Abdulaziz Hatem

Abdulaziz Hatem Mohammed Abdullah (; born 1 January 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Rayyan and captains the Qatar national team.

Club career Hatem began his professional career with Al-Arabi SC in 2007 and moved to Al-Gharafa SC in 2015. In July 2019 he joined Al-Rayyan SC.

International career

He made his debut for the Qatar national football team during the 9th International Friendship Tournament held in December 2009.

Hatem participated for the Qatar olympic team in the 2012 Summer Olympic qualifiers. He received 2 yellow cards during the group stage, rendering him ineligible to compete for one game. Qatar, however, chose to play him against Oman, resulting in FIFA overturning the 1–1 draw to a 3–0 loss for Qatar. This meant that Qatar, who were undefeated in the group stage, would end up third in the group while Oman and South Korea went through to the next stage.

Hatem was selected for the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 27 May 2026.

International goals Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 24 March 2018 Basra Sports City, Basra, Iraq 1–1 2–2 2018 International Friendship Championship 2. 25 January 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup 3. 1 February 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final 4. 26 November 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–2 1–2 24th Arabian Gulf Cup 5. 4 December 2020 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 6. 3 June 2021 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 7. 17 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States 1–0 4–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8. 20 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States 2–0 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 9. 24 July 2021 State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States 2–0 3–2 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 10. 30 November 2021 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 1–0 1–0 2021 FIFA Arab Cup 11. 10 December 2021 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 4–0 5–0 2021 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours Al-Arabi Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011

Al-Gharafa Qatari Stars Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19

Al-Rayyan Qatari Stars Cup: 2025–26

Qatar AFC Asian Cup : 2019, 2023 Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014 WAFF Championship: 2014

Individual AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019 FIFA Arab Cup Team of the Tournament: 2021