Fuad Anwar

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Fuad Anwar Amin (Arabic: فؤاد أنور أمين; born 13, October 1972) is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent the majority of his career with Al-Shabab FC and also had a stint at Al-Nasr FC in Saudi Arabia.

Full name Fuad Anwar Amin
Date of birth (1972-10-13) 13 October 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Fuad Anwar
Amin in 2002
Personal information
Full name Fuad Anwar Amin
Date of birth (1972-10-13) 13 October 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1987–1990 Al-Shabab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Al-Shabab 289 (48)
1999 Sichuan 9 (1)
1999–2001 Al Nassr 42 (7)
Total 340 (56)
International career
1988–1989 Saudi Arabia U-17 13 (0)
1989 Saudi Arabia U-20 3 (0)
1995 Saudi Arabia U-23 5 (0)
1996 Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.) 3 (1)
1990–1998 Saudi Arabia 95 (12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner1989 Scotland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Fuad Anwar captained the Saudi national team and is notable for being the only Saudi player to have participated in the FIFA World Cup across all age categories, including the FIFA Club World Cup. He made history by scoring the first-ever World Cup goal for Saudi Arabia and was the first Saudi player to embark on an international professional career, playing for Shuang Club in China.[1]

In 2018, a retirement festival for Fuad Anwar featured a match between Egypt’s Al-Ahly and Al-Shabab FC at Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, under the attended by Saudi football stars.[1]

International career

A former captain of the national team, he achieved national fame after becoming the first Saudi to score in the FIFA World Cup finals in the 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands during 1994 edition. In the same competition, he scored a long range effort against Morocco.[2]

Amin played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

Amin was also selected for 1998 FIFA World Cup. During the match against France, Amin was stomped by Zidane, who was banned for two games. People close to Zidane said that Amin had leveled a racial slur against the player.[4]

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