1. Majed Ahmed Abdullah is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a striker for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.
28 Facts About Majed Abdullah
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Majed Abdullah is the all-time leading goal scorer for Saudi Arabia with 72 goals in 117 games.
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Majed Abdullah was often referred to by his nickname "The Arabian Pele".
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Majed Abdullah is regarded as one of the greatest Western Asian strikers of all time.
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Majed Abdullah was nominated for IFFHS Asia's Player of the Century, finishing third place.
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Majed Abdullah spent his entire club career at Al-Nassr, and scored 189 league goals in a twenty-one-year career.
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Majed Abdullah finished as the Saudi League top scorer six times throughout his career.
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Majed Abdullah retired from football in 1998, after Al-Nassr's Asian Cup Winners' Cup Final victory over Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
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Majed Abdullah's success was not limited to the domestic stage.
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Majed Abdullah scored their only goal as Saudi Arabia lost all three group games.
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Majed Abdullah enrolled in Al-Jazaeria Elementary School and he passionately watched the older kids play football.
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One day the team's striker was absent and Majed Abdullah had to replace him.
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Majed Abdullah's family moved to Hotat Khaled District and the young Majed Abdullah joined Al-Motawasta Al-Thania high school.
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Brocic went to see Majed Abdullah unannounced at Al-Ittifaq's training field in Al-Batha and requested that the club sign him.
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Majed Abdullah spent 2 years playing for the youth teams before being promoted to the senior team.
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Majed Abdullah made his senior debut in a friendly against Moroccan side Al-Fath in January 1977.
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Majed Abdullah made his competitive debut on 20 January 1977 by coming off the bench in the league match against Al-Shabab replacing Ibrahim Al-Hamoud.
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Majed Abdullah repaid that trust by scoring three goals in the final three rounds of the league against Al-Shabab, Al-Ahli and derby rivals Al-Hilal.
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Majed Abdullah ended his first season at Al-Nassr scoring nine goals in ten appearances.
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Majed Abdullah started his second season with Al-Nassr poorly, failing to score in his first three matches.
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On 30 March, Majed Abdullah scored twice against Al-Shate'e in the Round of 32 of the 1978 King Cup.
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Majed Abdullah finished as the Saudi League top scorer 6 times in his career.
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Majed Abdullah won the League 4 times as well as the King Cup 4 times.
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Majed Abdullah is the all-time top scorer of the Saudi League with 189 goals and is Al-Nassr's all-time top scorer with 260 goals.
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Majed Abdullah announced his retirement on 12 April 1998 following Al-Nassr's win in the 1998 Asian Cup Winner's Cup in front of 70,000 fans in Riyadh.
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Majed Abdullah made his senior team debut in 1978 in an unofficial friendly against Portuguese giants Benfica where he scored 2 goals.
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Majed Abdullah represented Saudi national team in 2 Asian Cups, 5 Arabian Gulf Cups, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Majed Abdullah retired from the National Team shortly after the 1994 World Cup.