Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Mayouf (; born 23 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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for

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club Al-Shabab.

Club career

Abdullah Al-Mayouf started his career at Al-Hilal. He made his first-team debut on 22 September 2004 in the league match against Al-Ansar. He came off the bench in the 73rd minute to replace

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after goalkeeper Ali Jabaly was sent off. His next appearance came against Tunisian club

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in the 2004–05 Arab Champions League on 1 March 2005. On 9 May 2005, Al-Mayouf came off the bench to replace the injured

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in the semi-finals of the Arab Champions League against

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. On 28 May 2005, Al-Mayouf once again replaced Al-Deayea due to injury in the league match against Al-Ittihad. This would be his last appearance for the club.

Al-Ahli

On 31 October 2007, Al-Mayouf joined Al-Ahli following his release by Al-Hilal. He made his debut on 30 December 2007 in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup match against Al-Tai. He made his league debut for Al-Ahli on 13 January 2010 against Al-Qadsiah. He would go on and start the final seven league matches for Al-Ahli. Al-Mayouf also started the 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final loss against Al-Hilal. On 27 April 2012, Al-Mayouf scored his first goal for Al-Ahli in the

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match against Al-Faisaly. On 18 May 2012, Al-Mayouf started the King Cup final against Al-Nassr. On 10 November 2012, Al-Mayouf started 2012 AFC Champions League Final which Al-Ahli went on to lose 3–0 against South Korean side

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. On 26 April 2013, Al-Mayouf renewed his contract with Al-Ahli. On 14 February 2015, in the

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final, Al-Mayouf was sent off and his replacement, Yasser Al-Mosailem, went on to save a penalty. In the 2015–16 season, Al-Mayouf was dropped in favour of Al-Mosailem and he made just eight appearances across all competitions. Following the expiration of his contract, Al-Mayouf refused to sign a new deal and left the club for personal reasons.

Al-Hilal

On 13 August 2016, Abdullah returned to Al-Hilal after nine years with Al-Ahli, signing a two-year contract. On 8 August 2016, Al-Mayouf made his debut against former club Al-Ahli in the

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which Al-Hilal lost on penalty shootouts. On 13 August 2016, Abdullah made his league debut for Al-Hilal against

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and kept a clean sheet in the 2–0 win. On 4 May 2017, Abdullah played the final match of the league against Al-Nassr where they hammered them 5–1 and lifted the league title. He played all of the matches in the league that season. On 18 May 2017, Al-Mayouf played the final of the King Cup against his former club Al-Ahli which they won 3–2. On 10 August 2017, Abdullah played the first match of the season against Al-Fayha, he saved a penalty which made Al-Hilal win 2–1. On 18 December, Abdullah played the

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final's first leg against Urawa where they drew 1–1. After that, on 25 November Abdullah and Al-Hilal lost the final in the second leg after losing 0–1 against Urawa. On 1 December, Abdullah kept a clean sheet against Al-Ahli, which his team won the match 2–0. On 22 April 2018, Al-Mayouf renewed his contract with Al-Hilal for another two years. On 5 February 2020, in the league match against Al-Raed, Al-Mayouf saved a penalty and went on to score one to help Al-Hilal win 3–1 and stay at top of the table. On 21 February 2020, Al-Mayouf renewed his contract for another three years. On 12 May 2023, he scored the winning penalty in a 7–6 victory in the shootouts against Al Wehda in the King Cup final.

Al-Ittihad

On 3 September 2023, Al-Mayouf signed a two-year contract with

Al-Shabab

On 1 September 2024, Al-Mayouf joined Al-Shabab.

International career

In June 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's

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for the

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in Russia and played in the tournament's opening match against the hosts. After the match, he was not selected to the two remaining games due to his dismal performance at the opening encounter. On 11 December 2019, it was announced that Al-Mayouf had retired from international football.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.''

Honours

Al-Ahli *

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: 2015–16 *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

: 2014–15 *

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Al-Hilal *Saudi Pro League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *King Cup:

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, 2019–20,

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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runner-up:

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Individual * Saudi Pro League Goalkeeper of the Month: February 2020, October 2020, May & June 2022, August & September 2022

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayouf, Abdullah Living people 1987 births Men's association football goalkeepers Saudi Arabian men's footballers 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Al Hilal SFC players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Footballers from Riyadh Saudi Pro League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players AFC Champions League Elite–winning players