Fuad Amin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fuad Anwar Amin | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Al-Shabab | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1998 | Al-Shabab | 289 | (48) |
| 1999 | Sichuan | 9 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Al-Nasr | 42 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | Saudi Arabia U-17 | 13 | (0) |
| 1989 | Saudi Arabia U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Saudi Arabia U-23 | 8 | (1) |
| 1990–1998 | Saudi Arabia | 95 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Fuad Anwar Amin (Arabic: فؤاد أنور أمين; born 13 October 1972) is a former football defensive midfielder from Saudi Arabia. On club level, he played mostly for Al-Shabab and Al-Nasr in his home country.
A former captain of the national team, he achieved national fame after becoming the first Saudi to score in the FIFA World Cup finals in the 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands during 1994 edition. In the same competition, he scored a long range effort against Morocco.
Amin played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Amin was also selected for 1998 FIFA World Cup. During the match against France, Amin was stomped by Zidane, who was banned for two games. People close to Zidane said that Amin had leveled a racial slur against the player.
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