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{{short description|Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1959)}}
{{BLP sources| date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Majed Abdullahh
| image          = Majed Abdullah in 1984.jpg
| caption        = Majed with [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] in 1984
| full_name      = Majed Ahmed Abdullah Al-Mohammed
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1959|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia
| height         = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position       = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1    = 1975–1977
| youthclubs1    = [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| years1         = 1977–1998
| clubs1         = [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| caps1          = 194
| goals1         = 189
| totalcaps      = 194
| totalgoals     = 189
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1977
| nationalteam1  = [[Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team|Saudi Arabia U17]]
| nationalcaps1  = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears4 = 1977–1994
| nationalteam4  = [[Saudi national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| nationalcaps4  = 117
| nationalgoals4 = 72
|medaltemplates =
{{medalCountry|{{fb|KSA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} 
{{medalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{medal|Winner|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984 Singapore]]|}} 
{{medal|Winner|[[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988 Qatar]]|}}
}}

'''Majed Ahmed Abdullah''' ({{langx|ar|مَاجِد أَحْمَد عَبْد الله}}; born 11 January 1959) is a Saudi Arabian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] and the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia national team]]. He is the [[Saudi Arabia national football team#Player records|all-time leading goal scorer]] for Saudi Arabia with 72 goals in 117 games. At the club level, he is the record goal scorer for Al-Nassr and the all-time top scorer of the [[Saudi Pro League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/mohammed-majed-abdullah_prs215044/person.shtml|title=Mohammed Majed Abdullah|work=[[Eurosport]]|access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Majed Abdullah - Player Info |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/majed-abdullah/7488/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=من هو ماجد عبدالله - Majed Abdullah؟|date=18 May 2022 |url=https://www.arageek.com/bio/majed-abdullah}}</ref> He was often referred to by his nickname "The Arabian Pelé".<ref>{{cite web |title=ماجد عبد الله.. بيليه السعودي |url=https://arabia.as.com/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A}}</ref>

Majed Abdullah is regarded as one of the greatest [[Western Asia]]n strikers of all time. He was nominated for [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] Asia's Player of the Century, finishing third place.<ref name="IFFHS">{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-history-asia-player-of-the-century-1900-1999/ |title=IFFHS HISTORY : ASIA – PLAYER OF THE CENTURY (1900-1999) |publisher=IFFHS |date=10 October 2017}}</ref> He spent his entire club career at Al-Nassr, and scored 189 league goals in a twenty-one-year career. During this time, Al-Nassr established themselves as one of the dominant forces in Saudi and Asian football. With Abdullah leading the attack, Al-Nassr won five League titles and four [[Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King Cup titles]] as well as the [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]. Abdullah also finished as the Saudi League top scorer six times throughout his career. Majed Abdullah retired from football in 1998, after Al-Nassr's Asian Cup Winners' Cup Final victory over Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

His success was not limited to the domestic stage. In 1984 Saudi Arabia qualified for their first-ever global international tournament at the [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games in Los Angeles]]. Abdullah scored their only goal as Saudi Arabia lost all three group games. International success did come in 1984, however, in the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup in Singapore]]. Saudi Arabia beat China 2–0 in the final to take the title for the first time, with Abdullah scoring the second goal. Four years later in [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], he would score twice in the tournament in Qatar as the Saudi team retained the title by beating South Korea on penalties.<ref>{{cite web |title=069. Majed Abdullah |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/world-football/legendary-players/majed_abdullah/}}</ref>

