Ahmad Abbas (
Arabic
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: أحمد عباس; born 8 October 1985) is a Saudi Arabian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Al-Qaisumah and the
Saudi Arabia national team.
Club career
Abbas began his career with
Saudi Professional League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...
club
Al-Hilal. He joined
Al-Ta'ee in 2006 and spent two years there before moving to
Al-Nassr
Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yello ...
in 2008. Abbas scored two goals in nine league appearances for Al-Nassr during the
2009–10 season.
International career
Abbas made his debut for the
Saudi Arabia national team in 2010. He scored his first own goal for his country at the
2010 Gulf Cup of Nations
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in a 1–0 loss against
United Arab Emirates
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on 2 December 2010.
International goals
References
External links
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Al-Tai FC players
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1985 births
Living people
Saudi Arabian footballers
Saudi Arabia international footballers
Association football midfielders
Al Hilal SFC players
Al Nassr FC players
Najran SC players
Al-Faisaly FC players
Al-Qaisumah FC players
Sportspeople from Jeddah
Saudi Professional League players
Saudi First Division League players