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 Al-Deayea withAl-Hilal in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea Al-Shammari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (age 53) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986-1989 | Al-Ta'ee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1999 | Al-Ta'ee | 176 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2010 | Al-Hilal | 230 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 406 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2006 | Saudi Arabia | 178[1] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea Al-Shammari (Arabic:مُحَمَّد عَبْد الْعَزِيز الدَّعْيَع الشَّمَّرِيّ; born 2 August 1972), also known as Mohammed Deayea al-Shammari, is a Saudi Arabian former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He participated in fourFIFA World Cups for theSaudi Arabia national team and earned a total of173 officially recognised caps. Al-Deayea played foral-Tai FC andal-Hilal SFC and was represented in all Saudi national teams. He is considered one of the prominent goalkeepers in the history of Saudi sports.[2]
Mohammed al-Deayea was born inHail into a family passionate about sports. He initially started as ahandball goalkeeper foral-Tai FC at eight years old but switched tofootball following a recommendation from the club's junior football coach. He joined al-Tai SFC's junior team in 1988, impressing enough to earn a spot on the Saudi junior national team. With this team, he triumphed at theFIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland in 1989. He progressed to the youth national team and by 1993, he was playing for the senior Saudi national team.
Al-Deayea played a pivotal role in the national team's qualification for the1994 FIFA World Cup in theUnited States, where he excelled. In 1999,al-Hilal SFC acquired him in a high-profile transfer, and he defended their goal until retiring in 2010, capping a twenty-two-year career. A testimonial match was organized in 2012 to honor his contributions, featuring a game between Italy'sJuventus and al-Hilal SFC.[3]
Al-Deayea has split his professional career between the clubsAl-Ta'ee andAl-Hilal. Originally, he started as a handball player, but was convinced by his club and his older brotherAbdullah to become a professional footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure of expectations in the beginning of his career because his brother Abdullah was anAFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper.
On 22 June 2010, Mohamed Al-Deayea announced his retirement from football at the age of 37. On 5 January 2012, a testimonial match for him was organised between his club Al-Hilal andJuventus, with 70,000 people attending at theKing Fahd Stadium. The match ended 7–1 in favour of Juventus with Al-Hilal's sole goal coming fromSaad Al-Harthi. Juventus' goals were scored byAlessandro Del Piero (twice),Eljero Elia,Arturo Vidal,Giorgio Chiellini,Simone Pepe andFabio Quagliarella.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ACL | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ta'ee | 1991–92 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1993–94 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | |
| Al-Hilal | 1999–00 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 230 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 306 | 0 | |
| Career total | 413 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 489 | 0 | |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 177[1] | 0 | |
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