Waleed Abdullah

Waleed Abdullah
Abdullah playing for Saudi Arabia in 2009
Personal information
Full name Waleed Abdullah Ali Al-Dawsari
Date of birth (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al-Diriyah
Number 33
Youth career
Al-Shabab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2017 Al-Shabab 173 (0)
2017–2024 Al-Nassr 64 (0)
2024– Al-Diriyah 0 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Saudi Arabia U-23 11 (0)
2007–2018 Saudi Arabia 72 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Waleed Abdullah Ali Al-Dawsari (Arabic: وَلِيد عَبْد الله عَلِيّ الدَّوْسَرِيّ; born 19 April 1986) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Diriyah.

A former regular for Saudi Arabia at Under-23 level, Abdullah made his senior international debut in July 2007 and was recognized as Saudi Arabia's first-choice goalkeeper from 2008 to 2014. He gained 72 caps and was selected in Saudi Arabia's squads for four AFC Asian Cups.