==Early life==
Majed was born<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saha Roy |first=Shilarze |date=24 Nov 2022 |title=SOURCE:FIFA Majed Ahmed Abdullah, the magician of Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/majed-ahmed-abdullah-the-magician-of-saudi-arabia |website=fifa.com}}</ref> in the Al-Baghdadia District in [[Jeddah]]. Majed is the second son of Ahmed Abdullah. Living close to a sports club alongside being the son of a football manager piqued Majed's interest in football. In the mid-1960s, Abdullah and his family moved to [[Riyadh]] where his father got a job as the manager of [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]'s youth team. Abdullah enrolled in Al-Jazaeria Elementary School and he passionately watched the older kids play football. A couple of years later, Majed joined the school football team as well as the neighborhood team. He used to play as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. One day the team's striker was absent and Majed had to replace him. This position change proved to be successful as Majed guided his team to a 3–1 victory. Abdullah's family moved to [[Hotat Khaled]] District and the young Abdullah joined Al-Motawasta Al-Thania high school. Majed and his neighbors formed a team they called "Al-Ittifaq". They tried to participate in a tournament but their request was rejected due to their young age. They did not give up and challenged one of Riyadh's best neighborhood teams for a place in that tournament. Al-Ittifaq won the match 3–1 with Abdullah scoring twice. Al-Ittifaq participated in the tournament and they went on to win the championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=أهم محطات الأسطورة ماجد عبدالله |date=9 September 2007 |url=https://elaph.com/Web/Sports/2007/9/262157.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ماجد أحمد عبدالله ...أبرز هدّاف في تاريخ الكرة السعودية |url=https://www.alsabbaq.com/138249/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=في حوار أجرته (الجزيرة) معه قبل مونديال 94 بأيام.. ماجد عبدالله يتحدث ل(الجزيرة) |url=http://www.al-jazirah.com/2008/20080520/sp8.htm}}</ref>

==Club career==
Mohammed Al-Hudayan, a teammate at Al-Ittifaq, recommended Abdullah to [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] president [[Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud]], as did Al-Ittifaq's coach Nasseb Awad to [[Khaled Al-Turki]] and Al-Nassr coach [[Ljubiša Broćić]].<ref>{{cite web |title=محمد الهديان.. مدافع الهلال الذي صنع النصر نجوميته ونقله إلى منصات البطولات |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1786643}}</ref> Broćić went to see Abdullah unannounced at Al-Ittifaq's training field in Al-Batha and requested that the club sign him. Abdullah officially joined Al-Nassr on 10 November 1975.<ref>{{cite web |title=من هاوٍ بحواري جدة والرياض.. إلى أسطورة الكرة السعودية والعربية والآسيوية |date=23 June 2010 |url=https://www.al-madina.com/article/35361}}</ref>

Abdullah spent 2 years playing for the youth teams before being promoted to the senior team. He made his senior debut in a friendly against [[Morocco|Moroccan]] side [[FUS de Rabat|Al-Fath]] in January 1977. He made his competitive debut on 20 January 1977 by coming off the bench in the league match against [[Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] replacing Ibrahim Al-Hamoud.<ref>{{cite web |title=قبض الشبابيون على المباراة.. ثم أطلقرا سراحما للنصر |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/JAN1977/22-01-1977-1700/1700-01401.jpg}}</ref> Abdullah once again came off the bench in the 2–1 defeat to [[Al-Qadsiah FC|Al-Qadsiah]] on 14 March 1977 to make his second appearance for Al-Nassr.<ref>{{cite web |title=وتآمر القادسية وجدول الدوري على النصر |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAR1977/15-03-1977-1746/1746-01401.jpg}}</ref> On 18 March, Abdullah made his first start as well as score his first goal for Al-Nassr, when he headed in [[Nasser Al-Johar]]'s cross, in the league match against [[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]].<ref>{{cite web |title=تعادلت الوحدة مع النصر |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAR1977/19-03-1977-1750/1750-01501.jpg}}</ref> Following an injury to first-choice striker [[Mohammad S. Abdeli|Mohammad Al-Abdeli]], Abdullah was given a chance to prove himself. He repaid that trust by scoring three goals in the final three rounds of the league against Al-Shabab, [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] and derby rivals [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=موهبة ماجد ولدت بين العطايف والخزان.. و"العم أحمد" أول من اكتشفها |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/343966}}</ref> On 5 May 1977, Abdullah scored twice in the 4–0 against [[Hajer FC|Hajer]] in the [[1977 King Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=بأربعة أهداف.. بدأ النصر دوري الكأس! |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/06-05-1977-1797/1797-01501.jpg}}</ref> He then scored twice against [[Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Nahda]] in the Round of 16 and scored the opener in the 2–1 win against Al-Qadsiah in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=بعد فوزه بهدفين على القادسية.. النصر يدخل دور الأربعة |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/13-05-1977-1804/1804-01601.jpg}}</ref> Al-Nassr were eventually eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal.<ref>{{cite web |title=وفجأة انطفئت الشموع الصفر وظلّت شمعة الهلال تقاوم الريح والنصر |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/17-05-1977-1808/1808-01401.jpg}}</ref> He ended his first season at Al-Nassr scoring nine goals in ten appearances. Abdullah started his second season with Al-Nassr poorly, failing to score in his first three matches. On 4 November 1977, Abdullah scored a brace against Al-Nahda to score his first goals of the 1977–78 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر يهزم النهضة ٣ أهداف |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/NOV1977/05-11-1977-1971/1971-01501.jpg}}</ref> He then scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Al-Qadsiah on 10 November.<ref>{{cite web |title=بهدف واحد فاز النصر على القادسية |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/NOV1977/11-11-1977-1977/1977-01201.jpg}}</ref> Abdullah scored his fourth goal of the season in a 1–0 win against [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر يخطف نقطتين ثمينتين من تميم |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/DEC1977/23-12-1977-2009/2009-01201.jpg}}</ref> On 29 December, Abdullah was injured and forced to leave the pitch in the derby against Al-Hilal.<ref>{{cite web |title=بهدفين للنصر ولاشيء للهلال إنتهى لقاء الأمس |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/DEC1977/30-12-1977-2016/2016-01201.jpg}}</ref> He made his return on 12 January 1978 and scored in the 2–1 win against [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]].<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر يخطف الفوز بعد أن فرط فيه الاتفاق |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1978/JAN1978/13-01-1978-2030/2030-00801.jpg}}</ref> On 17 February, Abdullah scored the only goal in a 1–0 away win against Al-Nahda, his sixth of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر يهزم النهضة بهدف واحد |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1978/FEB1978/18-02-1978-2066/2066-01401.jpg}}</ref> On 2 March, Abdullah scored his first hattrick for Al-Nassr in the 4–0 win against [[Ohod Club|Ohod]].<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر يشيع احد.. إلي مثواه الأخير! |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1978/MAR1978/03-03-1978-2079/2079-01201.jpg}}</ref> On 10 March, he scored his second hattrick in the 3–1 away win against Al-Ittihad.<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر يستر في المنافسة على البطولة |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1978/MAR1978/11-03-1978-2087/2087-01501.jpg}}</ref> On 30 March, Abdullah scored twice against [[Al-Taraji Club|Al-Shate'e]] in the Round of 32 of the [[1978 King Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=النصر والاتحاد وفوز هزيل |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1978/MAR1978/31-03-1978-2107/2107-01201.jpg}}</ref> Al-Nassr were eliminated by eventual champions Al-Ahli in the Round of 16. Majed ended the 1977–78 season scoring 14 goals in 19 appearances.

