Talal Al-Absi
Talal Al-Absi (Arabic: طلال العبسي, born 22 February 1993) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Ahli and the Saudi national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Talal Ali Al-Absi | ||
| Date of birth | February 22, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Ahli | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Ittihad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Al-Ittihad | 31 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Al-Taawoun | 91 | (3) |
| 2020– | Al-Ahli | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:01, 30 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:01, 8 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
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 will join the club following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 September 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[11] | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Al-Taawoun | 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 91 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 4 | |
| Career totals | 122 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 4 | |
- Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
Honours
References
- "Talal Alabsi". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
- "Talal Al-Absi".
- "Al Ittihad 2 – 0 Najran".
- "بدعم من المجلس التنفيذي: التعاون يوقّع مع مدافع الاتحاد طلال العبسي لموسمين".
- "التعاون بالتخصص يزيح الأهلي من الصدارة".
- "التعاون يجدد عقد العبسي لثلاث سنوات".
- "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
- "بالترجيح .. النصر يهزم التعاون ويُتوَّج بكأس السوبر".
- "رسميا: الأهلي ينهي إجراءات التعاقد مع طلال العبسي حتى 2023".
- "TALAL ALABSI".
- "طلال العبسي 2013/14". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.
External links
- Talal Al-Absi at Soccerway