BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-SAUDI ARABIAN " MAJED ABDULLAH " PLAYED AS A STRIKER FOR AL-NASSR FC AND SAUDI NATIONAL TEAM AND WAS ONE OF THE TOP INTERNATIONAL SCORER IN THE WORLD : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                               BLACK                  SOCIAL              HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Majed Abdullah (Arabic: ماجد عبد الله)‎ (born November 1, 1959 in Jeddah) He played as a striker for Al Nassr FC and Saudi national team. He was one of the top international scorers in the world (115 goals). He won Asian Footballer of the Year three times in 1984, 1985 and 1986. He won the AFC Asian Cup twice in 1984 and 1988. He has been the league's top scorer 6 times and was nicknamed the "Arabian Jewel".

Childhood

Abdullah was born in the Al-Baghdadia District in Jeddah, close to Al-Ittihad Club. Majed is the second son of Ahmed Abdullah. Being a neighbor to a sports club alongside with being the son of a football manager made the child Majed live in a football environment. All the pictures in the house were on the walls and all the conversations between Majed's father and his guests were about football and that made the young Majed a football lover from the beginning.

In the mid-1960s, Majed and his family moved to Riyadh where his father got a job as the manager of Al-Nassr youth team. Majed joined "Al-Jazaeria Elementary School" and the 3 year old kid was passionately watching the older kids playing football. Couple of years later, Majed started participating in the school team and the neighborhood team as a goalkeeper. One day, the team striker was absent and Majed replaced him to guide his team to a 3-1 victory. Majed's Family moved to Hotat Khaled District and the young Majed joined "Al-Motawasta Al-Thania" high school. Majed and his young neighbors formed a team they called "Al-Ittifaq". They tried to participate in one of the most famous tournaments but their request was rejected due to their young age. The kids didn't give up and challenged one of Riyadh's best teams for a place in that tournament and surprisingly they won 3-1 with 2 goals from the young talent "Majed Abdullah". "Al-Ittifaq" was accepted to compete regardless of its members young age, and the team went on to win the championship.

Club career

Mohammed Al-Hudayan, a teammate at Al-Ittifaq, recommended Abdullah to Al-Nassr president Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud, as did Al-Ittifaq's trainer Nasseb Awad to Khaled Al-Turki and Al-Nassr coach Brocic Ljubisa (Broshtch). Brocic went to see Abudullah unannounced at Al-Ittifaq's training field in Al-Batha, and requested that the club sign him. Abdullah joined Al-Nassr in November 1975.

Abdullah spent 2 years playing for the youth teams before joining the senior team., making his senior debut in a friendly against the Moroccan team Al-Fath in January 1977. His competitive debut came against Al-Shabab later the same month, followed by his first goal for the club against Al-Wehda in March 1977.Majed spent that season as a substitute but the injury of Al-Nassr number 1 striker Mohammed Saad Al-Abdali gave the young talent the chance where he started the last 4 matches of the season scoring 4 goals which was a huge achievement for a 17 year old player. Majed started his career with the shirt number 14 before switching to his legendary number 9. Majed went on to represent Al-Nassr for more than 20 years scoring 320 goals making him Al-Nassr greatest player ever.

National team

Under 17 Team

In August 1977, Majed was chosen to represent the Saudi Arabia under 17 soccer team in Tabriz Championship in Iran. Majed's beginning was stunning. He amazed everyone in the tournament including his own trainer "Jeff Faundon" and went on to score 7 goals in 3 matches (2 against Iran – 2 against Bulgaria – 3 against Russia) to become the tournament's top scorer.

The Senior Team

Majed made his senior team debut in 1978 in a friendly against Portuguese giants Benfica where he scored 2 goals in his first ever international match when he was only 18. His official debut was against Kenya in the same year. Majed represented Saudi national team continuously for 16 years where injury was the only reason to keep him out the National Team.

Goals

Majed Abdullah Scored with the club 321 goals Class A (260 official).

Majed Goals with Club

From 1977 to 1998, Majed scored for the club Al Nassr FC 321 goals* (260 goals Class A in 240 matches).

