Saud Abdulhamid

Saud Abdulhamid
Abdulhamid with Saudi Arabia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Saud Abdullah Salem Abdulhamid[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999[2]
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 23
Youth career
2012–2018 Al-Ittihad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Al-Ittihad 75 (2)
2022–2024 Al-Hilal 72 (4)
2024–2026 Roma 4 (1)
2025–2026 → Lens (loan) 25 (2)
2026– Lens 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Saudi Arabia U20 16 (1)
2019–2022 Saudi Arabia U23 24 (2)
2019– Saudi Arabia 58 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Winner2022 Uzbekistan
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner2018 Indonesia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026

Saud Abdullah Salem Abdulhamid (Arabic: سُعُود عَبْد الله سَالِم عَبْد الْحَمِيد; born 18 July 1999) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Saudi Arabia national team.[4]

Abdulhamid previously played for Saudi Pro League clubs Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal.

Club career

Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal

Abdulhamid started his career at Al-Ittihad before joining Al-Hilal in 2022, where he achieved six domestic titles.[5]

Roma

On 27 August 2024, Abdulhamid signed for Serie A club Roma for €2.5 million.[6]

A month later, on 26 September, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League, becoming the first Saudi player to feature in European competitions.[7] On 24 November, he made his Serie A debut as a substitute in a 1–0 away defeat against Napoli, to become the first Saudi to play in Serie A.[8] A month later, on 12 December, Abdulhamid scored his first goal for Roma in a 3–0 win against Braga in the Europa League, becoming the first Saudi player to score in a European continental competition.[9]

Lens

On 3 August 2025, Abdulhamid joined Ligue 1 club Lens on a one-year loan for the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy.[10]

On 16 August 2025, he played his first game for Lens in a Ligue 1 0-1 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais,[11] to become the first ever Saudi to play in Ligue 1.[12] Later that year, on 19 December, he netted his first goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 victory over Feignies in the Coupe de France.[13]

He scored his first league goal in a 3–0 win over Metz on 8 March 2026,[14] to become the first Saudi to score in Ligue 1.[15] On 22 May 2026, he started in the Coupe de France final, helping his club secure the title with a 3–1 victory over Nice and becoming the first Saudi to win the Coupe de France and a major European trophy.[16][17]

On 4 June 2026, Lens exercised the buy option in Abdulhamid's loan deal, making his move permanent and extending his contract until 2029.[18] Later that year, on 16 August, he achieved his second title with the club, following a 1–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the 2026 Trophée des Champions.[19]

International career

Abdulhamid made his debut for the Saudi Arabia national team in 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Mali.[20] He represented his country at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[21] 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Ittihad 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 150502[b]000220
2019–20 241104[b]04[c]0331
2020–21 28120—2[c]0321
2021–22 8000—1[c]090
Total 752806070962
Al-Hilal 2021–22 Saudi Pro League 130305[b]02[d]0230
2022–23 271305[b]04[e]0391
2023–24 3235112[b]08[f]0574
2024–25 00——2[g]020
Total 7241112201601215
Roma 2024–25 Serie A 40004[h]1—81
Lens (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 1 25261——313
Lens 2026–27 Ligue 1 1000001[i]020
Career total 177825232123025811
  1. ↑ Includes King's Cup, Coupe de France
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ Six appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, two appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 26 June 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saudi Arabia 201940
202180
2022141
202350
2024100
2025100
202670
Total581
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[22]
List of international goals scored by Saud Abdulhamid
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 November 2022Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Iceland1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Al-Hilal

Lens

Saudi Arabia U20

Saudi Arabia U23

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Saud Abdul Hamid at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Saudi Arabia (KSA)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Abdulhamid, Saud Abdullah Salem Abdulhamid - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "سعود عبدالحميد – Saud Abdulhamid". Kooora. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid to Roma - which other Gulf players have moved to Europe?". Al Arabiya. 6 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid joins the Giallorossi". AS Roma. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Saud Abdul Hamid launches his first participation with Roma". ysscores.com. 27 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid makes history in Serie A with AS Roma". OneFootball. 25 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid becomes first Saudi player to score in European competition". OneFootball. 12 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid, à Bollaert dans son nouveau jardin" (in French). RC Lens. 3 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lens-Lyon compositions". L’Equipe. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid, une histoire de premières historiques". Lensois.com. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lens 3–1 Feignies". ESPN. 19 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Lens close in on PSG with win over lowly Metz". beIN SPORTS. 8 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Lens : Saud Abdulhamid marque l'histoire de la Ligue 1". Footmercato.net. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid makes history". Dailysports. 23 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Saudi Euro Star: Abdulhamid arrives at FIFA World Cup with talent soaring". Yahoo! Sports. 14 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Saud Abdulhamid au Racing, la saga continue !" (in French). RC Lens. 4 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Saudi's Saud Abdulhamid claims second trophy with RC Lens after win over PSG". Arab News. 17 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Saudi Arabia vs. Mali - 5 September 2019". Soccerway. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "ABDULHAMID Saud". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Saud Abdulhamid". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "Al Hilal thrash Al Ittihad to win Saudi Super Cup". ESPN. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  24. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr routed by Al Hilal in Saudi Super Cup final". ESPN. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  25. ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "فيريرا وبانيغا والمعيوف الأفضل في أكتوبر .. وعبدالحميد أول الواعدين تميزاً". Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى". Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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