Talal Al-Meshal

Talal Saeed Al-Meshal (; born 7 June 1978) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who played for the national team from 1998 to 2006.

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.

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. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored 1 31 May 2000 Győr, Hungary 2-2 Friendly 1 2 23 September 2000 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2-1 Friendly 1 3 28 September 2000 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 6-1 Friendly 1 4 7 October 2000 Amman, Jordan 1-0 Friendly 1 5 24 October 2000 Beirut, Lebanon 3-2 2000 Asian Cup 1 6, 7 26 October 2000 Beirut, Lebanon 2-1 2000 Asian Cup 2 8 30 January 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 1-0 Friendly 1 9, 10 10 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 3-0 2002 World Cup qualifier 2 11, 12 12 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 5-0 2002 World Cup qualifier 2 13 15 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 6-0 2002 World Cup qualifier 1 14, 15, 16 17 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 6-0 2002 World Cup qualifier 3 17, 18, 19 19 February 2001 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 4-0 2002 World Cup qualifier 3 20 30 January 2002 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3-1 2002 Gulf Cup 1 21 17 December 2002 Kuwait City, Kuwait 3-1 2002 Arab Cup 1 22 24 December 2002 Kuwait City, Kuwait 3-0 2002 Arab Cup 1 23 6 October 2003 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 7-0 2004 Asian Cup qualifier 1 24, 25, 26 10 October 2003 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 5-0 2004 Asian Cup qualifier 3 27, 28 17 October 2003 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 6-0 2004 Asian Cup qualifier 2 29 20 December 2003 Dammam, Saudi Arabia 1-0 Friendly 1 30, 31 9 June 2004 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3-0 2006 World Cup qualifier 2 32 12 October 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia 3-1 2006 World Cup qualifier 1