Yasser Al-Qahtani


Yasser Saeed Mosleh Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a forward for Al-Hilal FC in the Saudi Professional League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabia national team.
WWW yaser20.com/vb𝕏 YASSER_Q_Y20IG yasser_q_y20

Club career

In 2005, Al-Qahtani moved to Al-Hilal from Al-Qadisiyah for a reported Β£2.5 million transfer fee.
After leading Saudi Arabia to the finals of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as one of the tournament's top scorers, Al-Qahtani won the Asian Footballer of the Year award. He went on trial at Manchester City in December.
In 2011, struggling for form following injuries and having lost his place in the Al-Hilal starting lineup, Al-Qahtani joined United Arab Emirates club Al Ain on a season-long loan. There he contributed to the club's first league title since 2004, scoring 7 goals in 15 league appearances, and 12 goals in a total of 26 games across all competitions. Having regained his form, he returned to Al-Hilal after the loan spell ended.
Coached by Sami Al-Jaber and LaurenΘ›iu Reghecampf, Al-Qahtani reached the finals of the 2014 AFC Champions League with Al-Hilal where his team finished runners up losing to Western Sydney Wanderers in the final 1–0 on aggregate.

International career

2006 World Cup

Al-Qahtani played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany where he scored a goal against Tunisia.

2007 Asian Cup

At the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia reached the final under new Brazilian coach dos Anjos with Al-Qahtani becoming the tournament's top scorer.

2010 World Cup qualification campaign

In the final stages of the 2010 World Cup qualification, Al-Qahtani was injured in the game against Uzbekistan and upon his return from injury remained out form due to lack of playing time at Al-Hilal. Saudi Arabia missed qualification to the World Cup failing to beat North Korea at home in Riyadh in the decisive last game with the match ending goalless.

Career statistics

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 December 2002Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City1–12–22002 Arab Nations Cup
2.26 December 2002Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City2–22–22002 Arab Nations Cup
3.8 October 2003Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah4–06–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.6 January 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City2–12–216th Arabian Gulf Cup
5.8 January 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City1–02–016th Arabian Gulf Cup
6.8 January 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City2–02–016th Arabian Gulf Cup
7.18 February 2004King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.18 July 2004Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu1–12–22004 AFC Asian Cup
9.18 July 2004Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu2–12–22004 AFC Asian Cup
10.1 September 2004King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh1–11–1Friendly
11.8 September 2004Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.12 October 2004Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta3–13–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.11 December 2004Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha1–01–217th Arabian Gulf Cup
14.25 March 2005Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.14 February 2006Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah1–01–1Friendly
16.14 June 2006Allianz Arena, Munich1–12–22006 FIFA World Cup
17.9 August 2006Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam1–01–0Friendly
18.16 August 2006Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta1–03–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19.16 August 2006Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta2–03–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
20.16 August 2006Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta3–03–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21.11 October 2006Sapporo Dome, Sapporo1–21–32007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22.8 January 2007Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam2–03–0Friendly
23.8 January 2007Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam3–03–0Friendly
24.18 January 2007Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi1–12–118th Arabian Gulf Cup
25.18 January 2007Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi2–12–118th Arabian Gulf Cup
26.24 January 2007Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi1–01–018th Arabian Gulf Cup
27.11 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta1–11–12007 AFC Asian Cup
28.14 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta1–02–12007 AFC Asian Cup
29.22 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta1–02–12007 AFC Asian Cup
30.25 July 2007Mα»Ή Đình National Stadium, Hanoi1–03–22007 AFC Asian Cup
31.11 September 2007King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh1–05–0Friendly
32.11 September 2007King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh3–05–0Friendly
33.9 November 2007Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah2–02–0Friendly
34.25 November 2007Cairo International Stadium, Cairo1–21–22007 Pan Arab Games
35.30 January 2008King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh2–02–1Friendly
36.6 February 2008King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
37.2 June 2008King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh1–14–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
38.2 June 2008King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh4–14–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.8 January 2009Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat1–06–019th Arabian Gulf Cup
40.11 January 2009Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat1–03–019th Arabian Gulf Cup
41.4 June 2009TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin1–04–1Friendly
42.9 January 2013Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town1–02–021st Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

Club

;Al-Hilal
;Al Ain

International

;Saudi Arabia

Individual