Abdullah Abdul-Hadi

'Abdullah Saleh 'Abdul Hadi Salim (Arabic: عبدالله صالح عبد الهادي سالم; born 25 April 1992) is an Omani footballer who plays as a striker for Oman Professional League club Al-Oruba SC.

Abdullah Abdul-Hadi

Personal information
Full name	'Abdullah Saleh 'Abdul Hadi Salim[1]
Date of birth	(1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sur, Oman[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Oruba
Number	35
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–	Al-Oruba		(14)
International career
2010	Oman U23	4	(1)
2012–	Oman	12	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Youth

Abdullah started his career with the Oman national under-23 football team in 2010 when Oman participated in the 2010 Asian Games. He scored only one goal in the tournament in a 3–0 win over Maldives in the group stage. Oman lost 1–0 to Iran in the quarter-finals.

In 2012, he helped his team to qualify for the first edition of the AFC U-22 Championship, the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship^[2] as the best third-placed team although later Oman earned an automatic qualification to the tournament as the host nation. In the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification^[3] he scored two goals, one in a 3–2 win over Lebanon^[4] and another in a 3–1 win over Turkmenistan.^[5] In the final tournament, Abdullah played in three matches but failed to score a single goal. In the tournament, Oman won three points in a 4–0 win over Myanmar.^[6] Oman failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Senior

Abdullah was selected for the national team for the first time in 2012. He made his first appearance for Oman on 8 December 2012 against Lebanon in the 2012 WAFF Championship.^[7] He has made appearances in the 2012 WAFF Championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup and the 2014 WAFF Championship.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental[a]		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Oruba	2009–10	Oman Professional League	-	1	-	0	0	0	-	0	-	4
	2010–11		-	4	-	0	1	0	-	0	-	4
	2011–12		-	3	-	0	3	0	-	0	-	3
	2012–13		-	4	-	2	0	0	-	0	-	5
	2013–14		-	2	-	0	0	0	-	0	-	2
	Total		-	14	-	2	4	0	-	0	-	16
Career total			-	14	-	2	4	0	-	0	-	16

1. Includes appearances in the AFC Cup

International

Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 September 2012	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Yemen	1–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Al-Oruba

• Sultan Qaboos Cup: 2010
• Oman Super Cup: 2011
• Omani League runner-up: 2010–11