Saudi Pro League: Abderrazak Hamdallah sets an impressive record

Despite being 35, Abderrazak Hamdallah continues to light up the scoreboard in Saudi Arabia. The Moroccan has just set another historic record.

Abderrazak Hamdallah continues to score goals. The Moroccan player retains the instinct that has placed him among the greatest goalscorers in Arab football. Last Friday, Al-Taawoun’s centre-forward headed home against Al-Diriyah (1-1), meeting a cross from Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi.

The equaliser, scored in the 65th minute, took Abderrazak Hamdallah to 184 goal contributions in the Saudi Pro League. These consist of 159 goals and 25 assists. According to the official statistics of the Saudi league, no player had reached such a total since the professional competition was established.

Hamdallah makes history

With this latest goal, Abderrazak Hamdallah overtook Syrian forward Omar Al-Somah, who had been stuck on 183 contributions (161 goals and 22 assists). He now needs just two more goals to draw level with him at the top of the goalscoring charts.

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Since arriving in Saudi Arabia in 2018, the Moroccan has scored for Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab and then Al-Taawoun. He won the league title with his first two clubs and collected individual honours without ever losing his efficiency. His goal against Al-Diriyah also enabled him to score against a 27th different opponent in the Saudi top flight.

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