Majed Abdullah finished as the Saudi League top scorer 6 times in his career. He also won the League 4 times as well as the King Cup 4 times. Majed is the all-time top scorer of the Saudi League with 189 goals and is also [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]'s all-time top scorer with 260 goals. Majed Abdullah announced his retirement on 12 April 1998 following Al-Nassr's win in the 1998 Asian Cup Winner's Cup in front of 70,000 fans in Riyadh.<ref>{{cite web |title=متى يتحول حفل اعتزال ماجد عبدالله إلى حقيقة؟ |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/272867}}</ref>

==International career==
Majed made his senior team debut in 1978 in an unofficial friendly against Portuguese giants [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] where he scored 2 goals. His official debut was against [[China national football team|China]] on 10 December 1978. Majed represented [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi national team]] in 2 [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cups]], 5 [[Arabian Gulf Cups]], the 1984 Olympic Games and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. He retired from the National Team shortly after the 1994 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=ماجد عبدالله|url=https://www.marefa.org/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=اهدآف ماجد عبدالله الرسميه مع النصر والمنتخب | date=13 June 2013 |url=https://forum.kooora.com/?t=32804426}}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|id=15090}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|National Cup
!colspan=2|League Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=22|[[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]||[[1976–77 Saudi Premier League|1976–77]]<ref>{{cite web |title=البداية مع الدوري العام لسنة 1397هـ - 1977م |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1212404465766215681}}</ref>
|rowspan=22|[[Saudi Professional League|SPL]]|||6||4||4||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||9
|-
|[[1977–78 Saudi Premier League|1977–78]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في موسمي الثاني مع #النصر سنة 1397-1398هـ - 1978م |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1214207983367991297}}</ref>||18||11||2||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||13
|-
|[[1978–79 Saudi Premier League|1978–79]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في موسمي الثالث مع #النصر سنة 1398-1399ه |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1216793422734012416}}</ref>||17||18||3||6||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||24
|-
|[[1979–80 Saudi Premier League|1979–80]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في موسمي الرابع مع #النصر سنة 1399-1400ه |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1219289182394290177}}</ref>||17||17||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||17||17
|-
|[[1980–81 Saudi Premier League|1980–81]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في موسمي الخامس مع #النصر سنة 1400-1401هـ |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1221864237624188930}}</ref>||15||21||4||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||19||25
|-
|[[1981–82 Saudi Premier League|1981–82]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في الموسم السادس مع #النصر سنة 1401-1402 |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1224375628763475968}}</ref>||9||9||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||10
|-
|[[1982–83 Saudi Premier League|1982–83]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في الموسم السابع مع #النصر سنة 1403هـ |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1226934869760073729}}</ref>||15||14||3||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|name=GC|Appearances in [[GCC Club Cup]]}}||3||22||20
|-
|[[1983–84 Saudi Premier League|1983–84]]<ref name="1983–85">{{cite web |title=في الموسم الثامن مع #النصر سنة 1404هـ |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1232009033634209793}}</ref>||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0{{efn|name=WC}}||0
|-
|[[1984–85 Saudi Premier League|1984–85]]<ref name="1983–85" />||4||1||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||1
|-
|[[1985–86 Saudi Premier League|1985–86]]<ref>{{cite web |title=في الموسم العاشر مع #النصر سنة 1406هـ |url=https://twitter.com/M_Abdullah_9/status/1234782658317692929}}</ref>||16||15||2||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||16
|-
|[[1986–87 Saudi Premier League|1986–87]]||11||15||4||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||20
|-
|[[1987–88 Saudi Premier League|1987–88]]||6||5||3||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||7
|-
|[[1988–89 Saudi Premier League|1988–89]]||15||19||4||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||19||24
|-
|[[1989–90 Saudi Premier League|1989–90]]||12||13||3||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||18
|-
|[[1990–91 Saudi Premier League|1990–91]]||11||10||colspan=2|—||4||5||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|name=GC}}||5||19||20
|-
|[[1991–92 Saudi Premier League|1991–92]]||2||3||colspan=2|—||0||0||2||1||colspan=2|—||4||4
|-
|[[1992–93 Saudi Premier League|1992–93]]||5||4||colspan=2|—||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||4
|-
|[[1993–94 Saudi Premier League|1993–94]]||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0{{efn|name=WC|Did not participate in the season due to the national team training camp}}||0
|-
|[[1994–95 Saudi Premier League|1994–95]]||8||8||colspan=2|—||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||9
|-
|[[1995–96 Saudi Premier League|1995–96]]||3||0||colspan=2|—||2||2||6||0||4{{efn|name=GC}}||5||15||7
|-
|[[1996–97 Saudi Premier League|1996–97]]||4||2||colspan=2|—||1||0||3||1||5{{efn|name=FC|2 appearances and 4 goals in Saudi Federation Cup, 3 appearances and 3 goals in GCC Club Cup}}||7||13||10
|-
