Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hamzah Idris Falatah | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Medina, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1985 | Ohud | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1997 | Ohud | 147 | (135) |
1997–2007 | Al Ittihad | 192 | (139) |
Total | 339 | (274) | |
National team‡ | |||
1992–2000 | Saudi Arabia | 70 | (30) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 August 2013 |
Hamzah Idris Falatah (Arabic: حمزة إدريس فلاتة, born 8 October 1972) is a Saudi Arabian footballer of Kenyan descent. He used to play as a striker for Ohud from 1992 to 1995 and then for Al Ittihad until he retired in 2007.
For Saudi Arabia national team he participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1996 Summer Olympics and at 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.
He holds the national record for most goals scored in one season at 33 goals for the 1999-2000 season. The record still stands today, and he has received an award from FIFA in 3rd place for top goal scorers for that season.
He is currently an assistant coach for Al-Ittihad, He was number 9 for Al-Ittihad.