammered them 5–1 and lifted the league title. He played all of the matches in the league that season. On 18 May 2017, Al-Mayouf played the final of the King Cup against his former club Al-Ahli which they won 3–2.[17]

On 10 August 2017, Abdullah played the first match of the season against Al-Fayha, he saved a penalty which made Al-Hilal win 2–1.[18] On 18 December, Abdullah played the AFC Champions League final's first leg against Urawa where they drew 1–1. After that, on 25 November Abdullah and Al-Hilal lost the final in the second leg after losing 0–1 against Urawa. On 1 December, Abdullah kept a clean sheet against Al-Ahli, which his team won the match 2–0.[19]

On 22 April 2018, Al-Mayouf renewed his contract with Al-Hilal for another two years.[20] On 5 February 2020, in the league match against Al-Raed, Al-Mayouf saved a penalty and went on to score one to help Al-Hilal win 3–1 and stay at top of the table.[21] On 21 February 2020, Al-Mayouf renewed his contract for another three years.[22] On 12 May 2023, he scored the winning penalty in a 7–6 victory in the shootouts against Al Wehda in the King Cup final.[23]

Al-Ittihad

On 3 September 2023, Al-Mayouf signed a two-year contract with Al-Ittihad.[24]

International career

In June 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia[25] and played in the tournament's opening match against the hosts. After the match, he was not selected to the two remaining games due to his dismal performance at the opening encounter.[26] On 11 December 2019, it was announced that Al-Mayouf had retired from international football.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 December 2023[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Hilal 2004–05 SPL 2 0 — 0 0 — 2[d] 0 4 0
2005–06 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Al-Ahli 2007–08 SPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8[e] 0 8 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2009–10 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 4[e] 0 17 0
2010–11 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2011–12 0 0 5 1 2 0 10 0 — 17 1
2012–13 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 — 24 0
2013–14 23 0 6 0 2 0 — — 31 0
2014–15 25 0 2 0 5 0 9 0 — 41 0
2015–16 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 — 8 0
Total 78 0 15 1 15 0 31 0 12 0 151 1
Al-Hilal 2016–17 SPL 26 0 4 0 3 0 8 0 1[f] 0 42 0
2017–18 13 0 0 0 — 7 0 — 20 0
2018–19 10 0 2 0 — 6 0 7[d] 1[g] 0 26 0
2019–20 27 1 4 0 — 13 0 3[h] 0 47 1
2020–21 19 0 0 0 — 6 0 1[f] 0 26 0
2021–22 29 0 4 0 — 9 0 2[h] 1[f] 0 45 0
2022–23 23 0 4 0 — 5 0 3[h] 1[f] 0 36 0
2023–24 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 5[d] 0 7 0
Total 149 1 18 0 3 0 54 0 25 0 249 1
Al-Ittihad 2023–24 SPL 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 10 0
Career total 231 1 35 1 18 0 90 0 40 0 414 2
  1. ^ Includes King Cup
  2. ^ Include Crown Prince Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
  6. ^ a b c d Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
  8. ^ a b c Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[29]
Saudi Arabia
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 5 0
2018 4 0
2019 2 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Al-Ahli

Al-Hilal

Individual

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