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Saeed Al-Owairan

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Saeed Owairan (or Al-Owairan سعيد العويران, born August 19, 1967) is a Saudi Arabian football player. He played for the Saudi national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA, in which he scored what was later.. voted the 6th greatest goal in World Cup history, in a game against Belgium, earning him the nickname "The Maradona of the Arabs" . Overall, he scored 24 goals in 50 international matches and also competed in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Owairan played for Al-Shabab, a Saudi club based in Riyadh.

Preceded by Asian Player of the Year
1994
Succeeded by

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