Yousuf Al-Thunayyan (Arabic: يوسف الثُنيان, born November 18, 1963) is a former association football winger and attacking midfielder from Saudi Arabia.
During his active career, Al-Thunayan played 95 international matches and scored 33 goals for the Saudi Arabia national team.
At the age of 34 he was selected for his only Football World Cup, and appeared in two games, scoring from the penalty spot in the 2–2 draw with South Africa.
1988 AFC Asian Cup (Qatar) Yousuf took over the starting forward role mid way thru the tournament coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira.
[7] 1992 AFC Asian Cup (Japan) He scored the goal in a stage game vs China which Saudis tied 1-1.
[13] 1996 AFC Asian Cup (UAE) Yousuf was on the bench but was substituted in during the game against Iran, where Saudi Arabia lost 3–0.
[16] Saudi Arabia won 4–2 against UAE, the host nation, with Yousuf playing the whole game and scoring a critical first penalty shot.