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{{short description|Saudi Arabian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fuad Anwar
| image = Fuad Amin.jpg
| caption = Amin in 2002
| fullname = Fuad Anwar Amin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|13}} 
| birth_place = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
| height = {{height|meters=1.85}}
| currentclub =
| position = [[Defensive Midfielder]]
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1987–1990
| youthclubs1 = [[Al-Shabab Riyadh|Al-Shabab]]
| years1 = 1990–1998
| years2 = 1999
| years3 = 1999–2001
| clubs1 = [[Al-Shabab Riyadh|Al-Shabab]]
| clubs2 = [[Sichuan Guancheng F.C.|Sichuan]]
| clubs3 = [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]]
| caps1 = 289
| goals1 = 48
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| caps3 = 42
| goals3 = 7
| totalcaps = 340 
| totalgoals = 56
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1989
| nationalyears2 = 1989
| nationalyears3 = 1995
| nationalyears4 = 1996
| nationalyears5 = 1990–1998
| nationalteam1 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia U-17]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team|Saudi Arabia U-20]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team|Saudi Arabia U-23]]
| nationalteam4 = [[Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team|Saudi Arabia Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalteam5 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalcaps5 = 95
| nationalgoals5 = 12
| medaltemplates = {{medalCountry|{{fb|KSA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} 
{{medalCompetition|[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]}}
{{medal|Winner|[[1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1989 Scotland]]|}}
}}

'''Fuad Anwar Amin''' ({{langx|ar|فؤاد أنور أمين}}; born 13, October 1972) is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. He spent the majority of his career with [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab FC]] and also had a stint at [[Al Nasr FC in Asian football|Al-Nasr FC]] in Saudi Arabia.

Fuad Anwar captained the Saudi national team and is notable for being the only Saudi player to have participated in the [[FIFA World Cup]] across all age categories, including the FIFA Club World Cup. He made history by scoring the first-ever World Cup goal for Saudi Arabia and was the first Saudi player to embark on an international professional career, playing for Shuang Club in [[China]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-09 |title=Fuad Anwar |url=https://saudipedia.com/en/article/2304/figures/athletes/fuad-anwar |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Saudipedia |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, a retirement festival for Fuad Anwar featured a match between Egypt’s [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] and [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab FC]] at [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City|Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium]] in [[Riyadh]], under the attended by Saudi football stars.<ref name=":0" />

==International career==
A former captain of the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|national team]], he achieved national fame after becoming the first Saudi to score in the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals in the 2–1 defeat against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] during [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] edition. In the same competition, he scored a long range effort against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]].<ref>{{FIFA player|92775|Fuad Amin}}</ref>

Amin played at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Fuad Anwar Amin Biography and Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/fuad-anwar-amin-1.html |access-date=24 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021164628/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/fuad-anwar-amin-1.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Amin was also selected for [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. During the match against [[France national football team|France]], Amin was stomped by [[Zinedine Zidane|Zidane]], who was banned for two games. People close to Zidane said that Amin had leveled a racial slur against the player.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1213502,00.html#ixzz0uLZ9NCtz | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716102355/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1213502,00.html?#ixzz0uLZ9NCtz | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 July 2006 | work=Time | title=The Head Butt Furor: A Window on Europe's Identity Crisis | first=Tony | last=Karon | date=13 July 2006}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Al-Shabab'''
*[[Saudi Federation cup]]: 1988, 1989.
*[[Saudi Premier League]]: 1991, 1992, 1993.
*[[Crown Prince Cup]]: 1993, 1996.
*[[Arab Champions League]]: 1992
*[[Arab Super Cup]]: 1996
*[[GCC Club Cup]]: 1993, 1994

'''Saudi Arabia U17'''
*[[AFC U-17 Championship]]: [[1988 AFC U-17 Championship|1988]]
*[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]: [[1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1989]]

'''Saudi Arabia'''
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]
*[[Arabian Gulf Cup]]: [[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup#Notable players|AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup]]: 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116082205/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced |title=The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced! |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=2020-07-07 |access-date=2021-05-19 |archive-date=2021-01-16}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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