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Saeed Al-Owairan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.84 m
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–2001	Al-Shabab
National team
1991–1998	Saudi Arabia	75	(24)
Honours Men's football Representing  Saudi Arabia FIFA Arab Cup Runner-up 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 1992 AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 1992
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Saeed Ali Al-Owairan Al-Dossari (Arabic: سَعِيد عَلِيّ الْعُوَيْرَان الدَّوْسَرِيّ‎; born 19 August 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. Widely considered to be one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time, Al-Owairan is renowned for his goal against Belgium in the 1994 World Cup, which was considered the sixth-best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. He scored 283 goals across his 13-year career.

Career

Owairan spent his entire club career at Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh.

He won 85 caps for the Saudi Arabia national team, scoring 34 goals, including seven in 1994 World Cup Qualifiers. He achieved international renown at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, in which he scored a stunning individual goal against Belgium at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. that was later voted the sixth best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings. The goal sent Saudi Arabia through to the second round of the World Cup for the first time. They subsequently lost 3–1 to Sweden in the Round of 16.

Following the World Cup, Owairan returned to Saudi Arabia. The same year he was named as Asian Footballer of the Year. Despite interest from European clubs, he was unable to leave the country due to a national law preventing Saudi footballers from playing abroad. Although he was selected as part of the Saudi Arabia national team at the 1998 World Cup in France, he only made two appearances as Saudi Arabia went out in the group stages.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 September 1992	Aleppo, Syria	[[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]]	2–?	2–1	1992 Arab Cup
2.	17 September 1992		Egypt	2–2	2–3
3.	20 October 1992	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Argentina	1–3	1–3	1992 King Fahd Cup
4.	2 November 1992	Onomichi, Japan	Thailand	1–0	4–0	1992 AFC Asian Cup
5.	6 November 1992	Hiroshima, Japan	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–0
6.	1 May 1993	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Macau	2–0	6–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.				3–0
8.	14 May 1993	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Macau	4–0	8–0
9.				6–0
10.				7–0
11.	18 May 1993		Kuwait	1–0	2–0
12.	24 October 1993	Doha, Qatar	Iraq	1–1	1–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	29 June 1994	Washington, D.C., United States	Belgium	1–0	1–0	1994 FIFA World Cup
14.	10 November 1994	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Bahrain	2–0	3–1	12th Arabian Gulf Cup

Club career stats

Honours

Al-Shabab

• Arab Club Champions Cup:1992,1999
• Saudi Premier League :1990–91,1991–92,1992–93
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup:2000–01

Saudi Arabia

• Arab Nations Cup runner-up:1992
• King Fahd Cup runner-up:1992
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up:1992

Individual

• IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1993
• Best Bombardier Saudi Premier League:1991–92

See also

In Spanish: Saeed Al-Owairan para niños