Talal Al-Meshal (Arabic: طلال المشعل) (born 7 June 1978) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Talal Saeed Al-Meshal | ||
Date of birth | (1978-06-07) 7 June 1978 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2005 | Al-Ahli | ? | (?) |
2006–2007 | Al-Nassr | ? | (?) |
2007–2008 | Al-Markhiya | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Al-Ittihad | 57 | (19) |
2010–2011 | Al-Raed | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
1998–2006 | Saudi Arabia | 60 | (32[1]) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A prolific striker, Al-Meshal played for Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Markhiya and Al-Raed. He played for Al-Ittihad at the 2008 AFC Champions League.[3][4]
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.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
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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 |
Saudi Arabia squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup runners-up | ||
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Saudi Arabia squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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