|[[1997–98 Saudi Premier League|1997–98]]||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||2||1||colspan=2|—||2||1
|- style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3|Career total !! 194 !! 189 !! 33 !! 39 !! 9 !! 8 !! 13 !! 3 !! 17 !! 20 !! 266 !! 259{{efn|Unofficially, he scored 320 goals with Al-Nassr including 61 goals in friendly matches}}
|-
|}
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===International===
:''Statistics accurate as of match played 29 June 1994''<ref>{{cite web |title=Majed ABDULLAH Statistics |url=https://www.ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=( Majed ABDULLAH ) Matches Played |url=https://www.ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=9&type=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=( Majed ABDULLAH ) Goals |url=https://www.ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=9&type=8}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|colspan=3|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1978||3||0
|-
|1979||6||7
|-
|1980||7||9
|-
|1981||11||4
|-
|1982||10||3
|-
|1983||0||0
|-
|1984||16||15
|-
|1985||7||3
|-
|1986||10||8
|-
|1987||0||0
|-
|1988||23||11
|-
|1989||7||2
|-
|1990||3||2
|-
|1991||0||0
|-
|1992||2||1
|-
|1993||9||6
|-
|1994||3||1
|-
!Total||117||72
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope=col | Goal
! scope=col | Cap
! scope=col | Date
! scope=col | Venue
! scope=col | Opponent
! scope=col | Score
! scope=col | Result
! scope=col | Competition
|-
!scope=row| 1
|align=center | 4
 || 24 March 1979 || [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|2–1 || align=center {{won|2–1}} || [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 2
|align=center | 5 || 28 March 1979 || [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq || {{fb|OMN}} || align=center|4–0 || align=center {{won|4–0}} || [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 3
|rowspan="5" align=center | 7 || rowspan="5" |4 April 1979 ||rowspan="5" | [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]], Iraq ||rowspan="5" | {{fb|QAT}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="5" align="center" {{won|7–0}} || rowspan="5" | [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 4
| align=center|2–0
|-
!scope=row| 5
| align=center|4–0
|-
!scope=row| 6
| align=center|5–0
|-
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| align=center|6–0
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|align=center | 10 || 30 January 1980 || [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|KOR}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{lost|1–3}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
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!scope=row| 9
|align=center | 12 || 29 September 1980 || [[İzmir Atatürk Stadium]], [[İzmir]], Turkey || {{fb|MAS}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|3–0}} || [[Islamic Games|1980 Islamic Games]]
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|rowspan="5" align=center | 15 || rowspan="5" |12 December 1980 ||rowspan="5" | [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia ||rowspan="5" | {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="5" align="center" {{won|8–0}} || rowspan="5" | [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
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| align=center|7–0
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| align=center|8–0
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!scope=row| 15
|rowspan="2" align=center | 16 || rowspan="2" |14 December 1980 ||rowspan="2" | [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|3–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
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!scope=row| 16
| align=center|2–0
|-
!scope=row| 17
|align=center | 20 || 17 October 1981 || [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|KOR}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center {{won|2–0}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 18
|align=center | 23 || 12 November 1981 || [[Stadium Merdeka]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia || {{fb|CHN}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center {{lost|2–4}} || [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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!scope=row| 19
|rowspan="2" align=center | 25 || rowspan="2" |28 November 1981 ||rowspan="2" | [[Mount Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|NZL}} || align=center|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{pending|2–2}} || rowspan="2" | [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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!scope=row| 20
| align=center|2–1
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!scope=row| 21
|align=center | 31 || 29 March 1982 || [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|QAT}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 22
|rowspan="2" align=center | 33 || rowspan="2" |2 April 1982 ||rowspan="2" | [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|BHR}} || align=center|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{pending|2–2}} || rowspan="2" | [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
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!scope=row| 23
| align=center|2–2
|-
!scope=row| 24
|rowspan="2" align=center | 38 || rowspan="2" |21 February 1984 ||rowspan="2" | [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|ALG}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|4–2}} || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
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!scope=row| 25
| align=center|3–2
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!scope=row| 26
|align=center | 39 || 10 March 1984 || [[Royal Oman Police Stadium]], [[Muscat]], Oman || {{fb|QAT}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center {{lost|1–2}} || [[7th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 27
