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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Fahad Al-Ghesheyan is the 11,042nd most popular soccer player (down from 9,651st in 2024), the 268th 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 11,042 out of 21,273. Before him are Harrison Afful, Jimmy Banks, Mario Pinedo, Tjaronn Chery, Stefano Okaka, and Renaldo. 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 880. Before him are Uday Chopra, Irina Lobacheva, Holly Sampson, Neal Mohan, Hamlet Mkhitaryan, and Sticky Fingaz. After him are Peter Andre, Karmen Stavec, Barbara Rittner, Abdullah Zubromawi, Tomoaki Kuno, and Katsuhiko Nagata.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Fahad Al-Ghesheyan ranks 268 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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