Abdulellah Al-Malki
Personal information
Full name Abdulellah Saad Hamid Al-Wahbi Al-Malki[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994
Place of birth Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 26
Youth career
Al-Wehda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Al-Wehda 84 (6)
2019–2022 Al-Ittihad 63 (3)
2022– Al-Hilal 6 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Saudi Arabia U23
2019– Saudi Arabia 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

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-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]

International

He was first called up to the Saudi Arabia national team in 2019 and he went on to play a role on helping Saudi Arabia to 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.[7] 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 22 January 2022.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Wehda 2014–15 First Division 301000——40
2015–16 Pro League 1902020——230
2016–17 Pro League 1912030——241
2017–18 MS League 26500———265
2018–19 Pro League 17020———190
Total 84670500000966
Al-Ittihad 2019–20 Pro League 26220—406[lower-alpha 1]1383
2020–21 Pro League 23120——2[lower-alpha 1]0271
2021–22 Pro League 14010——1[lower-alpha 1]0160
Total 63350004091814
Career total 147912050409117710

International

Source:[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saudi Arabia 201980
202020
202190
2022100
202330
202420
Total340

Honours

Al-Wehda Club

Al-Hilal

References

  1. 1 2 "ABDULELAH AL MALKI".
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "عبدالإله المالكي - Abdulelah Al-Malki".
  4. ↑ "رياضي / الوحدة يتوج بطلا لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان .. والحزم يرافقه للدوري السعودي للمحترفين".
  5. ↑ "عبدالاله المالكي ينضم لكتيبة النمور".
  6. ↑ "المالكي هلالي حتى 2026.. ومدالله ينتقل إلى الاتحاد".
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Al-Malki, Abdulellah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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