|align=center | 41 || 25 September 1984 || [[Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium]], [[Khobar]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|ISL}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{lost|1–2}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 28
|align=center | 42 || 8 October 1984 || [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|THA}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|2–1}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 29
|align=center | 44 || 19 October 1984 || [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|NEP}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center {{won|7–0}} || [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1984 Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 30
|align=center | 45 || 22 October 1984 || [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1984 Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 31
|rowspan="3" align=center | 46 || rowspan="3" |24 October 1984 ||rowspan="3" | [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia ||rowspan="3" | {{fb|SRI}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center" {{won|5–0}} || rowspan="3" | [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1984 Asian Cup qualification]]
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!scope=row| 32
| align=center|2–0
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!scope=row| 33
| align=center|3–0
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!scope=row| 34
|rowspan="3" align=center | 47 || rowspan="3" |26 October 1984 ||rowspan="3" | [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia ||rowspan="3" | {{fb|OMN}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center" {{won|6–0}} || rowspan="3" | [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1984 Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 35
| align=center|2–0
|-
!scope=row| 36
| align=center|4–0
|-
!scope=row| 37
|align=center | 48 || 2 December 1984 || [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Kallang]], Singapore || {{fb|KOR}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center {{pending|1–1}} || [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984 Asian Cup GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 38
|align=center | 53 || 16 December 1984 || [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Kallang]], Singapore || {{fb|CHN}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center {{won|2–0}} || [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984 Asian Cup Final]]
|-
!scope=row| 39
|align=center | 57 || 5 August 1985 || [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]], [[Rabat]], Morocco || {{fb|North Yemen}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|2–0}} || [[Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985 Pan Arab Games GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 40
|align=center | 58 || 8 August 1985 || [[Settat Municipal Stadium]], [[Settat]], Morocco || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985 Pan Arab Games GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 41
|align=center | 59 || 14 August 1985 || [[Mohammed V Stadium]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{fb|IRQ|1963|name=Iraq B}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{lost|1–2}} || [[Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985 Pan Arab Games SF]]
|-
!scope=row| 42
|align=center | 61 || 23 March 1986 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], Bahrain || {{fb|KUW}} || align=center|1–3 || align=center {{lost|1–3}} || [[8th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 43
|align=center | 62 || 25 March 1986 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], Bahrain || {{fb|BHR}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center {{lost|1–2}} || [[8th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 44
|rowspan="2" align=center | 63 || rowspan="2" |28 March 1986 ||rowspan="2" | [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], Bahrain ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|OMN}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|3–1}} || rowspan="2" | [[8th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 45
| align=center|3–1
|-
!scope=row| 46
|rowspan="2" align=center | 68 || rowspan="2" |21 September 1986 ||rowspan="2" | [[Gwangju Mudeung Stadium]], [[Gwangju]], South Korea ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|MAS}} || align=center|2–1 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|3–1}} || rowspan="2" | [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 47
| align=center|3–1
|-
!scope=row| 48
|rowspan="2" align=center | 69 || rowspan="2" |25 September 1986 ||rowspan="2" | [[Gwangju Mudeung Stadium]], [[Gwangju]], South Korea ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|2–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 49
| align=center|2–0
|-
!scope=row| 50
|align=center | 71 || 17 February 1988 || [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|SCO}} || align=center|2–2 || align=center {{pending|2–2}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 51
|align=center | 74 || 9 March 1988 || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|BHR}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[9th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 52
|align=center | 75 || 13 March 1988 || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|2–2 || align=center {{pending|2–2}} || [[9th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 53
|rowspan="2" align=center | 79 || rowspan="2" |23 June 1988 ||rowspan="2" | [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|NZL}} || align=center|1–3 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{lost|2–3}} || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 54
| align=center|2–3
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!scope=row| 55
