Fahad Mosa'ed Al-Muwallad is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Al-Shabab.
20 Facts About Fahad Al-Muwallad
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Fahad Al-Muwallad started his professional career with Al-Ittihad at the age of 16.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad was born in Jeddah and from a very early age he became well known as a prominent footballing talent in the local area.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad was then approached by a Barcelona scout after seeing him put in a good amount of great performances.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad rejected the offer then went on to join the Al-Ittihad youth team from the age of 6, he worked his way up the ranks and started to gain national media attention when he started training with the first-team squad at the age of just 15 years.
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On 7 February 2012, at just 16-years-old, Fahad al-Muwallad made his professional debut against Al-Raed.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad then grew further international attention when, at the age of just 17 years, he scored the decisive goal in the quarter-final of the prestigious AFC Champions League against Marcelo Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande that sent Al-Ittihad into the semi-finals.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad was later voted the Champions Cup MVP due to his performances throughout the tournament.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad opened his account for the new season in the Saudi El Clasico in dramatic fashion, putting Al-Ittihad ahead after a clever through ball from Saud Kariri.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad then scored in a vital match against Al-Ettifaq, opening proceedings with a powerful drive into the top left-hand corner of the net, leaving Al-Ettifaq goalkeeper Mohammad Sharifi motionless.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad heavily impressed in the AFC Champions League against some of the best teams throughout the whole of Asia.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad then claimed his second goal of the match scoring an exquisite chip over Al-Shabab goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad ended the season with 5 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad was praised by Al-Ittihad manager Khalid Al Koroni for improving his game this season by gaining more assists and described Fahad Al-Muwallad as an "extraordinary talent".
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On 21 March 2015, Fahad Al-Muwallad scored against Al-Khaleej with a perfectly timed header to beat goalkeeper Moslem Freej.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad scored a penalty in the same game where he expertly sent Sultan Al-Ghamdi in the wrong direction while placing the ball in the other side of the net.
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On 15 May 2015, Fahad Al-Muwallad scored another wonderful goal in the "Derby of Jeddah" scoring the opening goal in the 84th minute after cutting inside and striking a thunderous shot into the top right-hand corner of the net past the helpless Abdullah Al-Maiouf in the Al-Ahli net.
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On 31 May 2015, Fahad Al-Muwallad scored in the Saudi El Clasico, in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup at the King Fahd International Stadium, firing in a goal from the penalty spot, cancelling out the opening goal from Al-Hilal defender Digao.
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Fahad Al-Muwallad then went on loan to La Liga club Levante in 2018, where he made two appearances.
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On 12 September 2024, Fahad Al-Muwallad was admitted to intensive care after a fall from the balcony of his second-floor apartment in Dubai.