Saeed Al-Owairan facts for kids
Saeed Ali Al-Owairan Al-Dossari (Arabic: سعيد علي العويران الدوسري; born 19 August 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. Widely considered to be one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time, Al-Owairan is renowned for his goal in the 1994 World Cup against Belgium, which was considered the sixth-best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. He had scored 283 goals across his 13 year career.
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Career
Owairan spent his entire club career at Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh.
He won 85 caps for the Saudi Arabia national team, scoring 34 goals, including seven in 1994 World Cup Qualifiers. He achieved international renown at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, in which he scored a stunning individual goal against Belgium at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. that was later voted the sixth best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. The goal sent Saudi Arabia through to the second round of the World Cup for the first time. They subsequently lost 3–1 to Sweden in the Round of 16.
Following the World Cup, Owairan returned to Saudi Arabia. The same year he was named as Asian Footballer of the Year. Despite interest from European clubs, he was unable to leave the country due to a national law preventing Saudi footballers from playing abroad. Although he was selected as part of the Saudi Arabia national team at the 1998 World Cup in France, he only made two appearances as Saudi Arabia went out in the group stages.
Club career stats
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Saudi Crown Prince Cup | Arabian Compétitions | GCC Champions League | Asian Compétitions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Shabab | 1988–89 | SPL | ||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1993–94 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Career total | 60 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
Honours
Al-Shabab
- Arab Club Champions Cup:1992,1999
- Saudi Premier League :1990–91,1991–92,1992–93
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup:2000–01
Saudi Arabia
- Arab Nations Cup runner-up:1992
- King Fahd Cup runner-up:1992
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up:1992
Individual
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1993
- Best Bombardier Saudi Premier League:1991–92
See also
In Spanish: Saeed Al-Owairan para niños
