Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi ( ar, عُمر الغامدي) (born 11 April 1979) is a retired

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player who played as defensive midfielder and played at

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Club career

Al-Hilal

In 1997, Al Hilal signed Omar Al-Ghamdi, he was part of Al-Hilal team that won the Asian Super Cup and

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in 2000. He won every trophy at Al-Hilal. On 14 March 2010, Omar played his last match for Al-Hilal which was against Al Shabab which ended 2–1 win for Al-Hilal. He left in 2010.

Al-Shabab

On 21 June 2010, Omar went to Al Shabab from Al Hilal as part of a swap deal which Al-Hilal got Waleed Al-Gizani from Al-Shabab. On 14 August 2010, he played his league debut against

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which Al-Shabab lost 2–1. On 29 September 2011, Omar made his first assist for Al-Shabab against Al-Raed which he assisted Hassan Muath in the 40th minute which was a reason why they won 2–1. On 30 November 2011, Omar assisted

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in the 61 minute which made Al-Shabab win 1–0 against

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. On 2 February 2012, Omar was sent off against Ittihad in the 38 minute for a second yellow card, but Al-Shabab still won 2–0. In 2012, he won the first and only Saudi Professional League for Al-Shabab. In 2014, Omar won the

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and the

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for Al-Shabab. On 26 March 2017, Omar announced that he will retire at the end of the season. On 17 April 2015, Omar played his last league match against Al-Taawoun which Al-Shabab drew 1-1. On 23 August 2015, Omar officially retired from football after a playing career that lasted 17 years.

International career

Omar made his play debut for the Saudi Arabia national team at the

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. He is a member of the

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and was called up to the squad for the

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and

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. On 6 September 2008, Omar played his last match for the national team which was against

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which he replaced

Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub ( ar, محمد بندر الشلهوب; born 8 December 1980) is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. A legend of Saudi football, he w ...

in the 67th minute, the match ended 1-1. After 78 caps for the Saudi national team, he retired in 2008.

Hounors

Club

Al-Hilal

* Saudi Professional League (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2009–10 * Saudi Crown Prince Cup (7): 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup (3): 2000, 2005, 2006 *

Saudi Founder's Cup Saudi Founder's Cup (Arabic: كأس المؤسس الملك عبدالعزيز), is an official Centennial football tournament, held every hundred years. organized by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation The Saudi Arabian Football Federation ( ...

(1): 1999 *

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(1): 1999–2000 * Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 2001–02 * Asian Super Cup (1):

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Al-Shabab

* Saudi Professional League (1): 2011–12 *

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(1):

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghamdi, Omar 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Mecca Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Al Hilal SFC players Men's association football midfielders Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Saudi First Division League players Saudi Pro League players