Abdullah Al-Ayoub

Abdullah Al-Ayoub
Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Al-Ayoub
Date of birth	5 February 2006
Place of birth	Kuwait
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Al-Salmiya
Number	35
Youth career
2013–2025	Al-Arabi
Senior career*
Years	Team
2025–2026	Al-Arabi
2026–	Al-Salmiya
International career‡
2022–2024	Kuwait U17
2024–	Kuwait U20
2026–	Kuwait U23
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2026

Abdullah Al-Ayoub (born 5 February 2006)^[1] is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Salmiya and the Kuwait national team.

Club career

Al-Ayoub signed a three-year first team contract at the beginning on the 2025–26^[2] season, where he made his senior debut coming on for Ahmed Dashti after receiving a red card and keeping a clean sheet in the 2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League against Kazma^[3] and was a substitute Goalkeeper in the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League^[4] later released at the end of the season after winning the 2025–26 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup.^[5]

After his release, he immediately signed a three-year first team contract with Al-Salmiya on 18 July 2026.^[6]

On 31 May 2026, he was selected for the initial roster for the Kuwait Olympic National team, participating in the 2026 Asian Games.^[7]^[8]

As of 30 June 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Arabi	2025–26	KPL	3	0	0	0	0^[b]	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0