Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23 and Olympic Team
Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر; (The Green Falcons)
Association	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Home stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
First colours	Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1984)
Best result	First Round (1984, 1996, 2020)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014, 2018, 2022)
Islamic Solidarity Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2005)
Best result	Gold medalist (2005)

Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixtures

2023

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Thailand	Doha, Qatar
20:30 (UTC+3)	Maran 23' Hamidou 47'	Report	Teerasak 11' Khemdee 90+4'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
23:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0 (10–9 p)	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
21:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Juwayr Al-Zaid Al-Mousa A. Al-Ghamdi Al-Johani Aboulshamat H. Al-Sibyani Hamidou Al-Nashri Al-Zubaidi Al-Absi Al-Juwayr		Al-Yazidi Al-Manai Taha Mohamad Al-Hassan Al-Abdullah Sirelkhatem Al-Sulaiti Emad Al-Tairi Baliadeh Al-Yazidi

5 June 2023 (2023-06-05) 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament GS	France	2–2 (5–6 p)	Saudi Arabia	Aubagne, France
17:30 (UTC+2)	Aiki 8' Tel 88'	Report	Maran 20' (pen.) Al-Nasser 39'	Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
	Penalties
	Jacquet Byar Tel Dacourt Sarr Bentoumi Diakhon Aradj Gomis		F. Al-Ghamdi Al-Johani Al-Mousa Al-Nasser Radif A. Al-Ghamdi Masoud Al-Sebyani Al-Sibyani

8 June 2023 (2023-06-08) 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Saudi Arabia	0–0 (0–3 p)	Venezuela	Mallemort, France
14:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 500 Referee: Moatasem Al Mazyed (Qatar)
	Penalties
	Al-Johani Al-Mousa Al-Sayyali		Alcócer Pérez Ferro Vivas

11 June 2023 (2023-06-11) 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Saudi Arabia	0–0 (3–2 p)	Costa Rica	Aubagne, France
14:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Attendance: 300 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
	Penalties
	Al-Juwayr Maran Yahya K. Al-Absi F. Al-Ghamdi		Vargas van der Putten Barahona Hernández Zamora

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament Fifth place play-off	Ivory Coast	3–1	Saudi Arabia	Arles, France
18:00 (UTC+2)	Sogodogo 8' Toure 73' Koffi 87' (pen.)	Report	Maran 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Fernand-Fournier Referee: Daniel Portelli (Malta)

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers	Saudi Arabia	3–1	Mongolia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Juwayr 87' Radif 90+9' Maran 90+14'	Report	Uuganbat 3' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers	Lebanon	0–3	Saudi Arabia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Radif 11' Al-Nasser 38' Maran 90+4'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Di Wang (China)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers	Saudi Arabia	6–1	Cambodia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:00 (UTC+3)	A. Al-Ghamdi 6', 18' Radif 26', 56' Al-Juwayr 39' Aboulshamat 87'	Report	Sa Ty 5'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2022 Asian Games GS	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Iran	Hangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 5,580 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2022 Asian Games GS	Mongolia	0–3	Saudi Arabia	Hangzhou, China
16:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Asiri 18' Maran 50' Masoud 74'	Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2022 Asian Games GS	Vietnam	1–3	Saudi Arabia	Hangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Aboulshamat 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Eisa 43' Maran 87' Hawsawi 90'	Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,008 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

28 September 2023 (2023-09-28) 2022 Asian Games R16	India	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Hangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Maran 52', 58'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 37,066 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) 2022 Asian Games QF	Uzbekistan	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Hangzhou, China
15:00 (UTC+8)	Mirsaidov 24' Odilov 43'	Report	Maran 66'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 38,088 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	3–2	Kyrgyzstan	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+3)	S. Al-Zaid 17' Al-Khaibari 59', 68'	Report	Moldozhunusov 50' Murzakhmatov 76'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Kyrgyzstan	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+3)	Haji 13', 44'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Jordan	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
16:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Nemer 17' Al-Juwayr 65' (pen.)	Report	Kalbouneh 41'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Australia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
16:00 (UTC+3)	Bahusayn 90+5'	Report	Botic 12', 36' Velupillay 43'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 29 July 2019

