Omar_Al-Ghamdi
Omar Al-Ghamdi
Saudi Arabian footballer
Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi (Arabic: عُمر الغامدي) (born 11 April 1979) is a retired Saudi Arabian football player who played as defensive midfielder and played at left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-04-11) 11 April 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Al Hilal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2010 | Al Hilal | ||
| 2010–2015 | Al-Shabab | 78 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2008 | Saudi Arabia | 78 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 August 2017 | |||
Al-Hilal
In 1997, Al Hilal signed Omar Al-Ghamdi, he was part of Al-Hilal team that won the Asian Super Cup and Asian Champions League in 2000. He won every trophy at Al-Hilal. On 14 March 2010, Omar played his last match for Al-Hilal which was against Al Shabab which ended 2–1 win for Al-Hilal.[1] He left in 2010.
Al-Shabab
On 21 June 2010, Omar went to Al Shabab from Al Hilal as part of a swap deal which Al-Hilal got Waleed Al-Gizani from Al-Shabab.[2] On 14 August 2010, he played his league debut against Al-Raed which Al-Shabab lost 2–1.[3] On 29 September 2011, Omar made his first assist for Al-Shabab against Al-Raed which he assisted Hassan Muath in the 40th minute which was a reason why they won 2–1. On 30 November 2011, Omar assisted Fahad Hamad in the 61 minute which made Al-Shabab win 1–0 against Al-Ettifaq. On 2 February 2012, Omar was sent off against Ittihad in the 38 minute for a second yellow card, but Al-Shabab still won 2–0. In 2012, he won the first and only Saudi Professional League for Al-Shabab. In 2014, Omar won the King Cup and the Super Cup for Al-Shabab. On 26 March 2017, Omar announced that he will retire at the end of the season.[4] On 17 April 2015, Omar played his last league match against Al-Taawoun which Al-Shabab drew 1-1. On 23 August 2015, Omar officially retired from football after a playing career that lasted 17 years.[5]
Omar made his play debut for the Saudi Arabia national team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He is a member of the Saudi Arabia national team and was called up to the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 6 September 2008, Omar played his last match for the national team which was against Iran which he replaced Mohammad Al-Shalhoub in the 67th minute, the match ended 1-1.[6] After 78 caps for the Saudi national team, he retired in 2008.
Club
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Professional League (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2009–10
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup (7): 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup (3): 2000, 2005, 2006
- Saudi Founder's Cup (1): 1999
- AFC Champions League (1): 1999–2000
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 2001–02
- Asian Super Cup (1): 2000
Al-Shabab
- Saudi Professional League (1): 2011–12
- Saudi Super Cup (1): 2014
- King Cup (1): 2014
- "مقابل انتقال اللاعب وليد الجيزاني ... لاعب الهلال عمر الغامدي ينتقل للشباب | صحيفة عاجل الإلكترونية". ajel.sa. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017.
- Omar Al-Ghamdi at National-Football-Teams.com