Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan (Arabic: عَبْد الله عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن الْحَمْدَان; born 13 September 1999) is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.^[2] He is the son of former Al-Shabab goalkeeper and former Hetten manager, Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan.^[3]

Abdullah Hamdan

Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan
Date of birth	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	99
Youth career
2013–2018	Al-Shabab
2018	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Al-Shabab	44	(5)
2021–	Al-Hilal	79	(7)
International career‡
2017–2019	Saudi Arabia U20	14	(6)
2019–2022	Saudi Arabia U23	22	(6)
2019–	Saudi Arabia	38	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:57, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Hamdan is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club Sporting Gijón's U19 squad on a six-month loan.^[4][5] He returned to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.

On 2 January 2019, Al-Hamdan made his debut with the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel coming off the bench in the 61st minute to replace Khalid Kaabi.^[6] Al-Hamdan made his league debut in the match against Al-Wehda on 15 February 2019.^[7] He made his first start for the club in the final match of the 2018–19 season against Al-Hilal.^[8] On 23 September 2019, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal for the club in the Arab Club Champions Cup match against Algerian club JS Saoura, he also assisted Danilo Asprilla's goal to put Al-Shabab 3–1 ahead.^[9] Four days later, Al-Hamdan scored his first league goal in the 2–1 loss against Al-Ittihad.^[10] He ended his second season at the club scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.

On 7 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench in the 94th minute and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's third goal in the 3–1 away win against Al-Fateh.^[11] On 23 November 2020, Al-Hamdan made his first start of the season and assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ahli.^[12] On 27 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's winner in the 2–1 win against Damac.^[13] On 2 December 2020, he assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ittihad in the first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals. On 26 December 2020, Al-Hamdan started the league match against Al-Batin and assisted two goals.^[14] On 14 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 away win against Al-Ain, he also assisted Cristian Guanca's opener.^[15] On 19 January 2021, he assisted Fábio Martins's equalizer in the 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly.^[16] On 25 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored once and assisted once in the 4–2 away win against Al-Wehda.^[17] On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan made his final appearance for Al-Shabab in the 4–1 home win against Al-Raed. He left the pitch in tears while being replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 84th minute.^[18] He made 51 appearances for Al-Shabab in all competitions and scored 7 goals and recorded 12 assists.

On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract for a reported fee of SAR3 million.^[19]

International career

Al-Hamdan made his debut for the Saudi national team in a friendly against Mali on 5 September 2019.^[20] A month later, on 10 October, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over Singapore during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[21]

On 28 December 2024, he scored his first brace for his country in a 3–1 victory over Iraq in the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, qualifying his nation to the semi-finals of the competition.^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2024^[23]

Club	Season	League			King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Shabab	2018–19	SPL	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2019–20		19	3	0	0	—		3[a]	2	22	5
	2020–21		16	2	1	0	—		2[a]	0	19	2
	Total		44	5	2	0	0	0	5	2	51	7
Al-Hilal	2020–21	SPL	8	1	0	0	1[b]	0	—		9	1
	2021–22		16	0	3	0	8[b]	1	1[c]	0	28	1
	2022–23		18	1	2	0	4[b]	0	3[d]	0	27	1
	2023–24		21	3	3	0	10[b]	1	8[e]	1	42	5
	2024–25		4	0	2	2	4[b]	0	1[f]	0	11	2
	Total		67	5	10	2	27	2	13	1	117	10
Career total			111	10	12	2	27	2	18	3	168	17

1. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
3. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
4. One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, and two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Six appearances and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, and two appearances in Saudi Super Cup
6. One appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.^[24]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2019	King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia	Singapore	2–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	30 November 2019	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Bahrain	1–0	2–0	24th Arabian Gulf Cup
3.	5 December 2019	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar	Qatar	1–0	1–0
4.	17 November 2020	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Jamaica	1–0	1–2	Friendly
5.	4 December 2021	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Palestine	1–1	1–1	2021 FIFA Arab Cup
	17 December 2024	Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	3–1	Unofficial
6.	25 December 2024	Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait	Yemen	3–2	3–2	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
7.	28 December 2024	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Iraq	2–1	3–1
8.				3–1

Honours

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Pro League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
• AFC Champions League: 2021
• King's Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Saudi Super Cup: 2021, 2023,^[25] 2024^[26]

Saudi Arabia U20

• AFC U-19 Championship: 2018

Individual

• Saudi Pro League Young Player of the Month: January 2021^[27]