Position	Name
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant coach	Ahmed Al-Rowaie
Assistant coach	Ali Omair
Goalkeeper coach	Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Video Analyst	Jibril Al-Omairi
Physiotherapist	Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

The following 27 players were called up for the Dubai training camp.^[1]
Match date: 3 – 30 January 2024
Opposition:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001	16	0	Al-Ahli
1GK	Mohammed Al-Absi	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002	6	0	Al-Shabab
1GK	Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002	0	0	Al-Okhdood
1GK	Hamed Al-Shanqiti	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005	0	0	Al-Shabab

2DF	Mohammed Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	21	1	Al-Qadsiah
2DF	Rayane Hamidou	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002	18	1	Al-Ahli
2DF	Mohammed Eisa	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002	12	1	Al-Shabab
2DF	Muath Faqeehi	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002	4	0	Al-Taawoun
2DF	Mohammed Sulaiman	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004	3	0	Al-Ahli
2DF	Islam Hawsawi	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001	1	0	Al-Wehda
2DF	Khaled Asiri	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	0	0	Al-Shabab

3MF	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001	30	7	Al-Ettifaq
3MF	Ziyad Al-Johani	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001	28	5	Al-Ahli
3MF	Musab Al-Juwayr	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003	18	4	Al-Hilal
3MF	Saleh Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	12	0	Al-Qadsiah
3MF	Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003	10	0	Al-Taawoun
3MF	Basil Al-Sayyali	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001	4	0	Al-Hazem
3MF	Marwan Al-Sahafi	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004	3	0	Al-Ittihad
3MF	Mohammed Mahzari	(2002-05-19) 19 May 2002	3	0	Al-Ettifaq
3MF	Faisal Al-Asmari	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003	2	0	Al-Hilal
3MF	Abdulelah Hawsawi	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	2	0	Al-Khaleej
3MF	Abdulmalik Al-Jaber	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004	0	0	Željezničar

4FW	Haitham Asiri	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001	19	4	Al-Ahli
4FW	Ali Al-Jassem	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001	0	0	Al-Fateh
4FW	Ali Al-Masoud	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004	0	0	Al-Fateh
4FW	Muhannad Al Saad	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003	0	0	Al-Ettifaq
4FW	Saad Al-Shurafa	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004	0	0	Al-Fateh

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Saudi Arabia under-23 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ahmed Al Jubaya	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001	13	0	Al-Qadsiah	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
GK	Ahmed Abu Rasen	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003	0	0	Al-Hilal	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
GK	Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan		0	0	Al-Jandal	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
GK	Abdulaziz Idris	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001			NK Uljanik Pula	v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
GK	Raed Azybi	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001			Al-Khaleej	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
GK	Osama Al-Mermesh	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003			Al-Ittihad	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship^PRE
GK	Saad Al-Qarni	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002			Al-Ula	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022

DF	Meshal Al-Sebyani	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	27	0	Al-Faisaly	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Hussain Al-Sibyani	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001	14	0	Al-Shabab	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Nawaf Al-Mutairi	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001	10	0	Al-Orobah	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Ahmed Al-Julaydan	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004	3	0	Al-Fateh	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Majed Qasheesh	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001	3	0	Al-Hazem	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Jehad Thakri	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001	3	0	Al-Qadsiah	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
DF	Mubarak Al-Rajeh	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003	1	0	Al-Raed	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
DF	Almuayyad Muni	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001	1	0	NK HAŠK	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
DF	Zakaria Hawsawi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001	16	1	Al-Ittihad	2022 Asian Games
DF	Saad Al Mousa	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002	7	0	Al-Ettifaq	2022 Asian Games
DF	Abdulaziz Al-Faraj	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003			Al-Nassr	v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
DF	Yousef Haqawi	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002			Al-Fayha	v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
DF	Ziyad Al-Jari	(2001-11-15) 15 November 2001			Al-Fateh	v. Qatar, 28 March 2022
DF	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002			Al-Khaleej	v. Qatar, 28 March 2022
DF	Hamad Al-Sayyaf	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002			Ohod	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Bandar Darwish	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001			Al-Orobah	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Mohammed Al-Oufi	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002			Abha	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Khaled Daghriri	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001			Al-Jandal	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Nawaf Al-Qumairi	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001			Al-Tai	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
DF	Naif Asiri	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001			Al-Okhdood	v. Qatar, 1 February 2022

