Talal Al-Meshal

{{short description|Saudi Arabian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Talal Al-Meshal

| fullname = Talal Saeed Al-Meshal

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–2005

| years2 = 2006–2007

| years3 = 2007–2008

| years4 = 2008–2010

| years5 = 2010–2011

| years6 =

| clubs1 = Al-Ahli

| clubs2 = Al-Nassr

| clubs3 = Al-Markhiya

| clubs4 = Al-Ittihad

| clubs5 = Al-Raed

| caps1 = ?

| caps2 = ?

| caps3 = 0

| caps4 =

| caps5 = 3

| caps6 =

| goals1 = 58

| goals2 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 =

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2006

| nationalteam1 = Saudi Arabia

| nationalcaps1 = 60

| nationalgoals1 = 32{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=147|title = Saudi Team}}

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

Talal Saeed Al-Meshal ({{langx|ar|طَلَال سَعِيد الْمَشْعَل}}; born 7 June 1978) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who played for the national team from 1998 to 2006.http://www.kooora.com/?player=4570 (Arabic)

Club career

A prolific striker, Al-Meshal played for Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Markhiya and Al-Raed football clubs. He played for Al-Ittihad at the 2008 AFC Champions League.{{cite web|publisher=AFC Champions League|title=AFC Champions League 2008 MATCH SUMMARY|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=218&matchId=1388|date=2008-04-09}}{{cite web|publisher=the-afc.com|title=Official ACL Media Guide 2008|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/common/cms/afc/ACLMediaGuide2008_web.pdf|accessdate=2010-02-18}}

International career

Al-Meshal played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the Asian Cup 2000, where he scored 3 goals as Saudi Arabia finished as runners-up.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140702051620/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/meshal-intlg.html Talal Al-Meshal - Goals in International Matches]

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#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
131 May 2000Győr, Hungary{{fb|HUN}}2-2Friendly1
223 September 2000Riyadh, Saudi Arabia{{fb|SYR|1980}}2-1Friendly1
328 September 2000Riyadh, Saudi Arabia{{fb|UAE}}6-1Friendly1
47 October 2000Amman, Jordan{{fb|KAZ}}1-0Friendly1
524 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon{{fb|KUW}}3-22000 Asian Cup1
6, 726 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon{{fb|KOR}}2-12000 Asian Cup2
830 January 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|SYR|1980}}1-0Friendly1
9, 1010 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|BAN}}3-02002 World Cup qualifier2
11, 1212 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|VIE}}5-02002 World Cup qualifier2
1315 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|MNG}}6-02002 World Cup qualifier1
14, 15, 1617 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|BAN}}6-02002 World Cup qualifier3
17, 18, 1919 February 2001Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|VIE}}4-02002 World Cup qualifier3
2030 January 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia{{fb|QAT}}3-12002 Gulf Cup1
2117 December 2002Kuwait City, Kuwait{{fb|BHR}}3-12002 Arab Cup1
2224 December 2002Kuwait City, Kuwait{{fb|SYR|1980}}3-02002 Arab Cup1
236 October 2003Jeddah, Saudi Arabia{{fb|YEM}}7-02004 Asian Cup qualifier1
24, 25, 2610 October 2003Jeddah, Saudi Arabia{{fb|IDN}}5-02004 Asian Cup qualifier3
27, 2817 October 2003Jeddah, Saudi Arabia{{fb|IDN}}6-02004 Asian Cup qualifier2
2920 December 2003Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|AZE}}1-0Friendly1
30, 319 June 2004Riyadh, Saudi Arabia{{fb|TKM}}3-02006 World Cup qualifier2
3212 October 2004Jakarta, Indonesia{{fb|IDN}}3-12006 World Cup qualifier1

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