Abdulaziz Masnoum
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulaziz Awadh Khamis Masnoum | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Hadhramaut, Yemen | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Orobah | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Al-Tadamun Hadramaut | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Al-Tadamun Hadramaut | ||
| 2024–2025 | → Al-Orobah (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Orobah | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Yemen | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:00, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:00, 22 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Abdulaziz Masnoum (Arabic: عبد العزيز مصنوم; born 6 February 2006) is a Yemeni footballer who plays for Al-Orobah and the Yemen national team as a forward. In January 2025, he became the first Yemeni player to ever appear in the Saudi Pro League.
Club career
Masnoum began his career with local Yemeni League club Al-Tadamun Hadramaut. He made his senior debut for the club in 2022.[1] He was a key member of the Al-Tadamun squad that finished runners-up in the Yemeni League in 2023–24.[2]
In October 2024, he was loaned to the academy of Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah. He made an immediate impact, scoring four goals in his first two Saudi Youth Premier League matches.[3] After scoring seven goals in his first fifteen matches with the youth side, he was included in the senior roster for the first time on 17 January 2025 for a match against Al-Khaleej FC.[4] Masnoum entered the match in the fifty-seventh minute, becoming the first-ever Yemeni player to appear in the SPL.[5][6]
On 4 September 2025, Masnoum renews his contract with Al-Orobah.[7]
International career
Masnoum represented Yemen at various youth levels. In June 2024, he scored against Oman U17 in the AFC Youth Championship held in Saudi Arabia. Yemen won the match 3–1.[8] Later that year, he was part of the nation's squad for 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. He scored two goals in the team's 3–1 victory over Timor-Leste to open the campaign.[9] Masnoum was included in the national under-23 team for 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification in September 2025.[10] He scored in Yemen's opening-match win against Singapore.[11]
Masnoum made his senior international debut for Yemen on 6 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bahrain.[12] He scored his first senior international goal on 14 October 2025 in a 9–0 victory over Bhutan in 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[13]
International goals
Scores and results list Yemen's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 October 2025 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Bhutan | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| Last updated 22 November 2025 | ||||||
International career statistics
- As of match played 18 November 2025[12]
| Yemen | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
References
- ^ "On loan from Hadramout Solidarity, Saudi club Al-Oruba signs national team striker Abdulaziz Masnoum" (in Arabic). Almasdar Online. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "On loan, Saudi club Al-Orouba signs Yemeni international Abdul Aziz Masnoum, a player for the Yemeni youth national team and Hadramout Solidarity" (in Arabic). Sadahadramout. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "A Yemeni player shines in the Saudi League" (in Arabic). adngad.net. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Abdulaziz Masnoum, a Yemeni talent, breaks into the corridors of the Saudi Roshan League" (in Arabic). adentoday.net. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "First Yemeni player to participate in the Saudi Professional League" (in Arabic). Mareb Press. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Abdulaziz Masnoum is the first Yemeni to participate in the Saudi Professional League" (in Arabic). Hadhramaut.info. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "رسمياً بعد تألقه في الموسم الماضي، عبدالعزيز مصنوم يجدد عقده مع نادي العروبة السعودي ليمثل الفريق في دوري النخبة تحت 21 عاماً إضافة إلى تواجده مع الفريق الأول".
- ^ "The Yemeni youth national team wins 3-1 against their Omani counterparts" (in Arabic). Yemen Daily News. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Rizal, Thomas; Shofa, Jayanty Nada. "AFC U20 Qualifiers: Yemen Already Used to Jakarta's Rain". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Final Squad Announced for Yemen's Olympic Football Team Ahead of AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers". The Yemen Monitor. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Yemen Defeats Singapore in Opening Match of AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam" (in Arabic). alkass.net. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Al-Harasi, Ammar. "The Yemeni national team crushed their Brunei counterparts with nine unanswered goals" (in Arabic). Sport Yeman. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
External links
- Abdulaziz Masnoum at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abdulaziz Masnoum at Soccerway
- Abdulaziz Masnoum at Global Sports Archive
- Saudi Pro League profile