Talah Al-Ghamdi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Talah Zuhair Ali Al-Daif Al-Ghamdi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Jeddah Eagles | ||
| 2022– | Al-Ittihad | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Saudi Arabia | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 January 2024 | |||
Talah Zuhair Ali Al-Daif Al-Ghamdi (Arabic: تَالَة زُهَيْر عَلِيّ الضَّيْف الْغَامِدِيّ; born 18 November 1999) Simply known as Talah Al-Ghamdi is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Talah Al-Ghamdi has loved playing football since she was young. When she was six, she used to play with her cousins in the house, she also played with boys as a kid.[3]
Club career
Jeddah Eagles: 2018–2022
In 2018, Al-Ghamdi joined Jeddah Eagles aged 19, where she was given the opportunity to play in the Jeddah Women's League.[4] She won with the team in the first women's league in December 2019, where her name stood out in the first-ever official league organized by Saudi Arabia. She attracted attention again when she was chosen as the best player in July 2020.[5] She won the SAFF Women's Regional West Football Championship with the Eagles.[6] Al-Ghamdi through winning the west Regional League they qualified to play in the Women's National Football Championship, where the team finished fourth.[7]
Al-Ittihad Club: 2022–present
In September 2022, Al-Ittihad acquired the Jeddah Eagles team, including its staff and players, and Al-Ghamdi decided to remain with Al-Ittihad.[8] She played her debut match for the club on 15 October 2022, in a 3–1 win against Al-Ahli.[9]
In February 2023, Al-Ittihad revealed the extension of Al-Ghamdi's contract for an additional two seasons, now lasting until 2025.[10]
International career
In February 2022, Al-Ghamdi received her first call-up to the newly established Saudi Arabia women's national football team.[11] On 20 February 2022, she made her debut as a starter, in a 2–0 win against Seychelles.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2022–23 | SWPL | 14 | 0 | – | – | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024-25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
International
- As of match played 8 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 December 2024 | Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Pakistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |