Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan (; born 13 September 1999) is a Saudi Arabian football player who plays as a forward for

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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

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and

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, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club

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'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

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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

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match against Algerian club

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, 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

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. 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

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. 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

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

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, 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

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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

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on 5 September 2019. A month later, on 10 October, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over

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during the

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. On 28 December 2024, he scored his first brace for his country in a 3–1 victory over

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in the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, qualifying his nation to the semi-finals of the competition.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Hilal *

: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24 *

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* King's Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24 *

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Saudi Arabia U20 *

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Individual *Saudi Pro League Young Player of the Month: January 2021

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamdan, Abdullah 1999 births Living people Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabian expatriate men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Saudi Pro League players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Sporting de Gijón B players Footballers from Riyadh Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Olympic footballers for Saudi Arabia Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics