Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد الدعيع‎) (born August 2, 1972 in Tabuk) is a Saudi Arabian football goalkeeper. He played in four World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team, and as of November 2008, he is the world record holder for most international appearances by a male footballer, with 181 caps for Saudi Arabia. He is the current captain of Saudi Premier League club Al-Hilal.

[edit] Club career

Al-Deayea, born in Ha'il, has split his professional career between the clubs Al-Ta'ee and Al-Hilal. Originally he started as a handball player, but was convinced by his club and his older brother Abdullah to become a footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure in the beginning of his career because of having to fill the shoes of his brother Abdullah, who was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper too. In 2001, he was about to be signed for Manchester United as a replacement for Fabien Barthez. Al-Deayea was another goalkeeper who would try to fill the boots of the legendary Peter Schmeichel but did not get a work permit so he stayed at Al-Hilal.

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• Detail of international appearances - by RSSSF

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Al‑Dosari • 3 Al‑Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Amin • 7 Al‑Ghesheyan • 8 Al‑Bishi • 9 Abdullah • 10 Al‑Owairan • 11 Al‑Mehallel • 12 Al‑Jaber • 13 Al‑Jawad • 14 Al‑Muwallid • 15 Al‑Dawod • 16 Jebreen • 17 Al‑Taifi • 18 Al‑Anazi • 19 Saleh • 20 Idris • 21 Al‑Sadiq • 22 Al‑Helwah • Coach: Solari

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Al-Deayea • 2 Al-Jahani • 3 Al-Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Al-Harbi • 7 Al-Shahrani • 8 Al-Temawi • 9 Al-Jaber • 10 S. Al-Owairan • 11 Al-Mehallel • 12 A.D. Al-Dosari • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Al-Muwallid • 15 Al-Sadiq • 16 K. Al-Dosari • 17 Al-Sahafi • 18 Al-Zahrani • 19 O. Al-Dosari • 20 Saleh • 21 M. Al-Dosari • Coach: Pfister

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea • 2 Al-Jahani • 3 Al-Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Amin • 7 Al-Shahrani • 8 Al-Dosari • 9 Al-Jaber • 10 S. Al-Owairan • 11 Al-Mehallel • 12 Al-Harbi • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Al-Muwallid • 15 Al-Thunayan • 16 K. Al-Dosari • 17 Dokhi • 18 Al-Temyat • 19 Al-Janoubi • 20 Saleh • 21 Al-Sadiq • 22 Al-Antaif • Coach: Parreira (Al-Kharashy)

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea • 2 Al-Jahani • 3 Tukar • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Harthi • 6 Al-Shehri • 7 Suwayed • 8 Noor • 9 Al-Jaber • 10 Al-Shalhoub • 11 O. Al-Dosari • 12 Dokhi • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Khathran • 15 A. Al-Dosari • 16 K. Al-Dosari • 17 Al-Waked • 18 Al-Temyat • 19 Al-Ghamdi • 20 Al-Yami • 21 Zaid • 22 Al-Khojali • 23 Al-Thagafi • Coach: Al-Johar

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Dokhi • 3 Tukar • 4 Al‑Montashari • 5 Al‑Qadi • 6 Al‑Ghamdi • 7 Ameen • 8 Noor • 9 Al‑Jaber • 10 Al‑Shalhoub • 11 Al‑Harthi • 12 Khathran • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Khariri • 15 Al‑Bahri • 16 Aziz • 17 Al‑Bishi • 18 Al‑Temyat • 19 Massad • 20 Al‑Qahtani • 21 Zaid • 22 Khouja • 23 Mouath • Coach: Paquetá