Abdullah Al-Deayea

Abdullah Al-Deayea

Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Jamal Al-Deayea
Date of birth	January 12, 1961
Place of birth	Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1979–1993	Al-Ta'ee
1993–1997	Al-Hilal FC
National team
1984-1990	Saudi Arabia	57	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Abdullah Jamal Al-Deayea (born January 12, 1961 in Ha'il^[1]) is a retired Saudi Arabian professional football goalkeeper. He is the elder brother of the former goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea. Mohamed started off as a handball player and came to football at the age of 15 as a striker, following the advice of Abdullah.^[2]

Honours

Saudi Arabia

• AFC Asian Cup (2): 1984, 1988^[2]

Al-Ta'ee

• Saudi First Division (2): 1984–85, 1994–95

References

1. footballzz.com: Profile of Abdullah Al-Deayea
2. "Saudi keeper has world caps record in sight". Daily Times (Pakistan). June 1, 2002. Retrieved 2009-04-05. "...Abdullah al-Deayea was a goalkeeper in the Saudi national team which won the Asian Cup in 1984 and 1988."

External links

• Abdullah Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record