Season	League		Cup*		Gulf		Asia*		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1976–1977	5	4	4	5	-	-	-	-	9	9
1977–1978	12	12	2	2	-	-	-	-	14	14
1978–1979	13	18	3	6	-	-	-	-	16	24
1979–1980	13	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	17
1980–1981	15	21	4	4	-	-	-	-	19	25
1981–1982	6	9	1	1	-	-	-	-	7	10
1982–1983	11	14	3	3	4	3	-	-	18	20
1983–1984*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984–1985	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1
1985–1986	12	15	2	1	-	-	-	-	14	16
1986–1987	11	15	4	5	-	-	-	-	15	20
1987–1988	6	5	3	2	-	-	-	-	9	7
1988–1989	15	19	4	5	-	-	-	-	19	24
1989–1990	12	13	3	5	-	-	-	-	15	18
1990–1991	11	10	4	5	4	5	-	-	19	20
1991–1992	2	3	-	-	-	-	2	1	4	4
1992–1993	5	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	6	4
1993–1994*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994–1995	8	8	1	1	-	-	-	-	9	9
1995–1996	3	0	2	2	4	5	6	0	15	7
1996–1997	4	2	1/2	0/4	3	3	3	1	13	10
1997–1998	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	2	1
Total	168	190	44	51	15	16	13	3	240	260

• Majed scored 61 goals in friendly matches with Al Nassr club + 260 goals (Official matches) = 321 goals.
• The Cup: King's Cup 1977-1990 (33m/39g), Crown Cup 1991-1997 (9m/8g), SF Cup in 1997 (2m/4g).
• Asia: Champions League 1996 and 1997 (9m/1g), Cup Winners Cup 1991 and 1998 (4m/2g).
• 1984 and 1994: Did not play in the season because of joining with the national team.

Majed Goals with National Team

Majed Abdullah Scored with the national team 115 goals Class A (79 official).

From 1978 to 1994, Majed scored for National Team 229 goals* (115 goals Class A in 185 matches).

