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Fahad Al-Ghesheyan

1973 - Today

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Fahad Saleh Al-Ghesheyan (Arabic: فهد صالح الغشيان) (born August 1, 1973) is a former Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal against Sweden in the Round of 16. Al-Ghesheyan played for Al-Hilal at the time. Fahad Al-Ghesheyan is also known as the first Saudi player to play in Europe when he moved to AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands. AZ's manager at that time was Willem van Hanegem, who previously managed Al-Hilal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fahad Al-Ghesheyan is the 10,827th most popular soccer player (down from 9,651st in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 277th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Saudi Arabian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fahad Al-Ghesheyan ranks 10,827 out of 21,273. Before him are Marco Sportiello, Philippe Léonard, Harrison Afful, Jimmy Banks, Tjaronn Chery, and Stefano Okaka. After him are Ricardo Goulart, Rasmus Lindgren, Hong Jeong-ho, Tarmo Neemelo, Moussa Konaté, and Akiko Hayakawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Fahad Al-Ghesheyan ranks 816. Before him are Wayne Black, Uday Chopra, Irina Lobacheva, Holly Sampson, Hamlet Mkhitaryan, and Sticky Fingaz. After him are Peter Andre, Karmen Stavec, Barbara Rittner, Abdullah Zubromawi, Tomoaki Kuno, and Peter Heine Nielsen.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Fahad Al-Ghesheyan ranks 263 out of 354. Before him are Hamzah Saleh (1967), Fahad Al-Mehallel (1970), Hussein Abdulghani (1977), Abdullah Al-Mayouf (1987), Fahad Al-Bishi (1965), and Hamad Al-Montashari (1982). After him are Redha Tukar (1975), Abdullah Zubromawi (1973), Awad Al-Anazi (1968), Yahya Al-Shehri (1990), Khamis Al-Owairan (1973), and Waleed al-Shehri (1978).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Saudi Arabia

Among soccer players born in Saudi Arabia, Fahad Al-Ghesheyan ranks 29. Before him are Hamzah Saleh (1967), Fahad Al-Mehallel (1970), Hussein Abdulghani (1977), Abdullah Al-Mayouf (1987), Fahad Al-Bishi (1965), and Hamad Al-Montashari (1982). After him are Redha Tukar (1975), Abdullah Zubromawi (1973), Awad Al-Anazi (1968), Yahya Al-Shehri (1990), Khamis Al-Owairan (1973), and Fuad Anwar Amin (1972).

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