Omar Al-Ghamdi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Omar Al-Ghamdi

| fullname = Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mecca, Saudi Arabia

| height = {{Height|m=1.76}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1995–1999

| youthclubs1 = Al Hilal

| years1 = 1998–2010

| clubs1 = Al Hilal

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2010–2015

| clubs2 = Al-Shabab

| caps2 = 78

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2008

| nationalteam1 = Saudi Arabia

| nationalcaps1 = 78

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 13 August 2017

| ntupdate = 13 August 2017

}}

Omar Abdullah Al-Ghamdi ({{langx|ar|عُمَر عَبْد الله الْغَامِدِيّ}}; born 11 April 1979) is a retired Saudi Arabian football player who played as defensive midfielder and played at left back.

Club career

=Al-Hilal=

In 1997, Al Hilal signed Omar Al-Ghamdi, he was part of Al-Hilal team that won the Asian Super Cup and Asian Champions League in 2000. He won every trophy at Al-Hilal. On 14 March 2010, Omar played his last match for Al-Hilal which was against Al Shabab which ended 2–1 win for Al-Hilal.http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=126 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}} He left in 2010.

=Al-Shabab=

On 21 June 2010, Omar went to Al Shabab from Al Hilal as part of a swap deal which Al-Hilal got Waleed Al-Gizani from Al-Shabab.{{cite web |url=http://www.ajel.sa/local/1124151 |title=مقابل انتقال اللاعب وليد الجيزاني ... لاعب الهلال عمر الغامدي ينتقل للشباب {{!}} صحيفة عاجل الإلكترونية |website=ajel.sa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508071542/http://www.ajel.sa/local/1124151 |archive-date=2017-05-08}} On 14 August 2010, he played his league debut against Al-Raed which Al-Shabab lost 2–1.http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/matchdet.php?id=1 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}} On 29 September 2011, Omar made his first assist for Al-Shabab against Al-Raed which he assisted Hassan Muath in the 40th minute which was a reason why they won 2–1. On 30 November 2011, Omar assisted Fahad Hamad in the 61 minute which made Al-Shabab win 1–0 against Al-Ettifaq. On 2 February 2012, Omar was sent off against Ittihad in the 38 minute for a second yellow card, but Al-Shabab still won 2–0. In 2012, he won the first and only Saudi Professional League for Al-Shabab. In 2014, Omar won the King Cup and the Super Cup for Al-Shabab. On 26 March 2017, Omar announced that he will retire at the end of the season.http://prosports.mbc.net/ar/championships/jameel-league/articles/رسميا---عمر-الغامدي-يعلن-اعتزال-الساحرة-المستديرة.html {{Dead link|date=March 2022}} On 17 April 2015, Omar played his last league match against Al-Taawoun which Al-Shabab drew 1-1. On 23 August 2015, Omar officially retired from football after a playing career that lasted 17 years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportksa.net/main/archives/220457|title = عمر الغامدي يودع الملاعب في حفل تكريم برعاية الأمير عبدالله بن مساعد – صحيفة سبورت السعودية}}

International career

Omar made his play debut for the Saudi Arabia national team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. He is a member of the Saudi Arabia national team and was called up to the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 6 September 2008, Omar played his last match for the national team which was against Iran which he replaced Mohammad Al-Shalhoub in the 67th minute, the match ended 1-1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksa-team.com/matches.php?id=360|title = المنتخب السعودي}} After 78 caps for the Saudi national team, he retired in 2008.