# Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Coaching staff

    As of
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri |
| Assistant coaches | Ahmed Al-Rowaie |
| Assistant coaches | Ali Omair |
| Assistant coaches | Yaya Touré |
| Goalkeeping coach | Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan |
| Fitness coach | Saad Al-Johar |
| Video analyst | Jibril Al-Omairi |
| Scout | Ayman Al-Faraj |
| Scout | Thamer Sulaiman |
| Physiotherapist | Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani |

## Players
### Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi | (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23) | 16 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
| 1GK | Ahmed Al Jubaya | (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) | 13 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 1GK | Mohammed Al-Absi | (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 2DF | Meshal Al-Sebyani | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23) | 28 | 0 | Al-Faisaly |
| 2DF | Mohammed Aboulshamat | (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22) | 23 | 1 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 2DF | Rayane Hamidou | (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22) | 18 | 1 | Al-Ahli |
| 2DF | Zakaria Hawsawi | (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 24) | 16 | 1 | Al-Ittihad |
| 2DF | Marwan Al-Sahafi | (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Beerschot |
| 2DF | Mohammed Sulaiman | (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
| 2DF | Jehad Thakri | (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 2DF | Mohammed Al-Dossari | (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Hajer |
| 3MF | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23) | 31 | 7 | Al-Ittihad |
| 3MF | Ziyad Al-Johani | (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 23) | 29 | 5 | Al-Ahli |
| 3MF | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 23) | 22 | 1 | Beerschot |
| 3MF | Awad Al-Nashri | (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22) | 21 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
| 3MF | Saad Al-Nasser | (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 24) | 20 | 3 | Al-Taawoun |
| 3MF | Ayman Yahya | (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23) | 12 | 4 | Al-Nassr |
| 3MF | Saleh Aboulshamat | (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | Al-Taawoun |
| 3MF | Abdulelah Hawsawi | (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Al-Khaleej |
| 3MF | Eid Al-Muwallad | (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Okhdood |
| 4FW | Mohammed Maran | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | 36 | 15 | Al-Nassr |
| 4FW | Abdullah Radif | (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21) | 22 | 7 | Al-Shabab |
| 4FW | Haitham Asiri | (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) | 21 | 7 | Al-Ahli |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Saudi Arabia under-23 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi | (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Al-Okhdood | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| GK | Hamed Al-Shanqiti | (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| GK | Ahmed Abu Rasen | (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| GK | Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan | | 0 | 0 | Al-Jandal | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| GK | Abdulaziz Idris | (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) | | | NK Uljanik Pula | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 |
| DF | Mohammed Eisa | (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 1 | Al-Shabab | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Muath Faqeehi | (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Al-Taawoun | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Majed Qasheesh | (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Al-Hazem | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Islam Hawsawi | (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Al-Wehda | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| DF | Khaled Asiri | (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| DF | Hussain Al-Sibyani | (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23) | 14 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Nawaf Al-Mutairi | (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) | 10 | 0 | Al-Orobah | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Al-Raed | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Almuayyad Muni | (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | NK HAŠK | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Saad Al Mousa | (2002-12-10) 10 December 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | 2022 Asian Games |
| DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21) | | | Al-Nassr | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 |
| DF | Yousef Haqawi | (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22) | | | Al-Fayha | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Al-Taawoun | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Basil Al-Sayyali | (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Al-Hazem | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Majed Dawran | (2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Rakan Kaabi | (2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Al-Fayha | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) | 20 | 4 | Al-Hilal | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| MF | Mohammed Mahzari | (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| MF | Faisal Al-Asmari | (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Željezničar | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| MF | Ahmed Bahusayn | (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 1 | Al-Taawoun | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Naif Masoud | (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 1 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Suhayb Al-Zaid | (2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | Al-Hilal | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Sattam Al-Rouqi | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Al-Taawoun | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Nasser Al-Bishi | (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Mohammed Al-Marri | (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Abdullah Al-Zaid | (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Mohammed Sahlouli | (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| MF | Khalil Al-Absi | (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) | | | Al-Hazem | v. Cambodia, 12 September 2023 |
| MF | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) | | | Al-Nassr | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22) | | | Al-Hilal | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 |
| FW | Hisham Al Dubais | (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Jabalain | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie | (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Taraji | v. China, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Ali Al-Masoud | (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| FW | Muhannad Al Saad | (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| FW | Ali Al-Jassem | (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| FW | Saad Al-Shurafa | (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
| FW | Hassan Al-Ali | (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Abha | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Yazeed Joshan | (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Al-Faisaly | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | Al-Nassr | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Talal Haji | (2007-09-16) 16 September 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 2 | Al-Ittihad | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Thamer Al-Khaibari | | 1 | 2 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Mourad Khodari | (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Al-Okhdood | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
| $^{INJ}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad $^{SEN}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team $^{SUS}$ Player suspended |||||||

### Overage players in Olympic Games

| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| 1996 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF) | Fuad Anwar (MF) | Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW) |
| 2020 | Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF) | Salman Al-Faraj (MF) | Salem Al-Dawsari (MF) |

## Honours

* Arab Games
** Gold medal (1): 2023
* AFC U-23 Asian Cup
** Champions (1): 2022
* GCC U-23 Championship
** Champions (4): 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016
* WAFF U-23 Championship
** Champions (1): 2022
* Asian Games
** Quarter-finals 2014, 2018, 2022

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 to 1988 | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2028 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2032 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | Best: Group stage | 2/8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | — |
    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### AFC U-23 Asian Cup

| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2026 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| Total | Best: Champions | 6/7 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 11 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

### Islamic Solidarity Games

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team | See Saudi Arabia national football team |
| 2010 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | Best: Silver Medal | 3/3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 |

### Asian Games

Asian Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1951 to 1998 | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team | See Saudi Arabia senior team |
| 2002 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2006 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 3/6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | - |
    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

### Gulf Cup under-23

GCC U-23 Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | Best: 4 titles | 7/7 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 22 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
    **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
    ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

### WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2015 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2024 | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts |
| Total | Best: Champions | 4/5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
    ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.