Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed (; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Club career Al-Hilal
In 2009, Al-Hilal signed in Al-Abed from their youth academy. On 7 November, Nawaf scored the fastest goal in professional football against Al-Shoulla in two seconds in the Prince Faisal U-21 Cup, but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal playing with 6 players who were older than 21.
On 9 March 2017, Al-Abed scored a third penalty goal against Ittihad was banned by the Saudi Arabian FA for two games due to the celebration he performed. However, this ban was lifted following an appeal from Al-Hilal.
Al-Shabab On 25 October 2020, Al-Abed joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.
On 18 April 2023, Al-Abed was released by Al-Shabab.
Al-Qadsiah On 11 February 2024, Al-Abed joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract.
Al-Riyadh On 22 July 2024, Al-Abed joined Pro League side Al-Riyadh.
International career Al-Abed represented the Saudi Arabia national football team when his country hosted the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. His first international goal came in the quarter-final match with Yemen, becoming the winning goal as the Saudis prevailed 1–0. Nawaf scored again in the semi-final as Saudi Arabia defeated the United Arab Emirates 3–2. The Green Falcons eventually finished as runners-up to Qatar, losing 2–1 in the final at the King Fahd International Stadium.
Al-Abed was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring his third international goal in a 4–1 defeat of North Korea in the team's second group match.
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueKing CupCrown Prince CupAsiaOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl-Hilal2008–0910000000—102009–1092314090—2532010–11132002150—2032011–12133204461—2582012–13153111081—2552013–14201102070—3012014–15152314091—3142015–16111201150001922016–1718730221011034102017–1811000—10—1202018–197230—60301922019–2013220—1010172Total146252032086745025840Al-Shabab2020–2119200——202122021–2213120—61—2122022–239000—000090Total41320006120514Al-Qadsiah2023–243000——–30 Career totals190282232087357031244
International International goals Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 19 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 1–0 1–0 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup2 23 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 2–0 3–2 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup3 14 January 2015 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 4–1 4–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup4 1 September 2016 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 6 September 2016 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 2–17 11 October 2016 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification8 29 August 2017 Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain 1–0 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Al-Hilal Saudi Professional League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 King Cup of Champions: 2015, 2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16 Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018 AFC Champions League: 2019
Al-Qadsiah First Division League: 2023–24
See also Fastest goals in association football
References
External links Nawaf Al Abed - The official site of Al Hilal Nawaf Al Abed - Fastest soccer goal ever scored in 2 seconds