Talal Al-Absi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Talal Ali Al-Absi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Ittihad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Al-Ittihad | 31 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Al-Taawoun | 91 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Al-Ahli | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Hazem | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 28 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:01, 8 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Talal Al-Absi (Arabic: طلال العبسي, born 22 February 1993) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who currently plays as a defender for the Saudi national team.[2]
Talal Al-Absi started his career at Al-Ittihad and made his debut on 14 April 2013 in the league match against Najran.[3] He made his continental debut for Al-Ittihad in the Champions League group stage match against Iranian side Tractor which ended in a 1–0 loss.
On 17 July 2015, Al-Absi signed a two-year contract with Al-Taawoun.[4] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2015 against Al-Ahli. On 28 January 2016, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Al-Ahli.[5] He made 24 league appearances as he helped the club finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in history. On 11 May 2017, Al-Absi extended his contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2020.[6] On 2 May 2019, Al-Absi captained Al-Taawoun in their first King Cup final against former club Al-Ittihad. He scored the equalizer in the 55th minute as Al-Taawoun won their first King Cup title.[7] On 4 January 2020, Al-Absi missed a penalty in the penalty shoot-outs in the eventual loss against Al-Nassr in the 2019 Saudi Super Cup.[8]
On 26 January 2020, Al-Absi signed a three-year contract with Al-Ahli. He joined the club following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season.[9]
On 9 June 2023, Al-Absi joined Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[10]