|align=center | 80 || 29 June 1988 || [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || {{fb|HKG|1959}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|3–0}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 56
|align=center | 82 || 6 July 1988 || [[Football Park]], [[Adelaide]], Australia || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center {{pending|2–2}} || [[Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup|1988 Australia Gold Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 57
|align=center | 84 || 13 July 1988 || [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || {{fb|BRA}} || align=center|1–2 || align=center {{lost|1–4}} || [[Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup|1988 Australia Gold Cup]]
|-
!scope=row| 58
|align=center | 86 || 16 November 1988 || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|ENG}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{pending|1–1}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 59
|align=center | 87 || 23 November 1988 || [[Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium]], [[Khobar]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|TUN}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 60
|align=center | 92 || 15 December 1988 || [[Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar || {{fb|IRN}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988 Asian Cup SF]]
|-
!scope=row| 61
|align=center | 94 || 15 March 1989 || [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|SYR}} || align=center|4–3 || align=center {{won|5–4}} || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 62
|align=center | 97 || 5 April 1989 || [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium]], [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|North Yemen}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|1–0}} || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 63
|rowspan="2" align=center | 101 || rowspan="2" |24 September 1990 ||rowspan="2" | [[Xiannongtan Stadium]], [[Beijing]], China ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|BAN}} || align=center|2–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|4–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games – Men|1990 Asian Games GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 64
| align=center|4–0
|-
!scope=row| 65
|align=center | 104 || 11 September 1992 || [[Al-Hamadaniah Stadium]], [[Aleppo]], Syria || {{fb|SYR}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{pending|1–1}} || [[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992 Arab Nations Cup GS]]
|-
!scope=row| 66
|align=center | 106 || 18 April 1993 || [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Kallang]], Singapore || {{fb|NZL}} || align=center|2–1 || align=center {{won|3–1}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 67
|align=center | 107 || 22 April 1993 || [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Kallang]], Singapore || {{fb|SIN}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|3–0}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 68
|rowspan="2" align=center | 109 || rowspan="2" |16 May 1993 ||rowspan="2" | [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia ||rowspan="2" | {{fb|MAS}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" {{won|3–0}} || rowspan="2" | [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 69
| align=center|3–0
|-
!scope=row| 70
|align=center | 110 || 18 May 1993 ||  [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|KUW}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center {{won|2–0}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row| 71
|align=center | 112 || 27 September 1993 || [[Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium]], [[Khobar]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|SIN}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center {{won|3–2}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row| 72
|align=center | 115 || 4 June 1994 || [[Alex G. Spanos Stadium]], [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]], United States || {{fb|TRI}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center {{won|3–2}} || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
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==Firsts in Majed's life==
[[File:Majed Abdullah, Tawfiq Al-Muqrin and Abdullah Abed Rabbo.jpg|thumb|280px|right|From the Left Majed Abdullah, Tawfiq Al-Muqrin and Abdullah Abed Rabbo in [[Iraq]] 1978.]]
* First training camp with Al-Nassr was in London in 1976.
* First training camp with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|National Team]] (under 17) was also in London in 1977.
* First coach with Al-Nassr was [[Ljubiša Broćić]]
* First coach with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|National Team]] (under 17) was Jeff Faundon.
* First shirt number with Al-Nassr was 14.
* First shirt number with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|National Team]] was 17.
* First match with Al-Nassr was against [[FUS de Rabat|Al-Fath]] from [[Morocco]] in a friendly in 15-1-1977.
* First official match with Al-Nassr was against [[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Shabab]] in 22-1-1977.
* First goal with Al-Nassr was against [[Al-Wahda FC (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]] in 18-3-1977.
* First international goal was against Iran under 17 in 15-8-1977.
* First goal with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Senior Team]] was in a friendly against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in January 1978.
* First official goal with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Senior Team]] was against [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]] in January 1978.
* First official Globally goal with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Senior Team]] was against [[Brazil]] in [[Olympic Games]] Los Angeles 1984.
* First "League Top Scorer" Trophy was in 1978–1979 season.

