Abdullah Al-Hamdan


Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team. He is the son of former Al-Shabab goalkeeper and former Hetten manager, Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan.

Club career

Al-Hamdan is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club Sporting Gijón's U19 squad on a six-month loan. He returned to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.
On 2 January 2019, Al-Hamdan made his debut with the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel coming off the bench in the 61st minute to replace Khalid Kaabi. Al-Hamdan made his league debut in the match against Al-Wehda on 15 February 2019. He made his first start for the club in the final match of the 2018–19 season against Al-Hilal. On 23 September 2019, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal for the club in the Arab Club Champions Cup match against Algerian club JS Saoura, he also assisted Danilo Asprilla's goal to put Al-Shabab 3–1 ahead. Four days later, Al-Hamdan scored his first league goal in the 2–1 loss against Al-Ittihad. He ended his second season at the club scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.
On 7 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench in the 94th minute and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's third goal in the 3–1 away win against Al-Fateh. On 23 November 2020, Al-Hamdan made his first start of the season and assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ahli. On 27 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's winner in the 2–1 win against Damac. On 2 December 2020, he assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ittihad in the first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals. On 26 December 2020, Al-Hamdan started the league match against Al-Batin and assisted two goals. On 14 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 away win against Al-Ain, he also assisted Cristian Guanca's opener. On 19 January 2021, he assisted Fábio Martins's equalizer in the 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly. On 25 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored once and assisted once in the 4–2 away win against Al-Wehda. On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan made his final appearance for Al-Shabab in the 4–1 home win against Al-Raed. He left the pitch in tears while being replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 84th minute. He made 51 appearances for Al-Shabab in all competitions and scored 7 goals and recorded 12 assists.
On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract for a reported fee of SAR3 million.

International career

Al-Hamdan made his debut for the Saudi national team in a friendly against Mali on 5 September 2019. A month later, on 10 October, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over Singapore during the 2022 [FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification].
On 28 December 2024, he scored his first brace for his country in a 3–1 victory over Iraq in the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, qualifying his nation to the semi-finals of the competition.

Career statistics

Club

International

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2019King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia2–03–02022 FIFA [World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]
2.30 November 2019Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–02–024th Arabian Gulf Cup
3.5 December 2019Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar1–01–024th Arabian Gulf Cup
4.17 November 2020Prince [Faisal bin Fahd Stadium], Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1–01–2Friendly
5.4 December 2021Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–11–12021 FIFA Arab Cup
17 December 2024Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2–03–1Unofficial
6.25 December 2024Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait3–23–226th Arabian Gulf Cup
7.28 December 2024Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait2–13–126th Arabian Gulf Cup
8.28 December 2024Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait3–13–126th Arabian Gulf Cup
9.4 September 2025FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic2–12–1Friendly
10.8 September 2025Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia U20
Individual