Abdullah Al-Jadaani

Abdullah Al-Jadaani (Arabic: عبد الله الجدعاني; born October 6, 1991), is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Abha.^[1]

Abdullah Al-Jadaani

Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Shamlah Al-Jadaani
Date of birth	(1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Abha
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Al-Ahli	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Al-Raed (loan)	0	(0)
2014–2016	Najran	11	(0)
2016–2017	Damac	24	(0)
2017–2020	Al-Wehda	50	(0)
2020–2022	Al-Hilal	3	(0)
2022–2024	Al-Ittihad	1	(0)
2024–	Abha	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2023

Career

Al-Jadaani started his career at Al-Ahli and signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 July 2012.^[2] On 10 September 2013, Al-Jadaani was loaned out to Al-Raed.^[3] He made his debut on 3 December 2013 in the Crown Prince Cup match against Hetten. On 13 June 2014, Al-Jadaani joined Najran on a two-year contract.^[4] He made his league debut on 11 March 2015 against his former club Al-Ahli. On 7 June 2016, Al-Jadaani joined First Division Damac.^[5] After a year with Damac, Al-Jadaani left and signed for Pro League side Ohod.^[6]

On 12 June 2017, the Saudi FF announced that foreign goalkeepers would be allowed to play in the Pro League for the first time in history.^[7] On 30 June 2017, Ohod announced that they had signed Algerian international Azzedine Doukha.^[8] On the same day Al-Jadaani left Ohod and joined Al-Wehda to seek first team football.^[9] In his first season at the club, Al-Jadaani made 28 appearances as Al-Wehda achieved promotion to the Pro League at the first time of asking. In his second season, his role was reduced to back-up goalkeeper following the arrival of Egyptian international Mohamed Awad. He made 5 appearances in all competitions. In his third season at the club, he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper and made 22 appearances in all competitions and kept 7 clean sheets.

On 31 January 2020, Al-Jadaani signed a pre-contract agreement with Al-Hilal and joined the club on a free transfer.^[10] He officially joined the club following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. On 3 December 2020, Al-Jadaani made his debut and kept a clean sheet for Al-Hilal in the 3–0 win against Al-Fateh.^[11] Al-Jadaani would then start the next two league games which included a 1–0 win against Al-Raed and a 2–1 defeat to former club Al-Wehda. On 17 December 2020, Al-Jadaani made his final appearance for Al-Hilal, in a 2–0 defeat to Al-Fateh in the round of 16 of the King Cup.

On 29 August 2022, Al-Jadaani joined Al-Ittihad on a free transfer.^[12] In August 2024, Al-Jadaani joined Abha.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2024^[13]

Club	Season	League			King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Raed (loan)	2013–14	Pro League	0	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	2	0
Najran	2014–15	Pro League	8	0	2	0	—		0	0	10	0
	2015–16	Pro League	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Damac	2016–17	First Division	24	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	25	0
Al-Wehda	2017–18	MS League	28	0	0	0	—		—		28	0
	2018–19	Pro League	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2019–20	Pro League	18	0	4	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		50	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	55	0
Al-Hilal	2020–21	Pro League	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2021–22	Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Al-Ittihad	2022–23	Pro League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2023–24	Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career totals			89	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	100	0

1. Appearances in Crown Prince Cup

Honours

Al-Wehda

• MS League: 2017–18

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2020–21, 2021–22
• King Cup: 2019–20
• AFC Champions League: 2021
• Saudi Super Cup: 2021

Al-Ittihad

• Saudi Professional League: 2022–23
• Saudi Super Cup: 2022