Saoud Abdulhamid, latéral for Racing Club de Lens, don write history as e make Saudi Arabia enter Champions League history through the front door. The Saudi fullback start for right-back as Lens host Sporting Portugal on Tuesday night, for the second matchday of the league phase of Champions League.
Lens starting eleven carry Saoud Abdulhamid as titular for right-back position. With that start, the 27-year-old player become the first Saudi to play Champions League for the entire long history of the competition.
This kind performance no dey surprise for a right-back wey dey shine well-well since he land Lens from AS Roma for summer 2025. Since that time, the Saudi right-back don play 33 matches for the French club, all competitions join, score 4 goals and provide 8 assists.
But Saoud don still battle some injuries since the start of this current season. That injury palava limit im playing time to only two matches: against Auxerre for Ligue 1 and against Paris Saint-Germain for Trophée des champions.
The injury also deny the former Al Hilal fullback the chance to face Red Star Belgrade for first matchday of Champions League. So, e push im historic feat reach this confrontation with Sporting Portugal.
For the record, the Saudi lateral don make the whole Saudi Arabia enter Champions League history by the big door. The 27-year-old na the first Saudi player to feature in the competition since e start long time ago.
Since he arrive from AS Roma for summer 2025, the right-back don show say he get quality. 33 games, 4 goals, 8 assists for Lens, all competitions. Na correct output for a defender.
But injury no let am enjoy full run this season. Only two games so far: Auxerre for Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain for Trophée des champions. The Red Star Belgrade match for Champions League first matchday pass am because of injury, and that one delay the historic moment until Sporting Portugal clash.
