Yasser Al-Qahtani

      Yasser Al-Qahtani
      Yasser Al-Qahtani 2010.jpg
      Personal information
      Full name Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani
      Date of birth (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 30)
      Place of birth Khobar, Saudi Arabia
      Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
      Playing position Forward
      Club information
      Current club Al-Hilal
      Number 20
      Youth career
      2000–2003 Al-Qadisiya
      Senior career*
      Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
      2003–2005 Al-Qadisiya 41 (19)
      2005– Al-Hilal 97 (57)
      2011–2012 → Al Ain (loan) 15 (7)
      National team‡
      2002– Saudi Arabia 82[1] (29)
      * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2012.

      † Appearances (Goals).

      ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2013

      Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani (Arabic: ياسر القحطاني‎; born 10 October 1982) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker currently plays for Al-Hilal FC in Saudi Professional League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabian national team. In 2005, he became the most expensive Footballer in the history of Saudi Arabia moving to Al-Hilal for a record of 23 million Saudi riyal.

      Club career statistics

      Club Season League Crown Prince Cup King Cup ACL Other Total
      Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
      Al-Qadisiya 2002–03 10 5 2 0 12 5
      2003–04 17 9 1 0 18 9
      2004–05 14 5 4 3 2 1 18 8
      Total 41 19 7 3 50 23
      Al-Hilal 2005–06 13 7 - 5 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0 18 -|-
      2006–07 16 10 - 4 0 - - - - 6 1 - - - - 26 -|-
      2007–08 16 10 - 4 3 - 3 0 - 3 0 - - - - 26 -|-
      2008–09 16 10 - 4 1 - 3 0 - 5 2 - - - - 28 -|-
      2009–10 20 9 - 4 2 - 4 4 - 8 5 - - - - 36 -|-
      2010–11 16 11 - 3 2 - - - - 5 4 - - - - 24 2|-
      Total 97 57 - 24 9 - 11 4 - 27 12 - 27 12 - 158 83 -!-
      Al-Ain FC 2011–12 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 -|-
      Total 41 19 7 3 50 23
      Al-Hilal 2012–13 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 -|-
      Total 41 19 7 3 50 23
      Career Total 148 85 - 30 7 - 11 4 - 27 12 - 27 12 - 182 107 -
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      International career

      He played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal against Tunisia, which marked his great movement and composure in front of goal. He also played in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where he was named the top goalscorer of the competition. Apart from this, he was the youngest Saudi captain ever, leading the national team to the final, while also being the top scorer in the competition.

      Al-Qahtani was ranked highly in The World's Top Goal Scorers 2007 by IFFHS. He currently boasts an impressive 59 goals for Saudi Arabia. He captained Saudi Arabia in the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations. He helped his teams to reach the final where they lost to hosts Oman on penalties.

      Al-Qahtani failed to help Saudi Arabia to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World cup, where Bahrain were able to level the score in the dying moments of the closely contested match.

      International goals

      Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[2]
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      Honours

      top goal scorer of Saudi league

      Country

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      References

      1. ^ Al-Qahtani, Yasser national-football-teams.com
      2. ^ "Yasser Al-Qahtani – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
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      External links

      Awards
      Preceded by
      Bahrain A'ala Hubail
      Iran Ali Karimi      		 Asian Cup Top scorer
      2007
      Shared with
      Iraq Younis Mahmoud
      Japan Naohiro Takahara      		 Succeeded by
      South Korea Koo Ja-Cheol
      Al Ain FC – current squad
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      Last modified on 10 June 2013, at 15:36