Talal Al-Absi (Arabic: طلال العبسي, born 22 February 1993) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Hazem and the Saudi national team.[2]

Talal al-Absi
Personal information
Full name Talal Ali Al-Absi
Date of birth (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Al-Hazem
Number 3
Youth career
Al-Ittihad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Al-Ittihad 31 (0)
2015–2020 Al-Taawoun 91 (3)
2020–2023 Al-Ahli 22 (1)
2023– Al-Hazem 5 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Saudi Arabia U23 3 (0)
2019– Saudi Arabia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:01, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Career edit

Talal Al-Absi started his career at Al-Ittihad and made his debut on 14 April 2013 in the league match against Najran.[3] He made his continental debut for Al-Ittihad in the Champions League group stage match against Iranian side Tractor which ended in a 1–0 loss.

On 17 July 2015, Al-Absi signed a two-year contract with Al-Taawoun.[4] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2015 against Al-Ahli. On 28 January 2016, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Al-Ahli.[5] He made 24 league appearances as he helped the club finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in history. On 11 May 2017, Al-Absi extended his contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2020.[6] On 2 May 2019, Al-Absi captained Al-Taawoun in their first King Cup final against former club Al-Ittihad. He scored the equalizer in the 55th minute as Al-Taawoun won their first King Cup title.[7] On 4 January 2020, Al-Absi missed a penalty in the penalty shoot-outs in the eventual loss against Al-Nassr in the 2019 Saudi Super Cup.[8]

On 26 January 2020, Al-Absi signed a three-year contract with Al-Ahli. He joined the club following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season.[9]

On 9 June 2023, Al-Absi joined Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[10]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 9 September 2020[11]
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Ittihad 2012–13 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2013–14[12] 15 0 4 0 2 0 7 0 28 0
2014–15 13 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Total 31 0 5 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 47 0
Al-Taawoun 2015–16 24 1 0 0 2 0 26 1
2016–17 18 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 22 1
2017–18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 26 0 5 0 31 0
2019–20 22 2 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 26 2
Total 91 3 7 0 3 0 4 1 1 0 106 4
Al-Ahli 2020–21 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
Career totals 125 4 12 0 7 0 13 1 1 0 158 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

Honours edit

Club edit

Al-Ittihad

Al-Taawoun

International edit

Saudi Arabia

References edit

  1. ^ "Talal Alabsi". Saudi Pro League. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Talal Al-Absi".
  3. ^ "Al Ittihad 2 – 0 Najran". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01.
  4. ^ "بدعم من المجلس التنفيذي: التعاون يوقّع مع مدافع الاتحاد طلال العبسي لموسمين".
  5. ^ "التعاون بالتخصص يزيح الأهلي من الصدارة".
  6. ^ "التعاون يجدد عقد العبسي لثلاث سنوات".
  7. ^ "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
  8. ^ "بالترجيح .. النصر يهزم التعاون ويُتوَّج بكأس السوبر".
  9. ^ "رسميا: الأهلي ينهي إجراءات التعاقد مع طلال العبسي حتى 2023".
  10. ^ "الحزم يعزز صفوفه بـ عبسي والثاني".
  11. ^ "TALAL ALABSI".
  12. ^ "طلال العبسي 2013/14". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.

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