Walid Abd-Rabo Al-Jahdali ( ar, وليد عبدربه الجحدلي, born 1 June 1982) is a former Saudi Arabian
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He started his career with
Al-Ahli and started in four of their
2005 AFC Champions League
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matches, before leading the
Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...
-based side to the Crown Prince Cup and the Saudi Federation Cup that same season.
Walid made several appearances for the
Saudi Arabia national football team
The Saudi Arabia national football team ( ar, المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) represent Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as ''Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur'' (The Green Falcons) in reference to ...
, including five
FIFA World Cup
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qualifying matches. He also represented Saudi Arabia at the
2007 AFC Asian Cup
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its h ...
.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Association football defenders
Sportspeople from Jeddah
Saudi Arabian footballers
Saudi Arabia international footballers
2007 AFC Asian Cup players
Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
Al-Orobah FC players
Saudi Professional League players
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