==Lasts in Majed's life==
* Last local match was against [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] in 1996–1997 season.
* Last local goal was against [[Al-Ittifaq]] in January 1997.
* Last local trophy was the [[Saudi Premier League]] 1994–1995 season.
* Last International match was against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] during [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] in 29-6-1994.
* Last International goal was against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] during [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] qualifications.
* Last Globally goal with the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Senior Team]] was against [[Brazil]] in Golden Cup Confederations in Australia 1988.
* Last goal with Al-Nassr was against [[Kopetdag Asgabat|Kopetdag]] of [[Turkmenistan]] in 11-4-1998.
* Last match with Al-Nassr was against [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] in the [[Asian Cup Winners Cup]] final on 13-4-1998.
* Last "League Top Scorer" Trophy was in 1988–1989 season.

== Honours ==
[[File:Majed Abdullah in Asia Cup 1984.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Abdullah lifting the AFC Asian Cup trophy in 1984]]

=== Player ===
'''Al-Nassr'''
* [[Saudi Pro League|Saudi Premier League]]: [[1979–80 Saudi Premier League|1979–80]], [[1980–81 Saudi Premier League|1980–81]], [[1988–89 Saudi Premier League|1988–89]], [[1994–95 Saudi Premier League|1994–95]]
* [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]]: [[1981 King Cup|1981]], [[1986 King Cup|1986]], [[1987 King Cup|1987]], [[1990 King Cup|1990]]
* [[GCC Club Championship]]: [[1996 GCC Champions League|1996]], [[1997 GCC Champions League|1997]]
* [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]

