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Personal information
Date of birth (1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.84 m
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2001 Al-Shabab
National team
1991–1998 Saudi Arabia 75 (24)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up 1992
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 1992
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1992
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 against Belgium in the 1994 World Cup, which was considered the sixth-best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. He scored 283 goals across his 13-year career.

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.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 September 1992 Aleppo, Syria  [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]] 2–? 2–1 1992 Arab Cup
2. 17 September 1992  Egypt 2–2 2–3
3. 20 October 1992 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Argentina 1–3 1–3 1992 King Fahd Cup
4. 2 November 1992 Onomichi, Japan  Thailand 1–0 4–0 1992 AFC Asian Cup
5. 6 November 1992 Hiroshima, Japan  United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–0
6. 1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Macau 2–0 6–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 3–0
8. 14 May 1993 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Macau 4–0 8–0
9. 6–0
10. 7–0
11. 18 May 1993  Kuwait 1–0 2–0
12. 24 October 1993 Doha, Qatar  Iraq 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 29 June 1994 Washington, D.C., United States  Belgium 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup
14. 10 November 1994 Abu Dhabi, UAE  Bahrain 2–0 3–1 12th Arabian Gulf Cup

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

Individual

See also

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