Abdullah Al-Shamekh

Abdullah Abdulkarim Al-Shamekh (Arabic: عبدالله عبدالكريم الشامخ, born 28 May 1993) is a retired Saudi Arabian football player who played as a left back.^[2]

Abdullah Al-Shamekh

Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Abdulkarim Al-Shamekh
Date of birth	(1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-Back
Youth career
–2013	Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Al-Hilal	9	(0)
2016	→ Al-Raed (loan)	14	(0)
2016–2017	→ Al Wehda (loan)	23	(0)
2017–2019	Al-Raed	49	(3)
2019–2022	Al-Shabab	35	(0)
2022–2023	Al-Fayha	13	(0)
2023–2024	Al-Qadsiah[1]	14	(0)
Total		157	(3)
International career‡
2014	Saudi Arabia U23	2	(0)
2019–	Saudi Arabia	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2019

Career

International

He made his debut for the Saudi Arabia national football team on 21 March 2019 in a friendly against United Arab Emirates.^[3] He scored his first international goal 4 days later in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2024^[4]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Hilal	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014–15	8	0	1	0	2	0	2[a]	0	13	0
	2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	9	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	14	0
Al-Raed (loan)	2015–16	14	0	1	0	—		2[b]	0	17	0
Al-Wehda (loan)	2016–17	23	0	2	0	—		2[a]	0	27	0
Al-Raed	2017–18	21	0	1	0	—		3[c]	0	25	0
	2018–19	28	3	1	0	—		—		29	3
	Total	49	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	54	3
Al-Shabab	2019–20	22	0	0	0	—		3[d]	0	25	0
	2020–21	8	0	0	0	—		1[d]	0	9	0
	2021–22	5	0	2	0	5	0	—		12	0
	Total	35	0	2	0	5	0	4	0	46	0
Al-Fayha	2022–23	13	0	2	0	—		2[e]	0	17	0
Al-Qadsiah	2023–24	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Career totals		157	3	11	0	7	0	15	0	190	3

1. Appearances in Crown Prince Cup
2. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
3. Two appearances in Relegation Play-offs and one appearance in Crown Prince Cup
4. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
5. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 March 2019	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	3–2	Friendly

Honours

Al-Hilal

• King Cup: 2015

Al-Qadsiah

• First Division League: 2023–24^[6]