Abdulellah Saad Hamid Al-Wahbi Al-Malki (Arabic: عبد الإله سعد حميد الوهبي المالكي; born 11 October 1994) is a Saudi professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Ettifaq on loan from Al-Hilal.[3]
Career
Club
Al-Malki previously played for Al-Wehda from 2015 until 2019. He helped Al-Wehda earn promotion to the Pro League twice, first in 2014–15 as runners-up and second in 2017–18 after winning the MS League.[4] He joined Al-Ittihad during the summer transfer window of 2019.[5] He spent three years at the club and made 81 appearances in all competitions. On 22 January 2022, Al-Malki joined rivals Al-Hilal on a four-year contract.[6]
On 9 July 2024, Al-Malki joined Al-Ettifaq on a one-year loan.[7]
International
He was first called up to the Saudi Arabia national team in 2019 and went on to play a role in helping Saudi Arabia qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He gained prominence in the World Cup, however, by a fatal mistake in the next game against Poland, as he mishandled the ball and let Robert Lewandowski intercept it, eventually leading to the Polish legend to score his first-ever World Cup goal as Saudi Arabia lost 2–0.[8] Saudi Arabia went on to be eliminated from the group stage, despite achieving a historic 2–1 shock win over Argentina in the opener.
Career statistics
Club
As of 31 May 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Wehda | 2014–15 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pro League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Pro League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | MS League | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Pro League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6 | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2019–20 | Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Pro League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Al Hilal | 2021–22 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023-24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 188 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
International
Source:[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | |
Honours
Al-Wehda Club
Al-Hilal
References
- ^ a b "ABDULELAH AL MALKI".
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "عبدالإله المالكي - Abdulelah Al-Malki".
- ^ "رياضي / الوحدة يتوج بطلا لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان .. والحزم يرافقه للدوري السعودي للمحترفين".
- ^ "عبدالاله المالكي ينضم لكتيبة النمور".
- ^ "المالكي هلالي حتى 2026.. ومدالله ينتقل إلى الاتحاد".
- ^ "عبدالإله المالكي ينتقل للاتفاق لموسم واحد على سبيل الإعارة من الهلال".
- ^ "WATCH: Saudi Arabia minister consoles player after his mistake vs Poland leads to Robert Lewandowski's goal". TimesNow. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Al-Malki, Abdulellah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
- Abdulellah Al-Malki at Soccerway
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