Talal Al-Meshal


Talal Saeed Al-Meshal is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who played for the national team from 1998 to 2006.

Club career

A prolific striker, Al-Meshal played for Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Markhiya and Al-Raed football clubs. He played for Al-Ittihad at the 2008 AFC Champions League.

International career

Al-Meshal played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the Asian Cup 2000, where he scored 3 goals as Saudi Arabia finished as runners-up.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
131 May 2000Győr, Hungary2-2Friendly1
223 September 2000Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2-1Friendly1
328 September 2000Riyadh, Saudi Arabia6-1Friendly1
47 October 2000Amman, Jordan1-0Friendly1
524 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon3-22000 Asian Cup1
6, 726 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon2-12000 Asian Cup2
830 January 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia1-0Friendly1
9, 1010 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia3-02002 World Cup qualifier2
11, 1212 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia5-02002 World Cup qualifier2
1315 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia6-02002 World Cup qualifier1
14, 15, 1617 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia6-02002 World Cup qualifier3
17, 18, 1919 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia4-02002 World Cup qualifier3
2030 January 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia3-12002 Gulf Cup1
2117 December 2002Kuwait City, Kuwait3-12002 Arab Cup1
2224 December 2002Kuwait City, Kuwait3-02002 Arab Cup1
236 October 2003Jeddah, Saudi Arabia7-02004 Asian Cup qualifier1
24, 25, 2610 October 2003Jeddah, Saudi Arabia5-02004 Asian Cup qualifier3
27, 2817 October 2003Jeddah, Saudi Arabia6-02004 Asian Cup qualifier2
2920 December 2003Dammam, Saudi Arabia1-0Friendly1
30, 319 June 2004Riyadh, Saudi Arabia3-02006 World Cup qualifier2
3212 October 2004Jakarta, Indonesia3-12006 World Cup qualifier1