hiː hˈæzbiːn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm sˈɪns tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wɛn hiː wʌz dʒˈʌst twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ænd mˌeɪd hɪz deɪbjˈuː ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɐɡˈɛnst kˈæɾɑːɹ ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˌeɪˌɛfsˈiː ˈeɪʒən kˈʌp.
He has been a member of the Saudi Arabia national team since 2000 when he was just twenty years old, and made his debut on 17 October 2000 against Qatar in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.