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Mohamed Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد الدعيع) (born August 2, 1972) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He played in four World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team, and as of early 2007, he is the world record holder for most international appearances by a male footballer, with 181 caps for Saudi Arabia. He is the current captain of local club Al-Hilal.

Al-Deayea, born in Tabuk, has split his professional career between the clubs Al-Ta'ee and Al-Hilal. Originally he started as a handball player, but was conviced by his club and his older brother Abdullah to become a footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure in the beginning of his career because of having to fill the shoes of his brother Abdullah, who was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper too. Despite this encoragement, Al-Deayea struggled to make his mark early in his career in the shadow of his better known brother In 2001, he was about to be signed for Manchester United as a replacement for Fabien Barthez. Al-Deayea was another goalkeeper who would try to fill the boots of the legendary Peter Schmeichel but did not get a work permit so he stayed at Al-Hilal.

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After making his national debut in 1990, in the Asian Games against Bangladesh, Al Deayea rose to prominence and made perhaps his most telling contribution in the 1996 Asian Cup as his penalty heroics won the title for his country.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Deayea helped the Saudi Arabian national team reach the World Cups of 1994, 1998, and 2002. At the 2002 World Cup, he conceded eight goals in a group match against Germany, which tied the highest score against him during his international career; he had also conceded eight goals against Brazil at the 1999 Confederations Cup. Later during the 2002 World Cup, against Ireland – his last ever World Cup match –, Al-Deayea tied Antonio Carbajal's record for the most goals conceded by a goalkeeper in the World Cup, with 25.

Al-Deayea's international career looked to be over until Marcos Paqueta took over at the helm of the Saudi national squad at the end of 2005. He had played just four times in over three years for the national side before former Al Hilal boss Paqueta restored him to the squad with Mabrouk Zaid injured. Zaid remained the first-choice goalkeeper but Paqueta decided to include Al-Deayea in his squad due to his high international experience. In May 2006, Al-Deayea earned his 181st cap in a friendly defeat against Belgium. Although called-up for the 2006 World Cup squad, Al-Deayea did not play at the World Cup finals, where Saudi Arabia was eliminated in the first round. After the World Cup, Al-Deayea announced his retirement from international football.

• "Since I started as a goalkeeper I was always inspired by Deayea. I have received a lot of helpful hints from him that have had a great impact on my career," – teammate Mabrouk Zaid^{[citation needed]}
• "I have always respect him [sic] and being his understudy was a worthwhile learning experience," – teammate Safwaan Zamakda^{[citation needed]}

• Detail of international appearances - by RSSSF

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Al‑Dosari • 3 Al‑Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Amin • 7 Al‑Ghesheyan • 8 Al‑Bishi • 9 Abdullah • 10 Al‑Owairan • 11 Al‑Mehallel • 12 Al‑Jaber • 13 Al‑Jawad • 14 Al‑Muwallid • 15 Al‑Dawod • 16 Jebreen • 17 Al‑Taifi • 18 Al‑Anazi • 19 Saleh • 20 Idris • 21 Al‑Sadiq • 22 Al‑Helwah • Coach: Solari

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Al‑Jahani • 3 Al‑Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Amin • 7 Al‑Shahrani • 8 Al‑Dosari • 9 Al‑Jaber • 10 S. Al‑Owairan • 11 Al‑Mehallel • 12 Al‑Harbi • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Al‑Muwallid • 15 Al‑Thunayan • 16 K. Al‑Owairan • 17 Dokhi • 18 Al‑Temyat • 19 Al‑Janoubi • 20 Saleh • 21 Al‑Sadiq • 22 Al‑Antaif • Coach: Parreira (Al‑Kharashy)

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Al‑Jahani • 3 Tukar • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Harthi • 6 Al‑Shehri • 7 Suwayed • 8 Noor • 9 Al‑Jaber • 10 Al‑Shalhoub • 11 O. Al‑Dosari • 12 Dokhi • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Khathran • 15 A. Al‑Dosari • 16 Al‑Owairan • 17 Al‑Waked • 18 Al‑Temyat • 19 Al‑Ghamdi • 20 Al‑Yami • 21 Zaid • 22 Al‑Khojali • 23 Al‑Thagafi • Coach: Al‑Johar

v • d • e Saudi Arabia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Dokhi • 3 Tukar • 4 Al‑Montashari • 5 Al‑Qadi • 6 Al‑Ghamdi • 7 Ameen • 8 Noor • 9 Al‑Jaber • 10 Al‑Shalhoub • 11 Al‑Harthi • 12 Khathran • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Khariri • 15 Al‑Bahri • 16 Aziz • 17 Al‑Bishi • 18 Al‑Temyat • 19 Massad • 20 Al‑Qahtani • 21 Zaid • 22 Khouja • 23 Mouath • Coach: Paquetá