Goals	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	03/05/1978	Riyadh	Pakistan	6/0	International Cup
2.
3.	06/05/1978	Riyadh	Kenya	2/0	International Cup
4.	28/09/1978	Jeddah	Morocco	4/1	Friendly Match
5.
6.	12/12/1978	Bangkok	Qatar*	2/2	Asian Games
7.	24/03/1979	Baghdad	United Arab Emirates	2/1	Gulf Cup of Nations
8.	24/03/1979	Baghdad	Oman	4/0	Gulf Cup of Nations
9.	04/04/1979	Baghdad	Qatar	7/0	Gulf Cup of Nations
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.	30/01/1980	Riyadh	South Korea	1/3	Friendly Match
15.	29/09/1980	Izmir	Malaysia	3/0	Championship Games
16.	30/09/1980	Izmir	Cyprus*	2/0	Championship Games
17.	12/12/1980	Riyadh	Indonesia	8/0	Friendly Match
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.	14/12/1980	Jeddah	Indonesia	3/0	Friendly Match
23.
24.	17/10/1981	Riyadh	South Korea	2/0	Friendly Match
25.	20/10/1981	Riyadh	Venezuela	3/1	Friendly Match
26.
27.	12/11/1981	Kuala Lumpur	China PR	2/4	1982 World Cup qualification
28.	20/10/1981	Auckland	New Zealand	2/2	1982 World Cup qualification
29.
30.	29/03/1982	Abu Dhabi	Qatar	1/0	Gulf Cup of Nations
31.	02/04/1982	Abu Dhabi	Bahrain	2/2	Gulf Cup of Nations
32.
33.	19/10/1982	Riyadh	Kuwait	3/1	World Military Cup qualifying*
34.
35.	12/11/1982	Singapore	Singapore	1/1	Friendly Match
36.	28/02/1983	Abu Dhabi	Kuwait	1/2	World Military Cup qualifying
37.	01/10/1983	New Delhi	India	2/1	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles qualifying*
38.	06/11/1983	Riyadh	India	5/0	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles qualifying
39.
40.
41.
42.	11/11/1983	Riyadh	Malaysia	2/0	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles qualifying
43.
44.	02/12/1983	Riyadh	Somalia	1/0	Arab Nations Cup qualifying
45.	09/12/1983	Riyadh	Sudan	3/0	Arab Nations Cup qualifying
46.
47.	21/02/1984	Riyadh	Algeria	4/2	Friendly Match
48.
49.	10/03/1984	Muscat	Qatar	1/2	Gulf Cup of Nations
50.	15/04/1984	Singapore	New Zealand	3/1	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles qualifying
51.
52.	22/04/1984	Singapore	Kuwait	4/1	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles qualifying
53.
54.	24/04/1984	Singapore	South Korea	5/4	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles qualifying
55.
56.	30/07/1984	Los Angeles	Brazil	1/3	1984 Olympiad Los Angeles Finals
57.	25/09/1984	Khobar	Iceland	1/2	Friendly Match
58.	08/10/1984	Jeddah	Thailand	2/1	Friendly Match
59.	19/10/1984	Jeddah	Nepal	7/0	Asian Cup qualification
60.	22/10/1984	Jeddah	United Arab Emirates	1/0	Asian Cup qualification
61.	24/10/1984	Jeddah	Sri Lanka	5/0	Asian Cup qualification
62.
63.
64.	26/10/1984	Jeddah	Oman	6/0	Asian Cup qualification
65.
66.
67.	02/12/1984	Singapore	South Korea	1/1	Asian Cup
68.	02/12/1984	Singapore	Iran*	1/1 5–4 (pen.)	Asian Cup
69.	02/12/1984	Singapore	China PR	2/0	Asian Cup
70.	05/08/1985	Rabat	Yemen	2/0	Arab Games
71.	08/08/1985	Rabat	United Arab Emirates	1/0	Arab Games
72.	14/08/1985	Rabat	Iraq*	1/2	Arab Games
73.	08/09/1985	Taif	Iraq	3/1	Friendly Match
74.
75.	23/03/1986	Manama	Kuwait	1/3	Gulf Cup of Nations
76.	25/03/1986	Manama	Bahrain	1/2	Gulf Cup of Nations
77.	28/03/1986	Manama	Oman	3/1	Gulf Cup of Nations
78.
79.	29/08/1986	Singapore	Ireland	1/1	Friendly Match
80.	21/09/1986	Seoul	Malaysia	3/1	Asian Games
81.
82.	25/09/1986	Seoul	Indonesia	2/0	Asian Games
83.
84.	18/04/1987	Riyadh	Oman	1/0	1988 Olympiad Seoul qualifying
85.	20/04/1987	Riyadh	Bahrain	2/0	1988 Olympiad Seoul qualifying
86.
87.	01/01/1988	Muscat	Iraq	1/1	1988 Olympiad Seoul qualifying
88.	17/02/1988	Riyadh	Scotland	2/2	Friendly Match
89.	09/03/1988	Riyadh	Bahrain	1/0	Gulf Cup of Nations
90.	13/03/1988	Riyadh	United Arab Emirates	2/2	Gulf Cup of Nations
91.	23/06/1988	Melbourne	New Zealand	2/3	Friendly Match
92.
93.	29/06/1988	Melbourne	Hong Kong	3/0	Friendly Match
94.	06/07/1988	Adelaide	Argentina	2/2	Gold Cup
95.	13/07/1988	Melbourne	Brazil	1/4	Gold Cup
96.	13/11/1988	Riyadh	Malaysia	6/0	Friendly Match
97.
98.
99.	16/11/1988	Riyadh	England	1/1	Friendly Match
100.	23/11/1988	Khobar	Tunisia	1/0	Friendly Match
101.	15/12/1988	Doha	Iran	1/0	Asian Cup
102.	15/03/1989	Jeddah	Syria	5/4	1990 World Cup qualification
103.	05/04/1989	Jeddah	Yemen	1/0	1990 World Cup qualification
104.	19/09/1990	Beijing	Singapore	3/0	Friendly Match
105.
106.	24/09/1990	Beijing	Bangladesh	3/0	Asian Games
107.
108.	11/09/1992	Halab	Syria	1/1	Arab Nations Cup
109.	18/04/1993	Singapore	New Zealand	3/1	Friendly Match
110.	22/04/1993	Singapore	Singapore	3/0	Friendly Match
111.	16/05/1993	Riyadh	Malaysia	3/0	1994 World Cup qualification
112.
113.	18/05/1993	Riyadh	Kuwait	2/0	1994 World Cup qualification
114.	27/09/1993	Dammam	Costa Rica	3/2	Friendly Match
115.	04/06/1994	Pomona	Trinidad and Tobago	3/1	Friendly Match

• Majed scored 114 goals in friendly matches against clubs + 115 goals = 229 goals.
• Goals (No. 6,16,68,72) There is a dispute in the record Matches and goals.
• World Military Cup in 1983 was at the level of the first team "Class A".
• Olympiad 1984 and 1988 was at the level of the first team "Class A".

Majed Career Statistics[edit]

Majed Abdullah has 50 Achievements in 22 years.

From 1977 to 1998, Majed scored 550 goals (375 goals Class A in 425 matches), achieved 50 achievement in every year even retiring.

