Abdulellah Al-Malki
Personal information
Full name Abdulellah Saad Hamid Al-Wahbi Al-Malki[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 26
Youth career
Al-Wehda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Al-Wehda 84 (6)
2019–2022 Al-Ittihad 63 (3)
2022– Al-Hilal 6 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Saudi Arabia U23
2019– Saudi Arabia 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024

Abdulellah Saad Hamid Al-Wahbi Al-Malki (Arabic: عبد الإله سعد حميد الوهبي المالكي; born 11 October 1994) is a Saudi professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Hilal.[3]

Career

Club

Al-Malki previously played for Al-Wehda from 2015 until 2019. He helped Al-Wehda earn promotion to the Pro League twice, first in 2014–15 as runners-up and second in 2017–18 after winning the MS League.[4] He joined Al-Ittihad during the summer transfer window of 2019.[5] He spent three years at the club and made 81 appearances in all competitions. On 22 January 2022, Al-Malki joined rivals Al-Hilal on a four-year contract.[6]

International

He was first called up to the Saudi Arabia national team in 2019 and went on to play a role in helping Saudi Arabia qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He gained prominence in the World Cup, however, by a fatal mistake in the next game against Poland, as he mishandled the ball and let Robert Lewandowski intercept it, eventually leading to the Polish legend to score his first-ever World Cup goal as Saudi Arabia lost 2–0.[7] Saudi Arabia went on to be eliminated from the group stage, despite achieving a historic 2–1 shock win over Argentina in the opener.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 January 2022.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Wehda 2014–15 First Division 3 0 1 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2015–16 Pro League 19 0 2 0 2 0 — — 23 0
2016–17 Pro League 19 1 2 0 3 0 — — 24 1
2017–18 MS League 26 5 0 0 — — — 26 5
2018–19 Pro League 17 0 2 0 — — — 19 0
Total 84 6 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 96 6
Al-Ittihad 2019–20 Pro League 26 2 2 0 — 4 0 6[a] 1 38 3
2020–21 Pro League 23 1 2 0 — — 2[a] 0 27 1
2021–22 Pro League 14 0 1 0 — — 1[a] 0 16 0
Total 63 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 9 1 81 4
Al Hilal 2022-23 Saudi Pro League 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2023-24 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 1
Total 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11 1
Career total 153 9 14 0 5 0 7 1 9 1 188 11
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

Source:[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 2019 8 0
2020 2 0
2021 9 0
2022 10 0
2023 3 0
2024 1 0
Total 33 0

Honours

Al-Wehda Club

Al-Hilal

References

  1. ^ a b "ABDULELAH AL MALKI".
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ "عبدالإله المالكي - Abdulelah Al-Malki".
  4. ^ "رياضي / الوحدة يتوج بطلا لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان .. والحزم يرافقه للدوري السعودي للمحترفين".
  5. ^ "عبدالاله المالكي ينضم لكتيبة النمور".
  6. ^ "المالكي هلالي حتى 2026.. ومدالله ينتقل إلى الاتحاد".
  7. ^ "WATCH: Saudi Arabia minister consoles player after his mistake vs Poland leads to Robert Lewandowski's goal". TimesNow. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Al-Malki, Abdulellah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Al Hilal SFC – current squad
Saudi Arabia squads
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