Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Club career Al-Hamdan is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab. In 2018, as part of a deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and La Liga, Al-Hamdan joined Spanish club Sporting Gijón's U19 squad on a six-month loan. He returned to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.

On 2 January 2019, Al-Hamdan made his debut with the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel coming off the bench in the 61st minute to replace Khalid Kaabi. Al-Hamdan made his league debut in the match against Al-Wehda on 15 February 2019. He made his first start for the club in the final match of the 2018–19 season against Al-Hilal. On 23 September 2019, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal for the club in the Arab Club Champions Cup match against Algerian club JS Saoura, he also assisted Danilo Asprilla's goal to put Al-Shabab 3–1 ahead. Four days later, Al-Hamdan scored his first league goal in the 2–1 loss against Al-Ittihad. He ended his second season at the club scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.

On 7 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench in the 94th minute and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's third goal in the 3–1 away win against Al-Fateh. On 23 November 2020, Al-Hamdan made his first start of the season and assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ahli. On 27 November 2020, Al-Hamdan came off the bench and assisted Turki Al-Ammar's winner in the 2–1 win against Damac. On 2 December 2020, he assisted Cristian Guanca's equalizer in the 2–2 draw against Al-Ittihad in the first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals. On 26 December 2020, Al-Hamdan started the league match against Al-Batin and assisted two goals.

On 14 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 away win against Al-Ain, he also assisted Cristian Guanca's opener. On 19 January 2021, he assisted Fábio Martins's equalizer in the 1–1 draw against Al-Faisaly. On 25 January 2021, Al-Hamdan scored once and assisted once in the 4–2 away win against Al-Wehda. On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan made his final appearance for Al-Shabab in the 4–1 home win against Al-Raed. He left the pitch in tears while being replaced by Odion Ighalo in the 84th minute. He made 51 appearances for Al-Shabab in all competitions and scored 7 goals and recorded 12 assists. On 6 February 2021, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Hilal on a five-year contract for a reported fee of SAR3 million.

On 3 February 2026, Al-Hamdan joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer.

International career Al-Hamdan made his debut for the Saudi national team in a friendly against Mali on 5 September 2019. A month later, on 10 October, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over Singapore during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

On 28 December 2024, he scored his first brace for his country in a 3–1 victory over Iraq in the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, qualifying his nation to the semi-finals of the competition.

Career statistics Club

International Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 10 October 2019 King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 30 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 2–0 24th Arabian Gulf Cup 3. 5 December 2019 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 1–0 1–0 4. 17 November 2020 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 Friendly 5. 4 December 2021 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 1–1 1–1 2021 FIFA Arab Cup 6. 17 December 2024 Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2–0 3–1 Friendly 7. 25 December 2024 Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait 3–2 3–2 26th Arabian Gulf Cup 8. 28 December 2024 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2–1 3–1 9. 3–1 10. 4 September 2025 FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 Friendly 11. 8 September 2025 Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 1–1 1–1 12. 31 March 2026 TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia 1–0 2–1 13. 5 June 2026 Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States 2–0 3–0

Honours Al-Hilal Saudi Pro League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24 AFC Champions League: 2021 King's Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24 Saudi Super Cup: 2021, 2023, 2024

Al-Nassr Saudi Pro League: 2025–26

Saudi Arabia U20 AFC U-19 Championship: 2018

Individual Saudi Pro League Young Player of the Month: January 2021