Season	Goals		Scorer		Champions		Awards		Total
	Club	National	Club	National	Club	National	Club	National	Goals	Achieve.
1976 1977	9	7*	-	Top Scorer cycle Tabriz U17	-	-	-	-	9	1
1977 1978	14	6	2nd Scorer league	-	-	-	-	-	20	1
1978 1979	24	7	Top Scorer league & Cub	-	-	-	-	-	31	2
1979 1980	17	10	Top Scorer league	-	League	-	-	-	27	2
1980 1981	25	6	Top Scorer league	-	League & Cup	-	Arabian Golden Boot	-	31	4
1981 1982	10	6	-	Top Scorer Gulf Cup	-	-	-	-	16	1
1982 1983	20	11	Top Scorer league	Top Scorer Arab Cup qualifying	-	-	-	-	31	2
1983 1984	-	23	-	Top Scorer Asia Cup & Olympic qualifying	-	Asia Cup & Qualify to Olympics	-	Asian Player of the Year	23	5
1984 1985	1	5	-	Top Scorer Arab Games	-	-	-	Asian Player of the Year	6	2
1985 1986	16	9	Top Scorer league	-	Cup	-	-	Asian Player of the Year	25	3
1986 1987	20	3	Top Scorer Cup & 2nd Scorer league	-	Cup	-	Arabian Silver Boot	-	23	4
1987 1988	7	15	Top Scorer Cup	-	-	Asia Cup	-	3rd-Best Asian Player	22	3
1988 1989	24	2	Top Scorer league & Cup	-	League	-	Arabian Golden Boot	2nd-Best Asian Player	26	5
1989 1990	18	4	2nd Scorer league	-	Cup	-	-	-	22	2
1990 1991	20	-	Top Scorer Cup	-	-	-	-	-	20	1
1991 1992	4	1	Top Scorer Gulf Cup clubs	-	-	-	-	-	5	1
1992 1993	4	6	-	-	-	Qualify to World cup	-	-	10	1
1993 1994	-	1	-	-	-	Second round in World Cup	-	-	1	1
1994 1995	9	-	-	-	League	-	AFC Player of the Month June	Record holder in the Century Club	9	3
1995 1996	7	-	Top Scorer Gulf Cup clubs	-	Gulf Cup clubs	-	AFC Player of the Month January	-	7	3
1996 1997	10	-	2nd Scorer Gulf Cup clubs	-	Gulf Cup clubs	-	-	-	10	2
1997 1998	1	-	-	-	Asian Cup Winners	-	-	-	1	1
Total	260	115	17	6	11	5	5	6	375	50

• 7 goals with the national team U17 has not calculated in total.

Majed Scoring Statistics

Statistics all goals official and friendly for the club and the national team.

Scoring for	Classification	Goals
Al Nassr FC	Saudi Premier League	190
Al Nassr FC	King Cup	39
Al Nassr FC	Crown Cup	8
Al Nassr FC	Saudi Federation Cup	4
Al Nassr FC	Regional and Continental Matches	19
Al Nassr FC	Friendly Matches	61
National Team	Official Matches	79
National Team	Friendly Matches (Against National teams)	36
National Team	Friendly Matches (Against Clubs)	114
Total		550

Majed "Icon of hat-trick"

Majed scored a hat-trick* goals 28 times (a record).

Scoring for	Hat-trick	Super hat-trick	Mister hat-trick	Total
Al Nassr FC	14	2	1	17
National Team	7	2	2	11
Total	21	4	3	28

• Hat-trick 3 goals, Super hat-trick 4 goals, Mister hat-trick 5 goals.
• Majed scored Super hat-trick in meantime 15 minute against India in 06/11/1983.

[show]No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition

Majed Goals Top 10 by Teams

The Clubs and national teams That received the most goals by teams.

No.	Arab and Asian clubs	Total	European and Latin clubs	Total	National Teams	Total
1.	Al Ittifaq	29	Standard Liege	5	Malaysia	10
2.	Al Ahli	24	Atletico Marbella	4	Indonesia	9
3.	Al Hilal	21	Setubal	4	Qatar	8
4.	Al Ittihad	19	Vasco da Gama	3	Kuwait	7
5.	Al Wehda	19	Botafogo	3	New Zealand	7
6.	Al Qadsia	18	Bonsucesso	3	Oman	7
7.	Al Nahda	18	Portuguesa	3	Bahrain	6
8.	Al Shabab	15	Americano	3	South Korea	5
9.	Al Riyadh	15	Boca Juniors	2	Singapore	4
10.	Ohod	13	São Paulo	2	Iraq	4

[show]Arab and Asian clubs

[show]European and Latin clubs

[show]National Teams

Majed Goals Top 10 by Countrys

The Clubs and national teams That received the most goals by The Countrys.

No.	Countrys	Clubs	National Teams	Total
1.	Saudi Arabia	241	-	241
2.	Brazil	35	2	37
3.	Singapore	13	4	17
4.	Qatar	6	8	14
5.	Portugal	14	0	14
6.	Oman	6	7	13
7.	Malaysia	0	10	10
8.	Kuwait	3	7	10
9.	Indonesia	0	9	9
10.	England	8	1	9

Majed All Goals by Continents

All goals of Majed against clubs and national teams by continent.

