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Saeed Al-Owairan

1967 - Today

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Saeed Ali Al-Owairan Al-Dossari (Arabic: سَعِيد عَلِيّ الْعُوَيْرَان الدَّوْسَرِيّ‎; 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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saeed Al-Owairan is the 1,323rd most popular soccer player (down from 805th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Saeed Al-Owairan ranks 1,323 out of 21,273. Before him are Herbert Prohaska, Ștefan Barbu, Guillermo Gorostiza, Julián Álvarez, Satoshi Yamaguchi, and Walter Mazzarri. After him are Željko Perušić, Antony, Mykhaylo Fomenko, Silvio Marzolini, Hiroshi Ninomiya, and Emilio Recoba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Saeed Al-Owairan ranks 104. Before him are Naim Süleymanoğlu, Mira Sorvino, Dave Matthews, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Emil Kostadinov, and Junkie XL. After him are Gavin Newsom, Jeanine Áñez, Olafur Eliasson, Sandrine Bonnaire, Miranda Otto, and Takehiko Inoue.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Saeed Al-Owairan ranks 194 out of 354. Before him are Fadl ibn Abbas (614), Aliya bint Ali (1911), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), Aban ibn Uthman (641), Abu Dujana (null), and Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (700). After him are Al-A'sha (570), Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), Umamah bint Zainab (null), and Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Saudi Arabia

Among soccer players born in Saudi Arabia, Saeed Al-Owairan ranks 2. Before him are Majed Abdullah (1959). After him are Sami Al-Jaber (1972), Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972), Salem Al-Dawsari (1991), Mohammed Noor (1978), Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982), Yousuf Al-Thunayan (1963), Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980), Salman Al-Faraj (1989), Ali Al-Bulaihi (1989), and Omar Abdulrahman (1991).

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