Majed Abdullah
Be the first in the stands
Saudi ArabiaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Majed Ahmed Abdullah is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a striker for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for Saudi Arabia with 72 goals in 117 games. At the club level, he is the record goal scorer for Al-Nassr and the all-time top scorer of the Saudi Pro League. He was often referred to by his nickname "The Arabian Pelé". — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-02
In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1984–1994The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Majed Abdullah in Saudi Arabia's starting line-up, from 1984-12-16 to 1994-06-29.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Saudi Arabia (1 goal, 1988) — Majed · Saudi Arabia
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 9 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1981–1993| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-05-18 |  Kuwait | W2–0(h) | 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Taif |
| 1993-05-16 |  Malaysia | W3–0(h) | 9' 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Taif |
| 1989-04-05 |  Yemen | W1–0(h) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Jeddah |
| 1989-03-15 |  Syria | W5–4(h) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Jeddah |
| 1988-12-15 |  Iran | W1–0(n) | 16' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 1984-12-16 |  China | W2–0(n) | 46' | AFC Asian Cup | Kallang |
| 1984-12-02 |  South Korea | D1–1(n) | 90' | AFC Asian Cup | Kallang |
| 1981-11-28 |  New Zealand | D2–2(a) | 37' 41' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Auckland |
| 1981-11-12 | China | L2–4(n) | 11' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuala Lumpur |
Honours
14 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours14 | ||||
| Saudi Premier League | ×4 | 1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1994–95 | Al-Nassr | |
| King's Cup | ×4 | 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990 | Al-Nassr | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×2 | 1984, 1988 | Saudi Arabia | |
| GCC Club Championship | ×2 | 1996, 1997 | Al-Nassr | |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1997–98 | Al-Nassr | |
| Asian Games silver medal | ×1 | 1986 | Saudi Arabia | |
| Individual honours24 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 17 | ||||
| Saudi League top scorer | ×6 | 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89 | ||
| King's Cup top scorer | ×4 | 1979, 1987, 1989, 1990 | ||
| Arabian Golden Boot | ×2 | 1981, 1989 | ||
| GCC Club Cup top scorer | ×2 | 1991, 1996 | ||
| Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer | 1982 | |||
| Pan Arab Games top scorer | 1985 | |||
| Saudi Crown Prince Cup top scorer | 1991 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Asia-Oceania Soccer Handbook Player of the Year | 1984 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | 1988 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Asian All Stars | 1985 | |||
| IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time | 2021 | |||
| IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century | 2021 | |||
| IFFHS World's Player of the 20th Century 64th place | 2000 | |||
| Oceanian Team of the 20th Century | 1998 | |||