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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Saeed Ali Al-Owairan Al-Dossari (Template:Langx; 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,[1] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

He won 85 caps for the Saudi Arabia national team, scoring 34 goals, including seven in 1994 World Cup Qualifiers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.[2] The goal sent Saudi Arabia through to the second round of the World Cup for the first time.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". They subsequently lost 3–1 to Sweden in the Round of 16.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Following the World Cup, Owairan returned to Saudi Arabia. The same year he was named as Asian Footballer of the Year.[3] Despite interest from European clubs, he was unable to leave the country due to a national law preventing Saudi footballers from playing abroad.[4] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 September 1992 Aleppo, Syria
  1. REDIRECT Template:Country data Palestine || align=center|2–? || align=center| 2–1 || rowspan=2| 1992 Arab Cup
2. 17 September 1992 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Egypt flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg link alias-army = Egyptian Army flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|2–2 || align=center| 2–3

3. 20 October 1992 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Argentina flag alias = Flag of Argentina.svg flag alias-alt = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg flag alias-1812 = Flag of Belgrano (1812).svg flag alias-1816 = Flag of Argentina (civil).svg flag alias-1818 = Flag of Argentina.svg flag alias-1819 = Flag of Argentina (1818).svg flag alias-1820 = Flag of Argentina.svg flag alias-1829 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg flag alias-1835 = Flag of Argentina (1840).svg flag alias-1850 = Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg flag alias-1861 = Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg link alias-naval = Argentine Navy link alias-coast guard = Argentine Naval Prefecture flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of Argentina.svg link alias-marines = Argentine Naval Infantry Command link alias-air force = Argentine Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of Argentina (3-2).svg link alias-army = Argentine Army flag alias-navy = Flag of Argentina.svg link alias-navy = Argentine Navy empty = Argentina XV national rugby union team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align=center|1–3 || align=center| 1–3 || 1992 King Fahd Cup

4. 2 November 1992 Onomichi, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = Thailand shortname alias = Thailand flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps border-marines= flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg link alias-army=Royal Thai Army flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=2| 1992 AFC Asian Cup

5. 6 November 1992 Hiroshima, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = United Arab Emirates flag alias = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg link alias-naval = United Arab Emirates Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.svg link alias-air force = United Arab Emirates Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the UAE Army.svg link alias-army = United Arab Emirates Army flag alias-military = Flag of the UAE Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = United Arab Emirates Armed Forces flag alias-navy = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Navy.png link alias-navy = United Arab Emirates Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–0

6. 1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Macau flag alias = Flag of Macau.svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Portugal.svg flag alias-municipal = Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|2–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0 || rowspan=6| 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

7. 3–0
8. 14 May 1993 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Macau flag alias = Flag of Macau.svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Portugal.svg flag alias-municipal = Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|4–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 8–0

9. 6–0
10. 7–0
11. 18 May 1993 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kuwait flag alias = Flag of Kuwait.svg flag alias-1844 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg flag alias-1914 = Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg flag alias-1940 = Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg flag alias-naval-1956 = Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg flag alias-republic-1990 = Flag of Kuwait.svg size = name = altvar = football altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–0

12. 24 October 1993 Doha, Qatar {{ Template:Yesno alias = Iraq flag alias = Flag of Iraq.svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg flag alias-1924 = Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg flag alias-1958 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg flag alias-1963 = Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg flag alias-2004 = Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Iraqi Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Iraqi Ground Forces.svg link alias-army = Iraqi Ground Forces flag alias-navy=Flag of the Iraqi Navy.svg link alias-naval = Iraqi Navy link alias-navy = Iraqi Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center| 1–1 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

13. 29 June 1994 Washington, D.C., United States {{ Template:Yesno alias = Belgium flag alias = Flag of Belgium (civil).svg flag alias-government = Government Ensign of Belgium.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Belgium.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag of Belgium (1830).svg flag alias-1858 = Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg link alias-army = Belgian Land Component flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg link alias-naval = Belgian Navy flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg link alias-air force = Belgian Air Component flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg link alias-navy = Belgian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 1–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup

14. 10 November 1994 Abu Dhabi, UAE {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bahrain flag alias = Flag of Bahrain.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Bahrain (before 1820).svg flag alias-1820 = Flag of Bahrain (1820-1932).svg flag alias-1932 = Flag of Bahrain (1932 to 1972).svg flag alias-1972 = Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg link alias-naval = Royal Bahraini Naval Force flag alias-military = Flag of the Bahrain Defence Force.svg link alias-military = Bahrain Defence Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bahraini Army.svg link alias-army = Royal Bahraini Army flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Bahraini Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Royal Bahraini Air Force flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force.svg link alias-navy = Royal Bahraini Naval Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center| 3–1 || 12th Arabian Gulf Cup

Club career stats

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Club Season League King Cup Saudi Crown Prince Cup Arabian Compétitions GCC Champions League Asian Compétitions
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Al Shabab 1988–89 SPL
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92 16
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1993–94 4
1994–95 1 Template:Efn 1 Template:Efn
1995–96
1996–97 1 Template:Efn
1997–98
1998–99 11
1999–2000 4 4Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
2000–01 2
Career total 60 10 10 8 5

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Honours

Al-Shabab

Saudi Arabia

Individual

References

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External links

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