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Abdulfattah Adam
Saudi Arabian footballer
Abdulfattah Adam (Arabic: عبدالفتاح آدم, born 1 January 1995) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Pro League side Al-Taawoun, and the Saudi Arabia national team.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulfattah Mohammed Adam | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Medina, Saudi Arabia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Taawoun | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Al-Jeel | 100 | (51) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Hazem | 16 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Taawoun | 33 | (15) |
| 2019–2023 | Al-Nassr | 14 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Al-Raed (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Abha (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2023– | Al-Taawoun | 18 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Saudi Arabia | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2019 | |||
Adam was first scouted when he played in a friendly match against Al-Jeel during the summer of 2014. Al-Jeel were impressed by him and Abdullah Darwish, the manager at the time, insisted on Adam participating in the team's training. Adam officially signed for Al-Jeel during the 2014 summer transfer window.[4]
Al-Jeel
Abdulfattah ended his first season with Al-Jeel scoring 10 goals during the course of the 2014–15 season helping them to a sixth-placed finish. During his second season with the club, Adam ended the season with 21 goals in all competitions. He finished as the league's top scorer for the first time in his career. During his last season, the 2016–17 season, Abdulfattah Adam finished the season with 21 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions. He also finished the season as the league's top scorer for the second consecutive season. In the 2016–17 season Adam became the all-time leading goal scorer for Al-Jeel with his 50th goal for the club.[5]
Al-Hazem
On May 18, 2017, Abdulfattah Adam left Al-Jeel and joined Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[6] Adam started the season poorly and scored just once in his first eight games. However, his form soon began to improve scoring 7 goals in 8 appearances. He left the club during the 2018 winter transfer window and ended his time with Al-Hazem with 17 appearances and 8 goals.
Al-Taawoun
On January 28, 2018, Adam signed for Pro League side Al-Taawoun.[7] He made his debut on 3 February, coming on as a substitute against Al-Faisaly. He made his first start for the club on March 5 against Al-Ittihad. He scored a brace and assisted once to help his team record a historic 5–2 win.[8] He scored his third goal for the club on the final matchday in a 3–2 loss against Al-Ettifaq. Adam ended his first season at Al-Taawoun with 8 appearances and scored 3 goals.
He made his first appearance of the second season at the club by starting the league match against former club Al-Hazem. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. In his second match, Adam came off the bench against Al-Ittihad and scored the 5th goal in a 5–3 win. During a 4–0 win over Ohod, Adam scored his first hat trick in the Pro League on 14 February 2019.[9] Adam started the King Cup semi-final match against Al-Hilal and scored the second goal in a 5–0 away win.[10] Adam was an unused substitute as Al-Taawoun defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1 to win the 2019 King Cup.[11] He ended his second season making 30 appearances and scoring 15 goals throughout all competitions.
Al-Nassr
On 13 July 2019, Adam joined Al-Nassr for a reported fee of SAR25 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club.[12] Adam struggled with injuries during his first season at the club. He failed to make the matchday squad for the first four months of the season.[13][14] On 6 December 2019, Adam finally made his debut for Al-Nassr in the King Cup Round of 32 win against Al-Bukiryah. He came off the bench in the 62nd minute, to replace Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari, and assisted Nordin Amrabat's goal and Al-Nassr's fourth.[15] On 13 December 2019, Adam made his league debut as well as score his first goal for Al-Nassr in the 2–1 win against former club Al-Taawoun.[16] On 4 January 2020, Adam came off the bench in the 2019 Saudi Super Cup match against Al-Taawoun and scored his penalty in the shootout as Al-Nassr won the competition for the first time.[17] On 15 September 2020, Adam made his continental debut for Al-Nassr, coming off the bench in the group stage match against Iranian side Sepahan.[18] Adam ended his first season at Al-Nassr making 13 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice and assisting three times.
On 18 October 2020, Adam made started Al-Nassr's first league match of the season against Al-Fateh.[19] He made one further appearance against Al-Taawoun before joining Al-Raed on loan.
On 25 October 2020, Adam joined Al-Raed on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[20] On 5 November 2020, Adam made his debut for Al-Raed coming off the bench against Al-Wehda and scoring a stoppage-time winner.[21] On 1 December 2020, Al-Raed announced that Adam had suffered an ACL injury and would undergo surgery, thus ending his season prematurely.[22] He made just three appearances for Al-Raed and scored once.
Adam returned to Al-Nassr following the conclusion of his loan and made his first appearance since coming back on 18 September 2021 in the 3–1 loss against Al-Ittihad.[23] On 22 December 2021, Adam made his first start of the season in the Round of 16 King Cup match against Al-Ettifaq.[24] Adam also struggled with injuries throughout the season and made just five appearances in all competitions.
Al-Taawoun return
On 7 September 2023, Adam joined Al-Taawoun on a three-year deal.[26]
Club
- As of 30 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Kings Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Jeel | 2014–15 | First Division | ? | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | ? | 11 |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 21 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 21 | ||
| Al-Jeel Total | ? | 51 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | ? | 53 | ||
| Al-Hazem | 2017–18 | MS League | 16 | 8 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 8 |
| Al-Taawoun | 2017–18 | SPL | 8 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 12 | – | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 15 | ||
| Al-Taawoun Total | 33 | 15 | – | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 18 | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2019–20 | SPL | 7 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Al-Nassr Total | 14 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Al-Raed (loan) | 2020–21 | SPL | 3 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Abha (loan) | 2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 7 | |
| Al-Taawoun | 2023–24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | |
| Career Total | ? | 86 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 95 | ||
- Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 10 August 2019.[27]
International goals
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[27]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 March 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 March 2019 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Club
Al-Taawoun
Al-Nassr
Individual
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