Abdullah Al-Hafith
Saudi Arabian footballer
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Abdullah Fareed Al Hafith (Arabic: عَبْد الله فَرِيد الْحَافِظ, born 25 December 1992) is a Saudi Arabian footballer, who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League team Al-Khaleej.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdullah Fareed Al Hafith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 25, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Khaleej | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Leiria | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Paços Ferreira | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2020 | Al-Hilal | 48 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Hajer (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Al-Ettifaq (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Al-Wehda | 92 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Khaleej | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:31, 22 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:01, 13 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Abdullah is the brother of the player Ibrahim Al-Hafith.
Club career
He started his career with Al-Ittifaq in the Saudi Professional League. He joined Portuguese club Leiria in 2011. After the club was relegated in 2012, he joined Paços Ferreira.
Al-Hilal
In 2013, Abdullah joined Al-Hilal. On 10 August 2017, Abdulla scored his first goal for Al-Hilal against Al-Fayha. On 8 January 2018, Abdullah scored his second goal against his former club Ettifaq in stoppage time of the first half, but Al-Hilal drew 1–1 in that match.[3]
Al-Ittihad
On 18 August 2021, Al-Hafith joined Al-Ittihad on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[4]
Al-Khaleej
On 6 September 2025, Al-Hafith Al-Khaleej on a three-year deal.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| União de Leiria | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al-Hilal | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 3 | |
| Hajer (loan) | 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Al-Ettifaq (loan) | 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Al-Wehda | 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 3 | |
| Al-Ittihad (loan) | 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Al-Khaleej | 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 175 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 6 | |
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance(s) in Saudi Super Cup