No.	Countrys	Clubs	National Teams	Total
1.	Asian	333	87	360
2.	Europe	63	5	68
3.	South America	38	5	43
4.	Africa	1	9	10
5.	Oceania	0	7	7
6.	North America	0	2	2
	Total	435	115	550

Firsts in Majed life

From the Left Majed Abdullah, Tawfiq Al-Muqrin and Abdullah Abed Rabbo in Iraq 1978.

• First training camp with Al-Nasr was in London in 1976.
• First training camp with the National Team (under 17) was also in London in 1977.
• First coach with Al-Nasr was Ljubiša Broćić
• First coach with the National Team (under 17) was Jeff Faundon.
• First shirt number with Al-Nasr was 14.
• First shirt number with the National Team was 17.
• First match with Al-Nasr was against Al-Fath from Morocco in a friendly in 15-1-1977.
• First official match with Al-Nasr was against Al-Shabab in 22-1-1977.
• First goal with Al-Nasr was against Al-Wehda in 18-3-1977.
• First international goal was against Iran under 17 in 15-8-1977.
• First goal with the Saudi Senior Team was in a friendly against Benfica in January 1978.
• First official goal with the Saudi Senior Team was against Kenya in January 1978.
• First official Globally goal with the 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 life

• Last local match was against 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 during 1994 FIFA World Cup in 29-6-1994.
• Last International goal was against Kuwait during 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
• Last Globally goal with the Saudi Senior Team was against Brazil in Golden Cup Confederations in Australia 1988.
• Last goal with Al-Nasr was against Kopetdag of Turkmenistan in 11-4-1998.
• Last match with Al-Nasr 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.

Achievements

Majed Abdullah with the Asia Cup 1984

Club

• Saudi Premier League: Winner 1980, 1981, 1989, 1995
• Saudi King Cup: Winner 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
• Gulf Club Champions Cup: Winner 1997, 1996
• Asian Cup Winners Cup: Winner 1997–98
• Asian Super Cup: Winner 1998 (Team Manager)
• FIFA Club World Cup: Qualify 2000 (Team Manager)

Country

• AFC Asian Cup: Winner 1984, 1988
• Asian Games: 2nd 1986
• Arab Cup: 2nd 1992
• FIFA World Cup: 2nd Stage 1994
• Olympic Games: Finals 1984

Individual

• Saudi Premier League: Top Scorer 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989
• Saudi King Cup: Top Scorer 1979, 1987, 1989, 1990
• Saudi Crown Cup: Top Scorer 1991
• Gulf Club Champions Cup: Top Scorer 1991, 1996
• Gulf Cup of Nations: Top Scorer 1982
• Arab Nations Cup qualifying: Top Scorer 1983
• Arab Games: Top Scorer 1985
• International Friendship Cup: Top Scorer 1978
• Asian Cup qualification: Top Scorer 1984
• Los Angeles Olympics qualifying: Top Scorer 1984
• Arabian Golden Boot: Winner 1981, 1989
• Asian Player of the Year: Winner 1984, 1985, 1986 - 3rd 1988 - 2nd 1989
• Asian Player of the Month: Winner 1 June 1995, January 1997 (AFC)
• Asia Players of the Century: 1st Intra-Asia, 3rd With Asian players in Europe (AFC)
• Record holder in the Century Club: with 147 caps from 1995 up to 1998 (FIFA)
• Arabian Player of the Century: 1st Py Al-Jazeera Channel (beIN Sports)
• Best football player in the history of Saudi Arabia: 1st Py Zogby International (IBOPE)
• Saudi Arabia Athlete of the Century: 1st Py (AFP)
• Saudi Arabia Player of the Century: 1st Py (IFFHS)
• FIFA Player of the Century: Ranking 64 Py (FIFA)
• Best league scorers in the century: 6 Py (IFFHS)

Farewell match

Majed Abdullah in 2012

On 20/05/2008— after 10 years from Majed's last match— a big farewell match was organised between Al-Nasr and Real Madrid who were just crowned with their 31st La Liga title. 70,000 people packed in King Fahd Stadium and additional 30,000 went back home because there were no more space. The match ended 4-1 in favour of Al-Nasr with 2 goals from Malek Mouath and a goal from Saud Kariri and Nashat Akram. Arjen Robben scored Real Madrid's only goal.

Match details

20 May 2008 18:15 (GMT)

Al Nassr	4-1	Real Madrid
Malek  54, 90+1' Akram  55' Kariri  61'		Robben  50'

King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Mutrif Al-Qahtani