Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed (; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
In 2009, Al-Hilal signed in Al-Abed from their youth academy. On 7 November, Nawaf scored the fastest goal in professional football against Al-Shoulla in two seconds in the Prince Faisal U-21 Cup, but the match was cancelled due to Al-Hilal playing with 6 players who were older than 21.
On 9 March 2017, Al-Abed scored a third penalty goal against Ittihad was banned by the Saudi Arabian FA for two games due to the celebration he performed. However, this ban was lifted following an appeal from Al-Hilal.
On 25 October 2020, Al-Abed joined Al-Shabab on a three-year contract.
On 18 April 2023, Al-Abed was released by Al-Shabab.
On 11 February 2024, Al-Abed joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract.
On 22 July 2024, Al-Abed joined Pro League side Al-Riyadh.
Al-Abed represented the Saudi Arabia national football team when his country hosted the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. His first international goal came in the quarter-final match with Yemen, becoming the winning goal as the Saudis prevailed 1âÂÂ0. Nawaf scored again in the semi-final as Saudi Arabia defeated the United Arab Emirates 3âÂÂ2. The Green Falcons eventually finished as runners-up to Qatar, losing 2âÂÂ1 in the final at the King Fahd International Stadium.
Al-Abed was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring his third international goal in a 4âÂÂ1 defeat of North Korea in the team's second group match.
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Al-Hilal
Al-Qadsiah