Yousuf Al-Thunayan
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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.
Yousuf Al-Thunayyan is a former association football winger and attacking midfielder from Saudi Arabia. He spent all 21 seasons of his senior career at Al-Hilal FC. A playmaker known for vision and technique, Al-Thunayyan was nicknamed "The Philosopher" for his dribbling, goal scoring, and playmaking skills. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Saudi and Asian players of all time. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-09
In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–1998The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Yousuf Al-Thunayan in Saudi Arabia's starting line-up, from 1988-12-18 to 1998-06-24.
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.
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 7 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1989–1998| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-24 |  South Africa | D2–2(n) | 74' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Bordeaux |
| 1997-09-14 |  Kuwait | W2–1(h) | 55' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Taif |
| 1996-12-16 |  China | W4–3(n) | 31' 65' | AFC Asian Cup | Abu Dhabi |
| 1992-11-02 |  Thailand | W4–0(n) | 64' | AFC Asian Cup | Onomichi |
| 1992-10-29 | China | D1–1(n) | 17' | AFC Asian Cup | Hiroshima |
| 1992-10-15 |  United States | W3–0(h) | 74' | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
| 1989-03-15 |  Syria | W5–4(h) | 50' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Jeddah |
Honours
27 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours27 | |||
| AFC Champions League | ×2 | 1991, 2000 | |
| Arab Champions League | ×2 | 1994, 1995 | |
| Saudi Premier League | ×7 | 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002 | |
| Saudi Federation Cup | ×3 | 1987, 1996, 2000 | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×2 | 1988, 1996 | |
| Crown Prince Cup | ×2 | 1995, 2000 | |
| GCC Club Cup | ×2 | 1986, 1998 | |
| Saudi King Cup | ×2 | 1984, 1989 | |
| Arab Nations Cup | ×1 | 1998 | |
| Arab Super Cup | ×1 | 2001 | |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | ×1 | 1997 | |
| Asian Super Cup | ×1 | 1997 | |
| Saudi Founder's Cup | ×1 | 2000 | |
| Individual honours1 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | |||
| 1986, 1991-92 Asian Club Championship - Best player | |||