Hamdallah has won two Saudi Pro League titles, threeSaudi Super Cups and finished as the top-scorer of the league three times. In the2018–19 Saudi Pro League season, he scored 34 goals and was the world's leading goalscorer during the 2019 calendar year with 57 goals overall without playing with the national team.[4]
Born inSafi, Morocco, Hamdallah was the youngest of seven children of the family. Hamadallah spoke about his childhood, stating:
I started playing football in the street with other children of the city where I was born, Safi. As a teenager, I enrolled in a club in town. I was playing almost every day after school and all weekend. My older brother always supported me. He encouraged me to work hard.[5]
Hamdallah received his initial football formation at Nejm Shabab Safi club, before moving to the first team,Olympic Club de Safi, where his professional career began since the2010–11 Botola, during which he played his first match in the Moroccan championship. He managed to score his first goal for the team againstDifaâ Hassani El Jadidi. Hamdallah scored twice forOlympic Club de Safi in his first appearance in theMoroccan Throne Cup againstRaja CA, the match ended in a 3–2 victory. The2011–12 Botola marked the real start of Hamdallah at the scoring level, as he finished the season by scoring 15 goals, occupying the second row, two goals ahead of the Chadian new strikerKarl Max Barthélémy.[6] In the 2012–13 season, Hamdallah scored 15 goals in the first two-thirds of the tournament before joining, during March 2013, to professionally with the Norwegian club Ålesund.[7] He scored his first hat-trick for the team againstWydad de Fès. The financial value of Hamdallah's transfer to Olesund Club amounted to one million US dollars.[8]
On 14 February 2013, it was confirmed that Hamdallah had joinedTippeliga clubAalesund. The transfer fee was in the region of €1 million or 7.4 millionNorwegian Krone and the player signed a three-year contract, his first European contract. The transfer fee was the highest Aalesund has paid for a player ever.[9][10]
Hamdallah spoke about the first time he arrived at Norway, stating:"It was a difficult experience because I arrived in a country that's very cold, but through an effort of will, I overcame every obstacle. I was the first player from the Moroccan championship to come to Norway, and my signing generated a lot of attention in the newspapers. In the end, I was able to silence my critics by finishing as one of the leading scorers in the league."[11]
Hamdallah made his debut on 1 April 2013 as a substitute in the 1–0 away win ofSandnes Ulf and then scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 win overSarpsborg 08 on 14 April 2013. Then on 13 May 2013, Hamdallah scored his first hat-trick for Aalesund in a 7–1 win overLillestrøm SK, which he helped the club into second place after nine games.[12] After scoring ten goals so far this season, Hamadallah scored his second hat-trick of the season, in a 3–1 win overViking on 25 October 2013.[13] In his first season with the club, Hamdallah scored 15 times in 27 appearances and was included in the Team of the Year.[14] Also, it left Hamdallah as the club's top scorer, though he was the second in the league behindFrode Johnsen.[15]
In February 2014, Hamdallah joinedChinese Super League sideGuangzhou R&F.[16] Upon the move, Hamdallah will be coached bySven-Göran Eriksson for a record fee of €4.5 million or 33,3 million Norwegian Krone.[17] His departure from Aalesund left the club very affected, due to his goal-scoring form, something the club struggled with after Hamdallah left Norway for China.[18]
After making two appearances at the start of theseason, Hamdallah scored his first hat-trick of the season, in a 3–1 win overShanghai Shenxin on 22 March 2014.[19] In the next game againstHangzhou Greentown, he scored another hat-trick in a 6–2 win.[20] He scored again in the next match againstHenan Jianye, which he scored twice in a 4–0 win.[21] After a week out over a leg injury, Hamdallah scored the winning goal, in a 1–0 win over against reigning champion,Guangzhou Evergrande.[22] In his first season at Guangzhou R&F, Hamdallah made twenty-two appearances and scoring twenty-two times.
