Foul Play Suspected: Saudi Newspaper Raises Eyebrows Over Fahd Al-Mawlid’s Mysterious Accident
Fahd Al-Muwalad Accident: Saudi International Player in Critical Condition
Saudi Al-Madinah newspaper reported that Fahd Al-Muwalad, a player with the Al-Shabaab club, is suspected of criminality in the accident that left him seriously injured. The 30-year-old fell from the balcony of his house in Dubai last Thursday.
According to the newspaper, Al-Mawlid was in Dubai on leave from his club after participating in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with the Saudi national team.
A personal friend of Fahd Al-Mawlid discovered the incident when he couldn’t find him at home. He searched for him everywhere inside the house and found him under the porch, immediately calling the police.
#statement Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Dubai about Saudi national team and Al-Shabaab club player Fahd Al-Mawlid pic.twitter.com/TTxXS2Wo8K
— Consulate in Dubai (@KSAConsulateUA) September 14, 2024
The Saudi Foreign Ministry confirmed that Al-Mawlid was admitted to intensive care in Dubai after the accident. The Saudi Consulate in Dubai stated that it is monitoring the investigation with the Dubai Police General Command and wishes to clarify that the player’s health status is being monitored.
O God, congratulations to our dear motherland, and the coming will be better, God willing pic.twitter.com/ntNy38z7ls
– Fahad Al-Mowalad (@fahad_almowalad) September 10, 2024
Al-Mawlid was involved in the accident after featuring for his country in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. He played as a substitute against Indonesia and China.
The Dubai Media Office reported that the generator fell from the balcony of his second-floor home while on a short vacation in Dubai. The player’s health is under observation, and he is under intensive care at a hospital in Dubai.
The Al-Shabaab club sent its president to Dubai to assess the medical condition of the player, who is in a critical condition with severe fractures in various parts of his body.
Al-Mawlid, who grew up at Al-Ittihad Club in Jeddah, played for his club between 2011 and 2022, scoring 17 goals in 74 international matches. He previously had a short professional experience at Spanish club Levante in the second half of the 2017-2018 season.
Al-Mawlid was suspended twice due to his consumption of stimulants. The first was for one year between 2019 and 2020, and the second was for 18 months between March 2022 and September 2023, which led to his exclusion from the Saudi national team squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.