Abdullah Al-Garni
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Abdullah Al-Garni is a Saudi Arabia
n footballer. He currently plays as a defender
for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Professional League.
n 3rd division league.After a while he decided to leave his hometown to complete his education in Aramco Institute
. He was playing football non-professionally with colleagues in Aramco football team
.
. That is when he first played as a central defender under a supervision of the technical manager Mahdi Al-Ragdi. He made his debut with Abha
against Al-Ittihad in the sixth round of the Saudi Professional League 2008–09. Since then, Al-Garni continued in Abha's
line-up squad until ending the season with relegation to the Saudi First Division League
.
, was looking for young defenders. He scouted Al-Garni and requested the youngster's service from Abha
. Al-Nassr management signed,after a dramatic transfer, a five year contract with Al-Garni, together with his teammate in Abha
Khaled Al-Zylaeei
, starting from 15 July 2009
Al-Garni participated in a preparatory training camp in Barcelona
, Spain
with the new Uruguay
an manager, Jorge da Silva. However, Al-Garni was deemed not yet mature enough to assume the reserve position for his team. He played a couple of matches with Al-Nassr U-23 team, which is considered to be team B in some countries, where he scored the first goal with Al-Nassr against Al-Shabab
. In the ninth round of the Saudi Professional League, Al-Nassr played the worst 45 minutes against Al-Ahli from Jeddah
when they received three goals ending the first half 3-0 for Al-Ahli. Al-Garni joined as a substitute at the beginning of the second half and the Al-Nassr succeed to get to end up the tough match with a big draw 3-3. Since then, he kept his position in the team until the end of the season.
. He couldn't make his debut for the national team yet.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n footballer. He currently plays as a defender
Defender
Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...
for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Professional League.
Early club career
Al-Garni joined his birthplace football club Al-Zayton in Sabt Alalaya town. He first played as a defensive midfielder. At this time his team was competing the Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n 3rd division league.After a while he decided to leave his hometown to complete his education in Aramco Institute
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
. He was playing football non-professionally with colleagues in Aramco football team
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
.
Abha 2008/2009
After Abha's promotion to the Saudi Professional League, Al-Garni went back to get closer to his hometown and signed a one year contract with AbhaAbha (football club)
Abha is a Saudi Arabian association football team based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division. Their home stadium is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium....
. That is when he first played as a central defender under a supervision of the technical manager Mahdi Al-Ragdi. He made his debut with Abha
Abha (football club)
Abha is a Saudi Arabian association football team based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division. Their home stadium is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium....
against Al-Ittihad in the sixth round of the Saudi Professional League 2008–09. Since then, Al-Garni continued in Abha's
Abha (football club)
Abha is a Saudi Arabian association football team based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division. Their home stadium is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium....
line-up squad until ending the season with relegation to the Saudi First Division League
Saudi First Division
The Saudi First Division is the second level football competition in Saudi Arabia. Al-Faisaly won the last first division championship in the 2009/2010 season.-Promotion and relegation:...
.
Al-Nassr 2009/2010
As the previous technical manager, Edgardo BauzaEdgardo Bauza
Edgardo Bauza is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central, a club he went on to manage. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlético Junior in Colombia and Veracruz in Mexico...
, was looking for young defenders. He scouted Al-Garni and requested the youngster's service from Abha
Abha (football club)
Abha is a Saudi Arabian association football team based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division. Their home stadium is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium....
. Al-Nassr management signed,after a dramatic transfer, a five year contract with Al-Garni, together with his teammate in Abha
Abha (football club)
Abha is a Saudi Arabian association football team based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division. Their home stadium is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium....
Khaled Al-Zylaeei
Khaled Al-Zylaeei
Khaled Al-Zylaeei is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Nassr. He joined Al-Nassr coming from Abha in the summer of 2009 for SR 800,000.-References:*...
, starting from 15 July 2009
Al-Garni participated in a preparatory training camp in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
with the new Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an manager, Jorge da Silva. However, Al-Garni was deemed not yet mature enough to assume the reserve position for his team. He played a couple of matches with Al-Nassr U-23 team, which is considered to be team B in some countries, where he scored the first goal with Al-Nassr against Al-Shabab
Al-Shabab
Al-Shabab is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh. It was founded in 1947, and was named at first Shabab AlRiyadh, but later in 1967 was named Al Shabab. Al Shabab is well known in Saudi Arabia as one of the best in football...
. In the ninth round of the Saudi Professional League, Al-Nassr played the worst 45 minutes against Al-Ahli from Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
when they received three goals ending the first half 3-0 for Al-Ahli. Al-Garni joined as a substitute at the beginning of the second half and the Al-Nassr succeed to get to end up the tough match with a big draw 3-3. Since then, he kept his position in the team until the end of the season.
International career
Al-Garni called up for the Saudi Arabian National Team for the first time at the end of the season 2009/2010 He suffered a knee injury during the training camp which was in AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. He couldn't make his debut for the national team yet.