'''Saudi Arabia'''
* [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]
* [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] silver medal: [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]
* [[Arab Nations Cup]] runner-up: [[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Saudi Pro League|Saudi Premier League]] top scorer: [[1978–79 Saudi Premier League|1978–79]], [[1979–80 Saudi Premier League|1979–80]], [[1980–81 Saudi Premier League|1980–81]], [[1982–83 Saudi Premier League|1982–83]], [[1985–86 Saudi Premier League|1985–86]], [[1988–89 Saudi Premier League|1988–89]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportksa.net/main/archives/4437 |title=الدوري السعودي قبل عامه الـ38: النصر أول بطل والهلال الأكثر فوزاً والعبدلي أول هداف والحمدان الأسرع |publisher=SportKSA |date=31 July 2012 |access-date=10 June 2020 |language=ar}}</ref>
* [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]] top scorer: 1979, 1987, 1989, 1990
* [[Arabian Golden Boot]]: 1981, 1989
* [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] top scorer: 1982
* Asia-Oceania Soccer Handbook Player of the Year: 1984<ref>{{cite web |title=RSSSF – Asian Player of the Year 1984 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aspoy84.html}}</ref>
* [[Football at the Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] top scorer: [[Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985]]
* [[AFC Annual Awards#Asian All Stars|Asian All Stars]]: 1985
* [[AFC Asian Cup]] Team of the Tournament: [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]<ref name="88AC">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/88asch.html |title=Asian Nations Cup 1988 |website=[[RSSSF]] |date=16 December 2010}}</ref>
* [[Saudi Crown Prince Cup]] top scorer: 1991
* [[GCC Club Cup]] top scorer: 1991, 1996
*[[World Team of the 20th Century|MasterCard Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century]]: 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/international/1998/may15.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221145250/http://www.soccertimes.com/international/1998/may15.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 1999 |title=Ramos, Balboa named to MasterCard CONCACAF 20th Century team. |work=Soccer Times|date=15 May 1998 |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] Asia's Player of the 20th Century third place: 1999<ref name="IFFHS"/>
* [[IFFHS World's Best Player|IFFHS World's Player of the 20th Century]] 64th place: 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?42d03e32a16f43809fa3c17c13c09e20a15ff3c09f32b17f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6e28fc380de43110f83d00e1a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008091522/http://www.iffhs.de/?42d03e32a16f43809fa3c17c13c09e20a15ff3c09f32b17f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6e28fc380de43110f83d00e1a |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 October 2007 |title=The World's best Player of the Century |publisher=IFFHS |date=4 January 2000 |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[IFFHS World Team|IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century]]: 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1089 |title=IFFHS ASIA MEN TEAM OF THE XXth CENTURY (1901-2000) |publisher=IFFHS |date=2021-05-08 |access-date=2021-05-12}}</ref>
*[[IFFHS World Team|IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time]]: 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1144 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME ASIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM |publisher=IFFHS |date=2021-06-11 |access-date=2021-09-08}}</ref>

==Retirement match==
[[File:Majed abdullah ماجد عبدالله.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Majed Abdullah in 2012]]

On 20 May 2008, 10 years after Abdullah's last match, a testimonial match was held between Al-Nassr and [[Real Madrid]], who were just crowned with their 31st [[La Liga]] title. The match was held at Al-Nassr's home ground, the [[King Fahd International Stadium]] in Riyadh.<ref>{{cite web |title=ريال مدريد يوافق رسمياً على المشاركة في اعتزال ماجد |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/338590}}</ref> Al-Nassr won the match 4–1 with 70,000 fans in attendance. The match saw players from other clubs such as [[Mohamed Al-Deayea]], [[Malek Mouath]] and [[Nashat Akram]] represent Al-Nassr. [[Arjen Robben]] broke the deadlock at the 50th before Mouath and Akram scored in quick succession. [[Saud Kariri]] then added a third in the 61st before Mouath scored the fourth goal in the first minute of stoppage time.<ref>{{cite web |title=في وداعية رائعة.. فوز النصر على ريال مدريد 1-4 |url=https://www.alayyam.info/news/3DKPQ800-SJ2ZXC}}</ref>

==Match details==
<onlyinclude>{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2008|05|20|df=y}}
|time       = 21:15 [[UTC+03:00#Arabia Standard Time|AST]]
|team1      = [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] {{flagicon|KSA}}
|score      = 4–1
|report     = https://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spanish-football/2008/05/21/704581/al-nasr-thrash-real-madrid-in-friendly
|team2      = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|goals1     = 
* [[Malek Mouath|Malek]] {{goal|54, 90+1}} 
* [[Nashat Akram|Akram]] {{goal|55}} 
* [[Saud Kariri|Kariri]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2     =
* [[Arjen Robben|Robben]] {{goal|50}}
|stadium    = [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|attendance = 70,000
|referee    = Mutraf Al-Qahtani
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== See also ==
* [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|List of top international men's football goalscorers by country]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Majed Abdullah}}
* [http://www.m9.com.sa/ Majed9 website] A Fan's tribute to Majed Abdullah {{in lang|ar|en}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/abdullah-intl.html Majed Abdullah – international goals] at [[RSSSF]]

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[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in football]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in football]]