Rabat – Moroccan international football striker Abderrazak Hamdallah has become the second top scorer in the Saudi Arabian football championship after scoring a brace against Al-Fateh SC on Saturday.
Hamdallah’s brace in the match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Fateh SC increased his goals record to 127 in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Pro League.
The player needed 132 matches in the Saudi league with clubs Al-Nassr FC and Al Ittihad to achieve this feat.
The Moroccan player came ahead of Saudi Arabian player Nasser Al-Shamrani who scored 126 goals in 220 matches with several clubs, including Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad and Al-Shabab.
However, the league’s all-time leading scorer is Syrian Omar Al Somah, a former striker with Al-Ahli, who has a total of 144 goals in 180 matches.
Hamdallah, who scored 17 goals this season, had distinguished himself in the 2018-2019 season with Al-Nassr, scoring 34 goals.
Saturday’s match was part of the 24th day of the Saudi Pro League where Hamdallah’s team Al-Ittihad finished victorious with a 4-2 score, earning 43 points in the fourth place.
Hamdallah scored the first goal for his team in the 39th minute from a penalty kick, to hold Al Fateh to 1-1, before he sealed the victory by scoring his second goal in the 74th minute.
At the start of the 2023-24 football season, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) released the list of eight football players nominated for the West Asia Player of the Month award.
The nominees included Hamdallah alongside Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian Roberto Firmino.
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