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Abdullah Al-Mayouf

アブドゥラー・アル＝マイウフ　/　あぶどぅらー・ある＝まいうふ

Association football player from Saudi Arabia

January 23, 1987 (age 39)　・　Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Province
association football player

My Take

I have real respect for Abdullah Al-Mayouf, because the goalkeeper's job is a lonely craft. A Riyadh-born Saudi international standing 187 cm tall, he has spent years guarding the goal in one of football's most thankless positions, where one mistake can erase a clean sheet and the applause always seems to go to the strikers. Lasting at that level demands mental toughness and accumulated technique in equal measure. Middle Eastern football rarely gets discussed in Japan, but it is exactly these load-bearing figures who carry the best stories. The image of him organizing his defense and standing as the last line gives me a quiet sense of grit.

Overview

Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Mayouf (Arabic: عَبْد الله إِبْرَاهِيم الْمَعْيُوف; born 23 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Abdullah Al-Mayouf
Name (Japanese): アブドゥラー・アル＝マイウフ
Reading: あぶどぅらー・ある＝まいうふ
Born: January 23, 1987 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rabbit
Origin: Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Blood type: Private
Height: 187 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A6%E3%83%95

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