Despite making a good start in the first four matches and scoring three times against Hangzhou Greentown,[23]Shanghai SIPG[24] andGuizhou Renhe.[25] Hamdallah also scored in the group-stage ofAFC Champions League match againstGamba Osaka.[26] However, Hamdallah suffered leg injury[27] and then continuously suffered from injuries.[28] Not only that, his attitude caused a stir from managerCosmin Contra[29] and the pair fell out.[30] It was announced on 3 July 2015 that Hamdallah would leave the club.[31]
On 24 July 2015, Hamdallah joinedEl Jaish in theQatar Stars League on a two-year contract with an option of extending for a third year. As part of the move, Aalesund received 25 percent of the transfer fee paid to Guangzhou.[32] Hamdallah had missed half of the season of 2016 due to a knee injury. His scoring has dropped this season due to absence of half of the games in this season. On 25 April 2016, Hamdallah scored in the semi-final in a 3–2 win againstAl Sadd. They defeatedAl-Duhail in the final.[33]
On 20 January 2017, Hamdallah signed a contract until 2019 withAl-Rayyan.[34][35] On 23 August 2018, Hamdallah terminated his contract withAl-Rayyan.[36]
On 23 August 2018, Hamdallah joinedAl Nassr in theSaudi Professional League.[37][38] He made his debut againstAl Qadsiah and made two assists. In his second match, he scored his first goal for the club againstAl Taawoun.[39] By April 2019 he had scored 100 league goals, a record since the league became professional in 2007.[40] Despite the bad start due to a previous ankle injury Hamadallah was able to end his first season in the Saudi Professional League as the top scorer after impressively scoring 68 goals.[41] In the2018–19 Season he won league title with his team. He scored a record of 34 goals with his teammateNordin Amrabat. He scored in the final match againstAl Batin.[42] On 3 January 2019, Hamdallah scored a hat-trick againstAl Jandal in Round of 64 in the2019 King Cup.[43] 10 days later, he scored a super hat-trick againstAl Ansar.[44] He scored another super hat-trick againstAl-Fayha in the Round of 16.[45] On 27 April 2019, Hamdallah scored a double in a 4–2 loss in the semi-final againstAl Ittihad of the2019 King Cup.[46] By the end of 2019, Hamdallah managed to beat several stars such asRobert Lewandowski andLionel Messi as the world's top scorer after reaching 57 goals.[47]
On 4 January 2020, Hamdallah scored in a 1–1 draw againstAl Taawoun to win the2019 Saudi Super Cup.[48][49] On 30 January 2021, Hamdallah scored in a 3–0 victory againstAl Hilal to win the2020 Saudi Super Cup.[50][51] In the2020 AFC Champions League he scored in a 2–2 draw againstAl Sadd and scored a double in a 2–0 win againstSepahan.[52] In the quarter finals he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory againstAl Taawoun.[53] They lost in the semi-finals in after a penalty shootout againstPersepolis.[54] On 23 November,Al Nassr officially terminated its contract with Hamdallah.[55] Hamdallah played his final match for the club in a 1–0 loss againstEttifaq.
On 16 December 2021, Hamdallah joinedAl Ittihad in theSaudi Professional League.[56][57] On 14 January 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in afriendly match againstNewcastle United.[58][59] He scored his first league goal againstAl Raed.[60] On 26 February 2022, Hamdallah scored a hattrick in a 4–3 victory overAl Ahli in theJeddah Derby.[61][62] Thus becoming the first footballer to score a hattrick in theJeddah Derby since the league became professional in 2007.[63] On 2 August 2022, Hamdallah was suspended for by the Saudi football committee for four months with an 80 thousand dollar fine after a complaint by his former club.[64][65] On 7 September the suspension has been uplifted making Hamdallah eligible to play the upcoming games.[66][67]
On 22 December 2022, Hamdallah scored a goal in a 1–1 draw againstAl Shabab FC in the2022–23 King Cup Round of 16, Thus becoming the All-time top scorer of theKing Cup with a total of 22 goals.[68][69] On 4 February 2023, Hamdallah extended his contract with Al-Ittihad until 2025.[70] On 18 March 2023, Hamdallah scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 win againstAl Fateh, thus making him the player with the most hat-tricks in theSaudi Professional League with a total of 9 hat-tricks.[71] On 23 October 2023, Hamdallah rescued his club to secure the 3 points scoring a stoppage time winner during the2023–24 AFC Champions League match against Iraqi club,Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[72] On 27 November 2023, Hamdallah scored a double againstAGMK, to send Al Ittihad to the last 16 of 2023 AFC Champions League.[73]
On 23 July 2024, Hamdallah joinedAl Shabab in theSaudi Pro League.[74] In hisdebut season with the club, he finished as their top scorer with 21 goals, bringing his total tally in the Pro League to 150 goals.[75]
On 2 July 2025, Saudi clubAl Hilal SFC announced the loan signing of Hamdallah from Al Shabab, on a deal valid only for the2025 FIFA Club World Cup, to reinforce their attack amid injuries to key players likeAleksandar Mitrović andSalem Al-Dawsari, with Hamdallah joining the squad immediately for the tournament.[76][77] He featured as a substitute in the quarter-finals againstFluminense which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[78]
On 22 December 2009, Hamdallah was called up to theMorocco national under-23 team for a week long training camp. On 13 December 2010, Hamdallah scored a goal against Libya's Under-23 team in the first game for Morocco in the2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament, as Morocco went on to win the game 4–0. On 18 December 2010, Hamdallah scored in a 2–1 victory againstCameroon's Under-23 team.
On 9 June 2013, Hamdallah scored his first goal for theMorocco national team.[79] He retired from international duty in November 2019.[80] On 14 February, Hamdallah announced his readiness to carry the Moroccan national team shirt without any conditions.[81] On 6 November 2022, Hamdallah apologized to the Moroccan public for his behavior that got him terminated from representing the national team.[82][83]
Hamdallah is described as an "unstoppable phenomenon", and is considered a prolific goalscorer. He is a technical player, with excellent movement, heading technique, and deadly last touches. Hamdallah can score with both feet, and also capable of providing assists due to his vision. He has been criticized of his pace though.[87] He is nicknamed "the Executioner" for his goalscoring ability.[2][3]
Hamadallah is a practicingMuslim,[88] and has been seen many times doingUmrah.[89] On 6 February 2022, Hamdallah built a house for Rayan's parents after thedeath of Rayan Aourram[90] and asked all the celebrities to donate.[91] On 25 October 2022, Fahd Barbaa,[92] Hamdallah's lawyer, announced that his client had won his case against his former clubAl Nassr FC, which was before the International Football Association Board.[93][94] On 9 September 2023, Hamdallah along with hisnational teammates donated their blood for the needy affected by the2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake.[95][96]
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