MF	Saad Al-Nasser	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001	20	3	Al-Taawoun	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
MF	Ahmed Bahusayn	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001	3	1	Al-Taawoun	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
MF	Naif Masoud	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001	11	1	Al-Qadsiah	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Suhayb Al-Zaid	(2004-08-12) 12 August 2004	3	1	Al-Hilal	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Sattam Al-Rouqi	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002	2	0	Al-Taawoun	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Nasser Al-Bishi	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002	1	0	Al-Shabab	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Abbas Al-Hassan	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004	1	0	Al-Fateh	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Mohammed Al-Marri	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003	1	0	Al-Qadsiah	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Abdullah Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004	1	0	Al-Hilal	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Mohammed Sahlouli	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004	1	0	Al-Nassr	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Faisal Al-Ghamdi	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001	22	1	Al-Ittihad	2022 Asian Games
MF	Awad Al-Nashri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002	21	0	Al-Ittihad	2022 Asian Games
MF	Khalil Al-Absi	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001			Al-Hazem	v. Cambodia, 12 September 2023
MF	Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004			Al-Nassr	v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
MF	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002			Al-Hilal	v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
MF	Ayman Yahya	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001			Al-Nassr	v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
MF	Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001			Al-Wehda	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship^PRE
MF	Nasser Al-Hadhood	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002			Al-Raed	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Abdulaziz Dhafir	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001			Al-Faisaly	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Samer Al-Mohaimeed	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001			OFI Crete	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
MF	Mohammed Al-Rashidi	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002			Slavia Prague B	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

FW	Hassan Al-Ali	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002	4	0	Abha	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
FW	Yazeed Joshan	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003	4	0	Al-Faisaly	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
FW	Meshari Al-Nemer	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003	3	1	Al-Nassr	v. Australia, 21 November 2023
FW	Talal Haji	(2007-09-16) 16 September 2007	2	2	Al-Ittihad	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
FW	Thamer Al-Khaibari		1	2	Al-Ettifaq	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
FW	Mourad Khodari	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003	1	0	Al-Okhdood	v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
FW	Mohammed Maran	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001	36	15	Al-Nassr	2022 Asian Games
FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	22	7	Al-Shabab	2022 Asian Games
FW	Fahad Al-Zubaidi	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002			Al-Orobah	v. Qatar, 28 March 2022
FW	Rayan Al-Bloushi	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001			Al-Safa	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW	Turki Al-Mutairi	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001			Al-Hazem	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW	Ahmed Al-Shamrani	(2002-03-13) 13 March 2002			Al-Faisaly	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team ^SUS Player suspended

Previous squads

Olympic Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games

WAFF U-23 Championship

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF)	Fuad Anwar (MF)	Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW)
2020	Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF)	Salman Al-Faraj (MF)	Salem Al-Dawsari (MF)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908 to 1988	See Saudi Arabia senior team
1992	did not qualify
1996	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad
2000	did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	4	8	Squad
Total	Best: Group stage	2/8	6	0	0	6	6	13	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	9	7	5	4	1	0	15	2
2016	Group Stage	12th	3	0	2	1	5	6	4	3	1	0	9	1
2018	Group Stage	13th	3	0	2	1	2	3	3	2	0	1	11	3
2020	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	5	2	3	2	1	0	9	1
2022	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	13	0	2	1	0	1	4	2
2024	To be determined								To be determined
2026	Qualified as host								Qualified as host
Total	Best: Champions	6/7	24	13	6	5	34	18	17	12	3	2	48	9

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Islamic Solidarity Games

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Gold Medal	1st	6	6	0	0	19	1
2010	Cancelled
2013	Fourth place	4th	5	0	3	2	5	7
2017	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	0	6
2021	Silver Medal	2nd	5	4	0	1	8	2
Total	1 title	4/4	19	10	3	6	32	16

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951 to 1998	See Saudi Arabia senior team
2002	did not enter
2006
2010
2014	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	0	2	9	6	Squad
2018	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	2/4	10	5	1	4	17	14	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Gulf Cup under-23

GCC U-23 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	2
2010	Group Stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	2
2011	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	11	5
2012	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	9	1
2013	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	6	3
2015	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	11	8
2016	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	1
Total	Best: 4 titles	7/7	26	18	4	4	55	22