Did Nawaf Al-Abid Score the Fastest Goal in Football?

By: Daryl | November 9th, 2009

The above strike from Al-Hilal midfielder Nawaf Al-Abid (or Alabed, you choose) is said to be the fastest goal in world football. It came just two seconds into Al-Hilal’s Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup (a U-23 tournament) game vs Al- Shoulain in Saudi Arabia this weekend.

No doubting the fact that this goal was quick. Very quick, as Al-Abid receives the ball from kickoff, shoots from the centre circle and 1-0. But my lack of Arabic language skills mean that the only source I have for all this information is the “info” part of the above YouTube video. Which maybe isn’t the most authoritative source.

So, if anyone out there can find a link to an actual media story (newspaper or official website would work) then please let us know in the comments.

However, the title of this post doesn’t have a question mark on the end just because I can’t read Arabic. There’s another reason to ask the question. If we assume all of the above is true, then does the fact that the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup is an U-23 tournament and not a full senior tournament make a difference? Should the title “fastest goal in football” be reserved only for fully senior, top-level football? Or is age nothing but a number, with the more important number being the time on the clock?

Big thanks to wob for sending this YouTube vid to tips[at]theoffside[dot]com

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Mike

Awesome!!
jaky

No , because the saudi feration say the hilal team he cheat in the match the system in saudi league say all the team can play with only 5 player above 23 years but the hilay team he played with 7 players above 23 years and the saudi but he lose 0/3 and the goal denide
Julian

Don't think anyone should care. if this was scored in a World Cup or in an European or South American division 1 or cup game then it would be more admirable. This is in a Asian league where the competition level is pretty low in comparison. When an Asian team wins the club world champion then I will change my opinion.
Khalid

Yes, it's the fastest goal in the history of football. You can visit the webssite of Al Hilal, that the player plays for, to see all info regarding the goal. The website is in both languages, Arabic and English. Just click on www.alhilal.com/en and see.
Best wishes
Fahad

Yes, of course. This goal is the fastest goal ever scored in the world. It is about 2 seconds only. Here you can watch how fast is this goal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Thomas

This was certainly almost as fast: http://france.theoffside.com/f...
toto8877

check this out:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/spo...
Adnan

It was a wonderful goal, from a clever player, who play in Asia’s Club of the Century ( ALHILAL ) from Saudi Arabia
Faris

Yes I watched the game, it was exceptional and very quick gaol. The player said he always try this trick at kickoffs.
Daryl

Though suppose if it was either Xabi Alonso or Nawaf Al-Abid doing it, then I wouldn't be quite so confident.
Daryl

Whenever I play against a team, and they do this from kickoff, I'm automatically very very confident that we're going to beat them.