Yasser Al-Qahtani
 Al-Qahtani with Al-Hilal in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Al-Qadisiya | 41 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2018 | Al-Hilal | 160 | (88) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Al Ain (loan) | 15 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 214 | (119) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | Saudi Arabia | 108[1] | (42) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 12 April 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani (Arabic: ياسر سعيد القحطاني; born 10 October 1982) 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.
Club career
[edit]In 2005, Al-Qahtani moved to Al-Hilal from Al-Qadisiyah for a reported £2.5 million transfer fee.[2]
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.[3][4][5] He went on trial at Manchester City in December.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] Having regained his form, he returned to Al-Hilal after the loan spell ended.[9][10]
Coached by Sami Al-Jaber and Laurențiu 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.[11]
International career
[edit]2006 World Cup
[edit]Al-Qahtani played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany where he scored a goal against Tunisia.[12]
2007 Asian Cup
[edit]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.[4][13][14]
2010 World Cup qualification campaign
[edit]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.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 12 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ACL | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah | 2000–01 | 9 | 5 | – | 9 | 5 | |||
| 2002–03 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 9 | ||
| 2004–05 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 15 | 9 | ||
| Al-Hilal | 2005–06 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 | |
| 2007–08 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 16 | |
| 2008–09 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | |
| 2010–11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 18 | |
| Al-Ain (loan) | 2011-12 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 23 | 12 | |
| Al-Hilal | 2012–13 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 10 | |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| Al-Hilal Total | 170 | 88 | 55 | 26 | 54 | 18 | 289 | 132 | |
| Career Total | 214 | 119 | 71 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 354 | 172 | |
International
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[16]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 26 December 2002 | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City |  Yemen |
1–1 |
2–2 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
| 2. | 2–2
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| 3. | 8 October 2003 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |  Bhutan |
4–0 |
6–0 |
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 6 January 2004 | Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City |  Oman |
2–1 |
2–2 |
16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 5. | 8 January 2004 | Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City | Yemen |
1–0 |
2–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 6. | 2–0
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| 7. | 18 February 2004 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Indonesia |
3–0 |
3–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 18 July 2004 | Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu |  Turkmenistan |
1–1 |
2–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
| 9. | 2–1
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| 10. | 1 September 2004 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Kuwait |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 11. | 8 September 2004 | Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat | Turkmenistan |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 12 October 2004 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | Indonesia |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 11 December 2004 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha | Kuwait |
1–0 |
1–2 |
17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 14. | 25 March 2005 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam |  South Korea |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 14 February 2006 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |  Syria |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 16. | 14 June 2006 | Allianz Arena, Munich |  Tunisia |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 17. | 9 August 2006 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam |  Bahrain |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Friendly |
| 18. | 16 August 2006 | Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta |  India |
1–0 |
3–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 19. | 2–0
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| 20. | 3–0
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| 21. | 11 October 2006 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |  Japan |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 22. | 8 January 2007 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam |  Gambia |
2–0 |
3–0 | Friendly |
| 23. | 3–0
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| 24. | 18 January 2007 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Bahrain |
1–1 |
2–1 | 18th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 25. | 2–1
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| 26. | 24 January 2007 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  Iraq |
1–0 |
1–0 |
18th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 27. | 11 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | South Korea |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 28. | 14 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | Indonesia |
1–0 |
2–1 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 29. | 22 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 |
2–1 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 30. | 25 July 2007 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | Japan |
1–0 |
3–2 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 31. | 11 September 2007 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Ghana |
1–0 |
5–0 | Friendly |
| 32. | 3–0
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| 33. | 9 November 2007 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |  Estonia |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
| 34. | 25 November 2007 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |  Egypt |
1–2 |
1–2 |
2007 Pan Arab Games |
| 35. | 30 January 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Luxembourg |
2–0 |
2–1 |
Friendly |
| 36. | 6 February 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Singapore |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37. | 2 June 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |  Lebanon |
1–1 |
4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 38. | 4–1
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| 39. | 8 January 2009 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | Yemen |
1–0 |
6–0 |
19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 40. | 11 January 2009 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 |
3–0 |
19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 41. | 4 June 2009 | TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin |  China |
1–0 |
4–1 |
Friendly |
| 42. | 9 January 2013 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town | Yemen |
1–0 |
2–0 |
21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Saudi Professional League (5): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Crown Prince Cup (7): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Saudi Super Cup (1): 2015
- King Cup (2): 2015, 2017
- Federation Cup (1): 2005–06
- AFC Champions League: Runner-up 2014, 2017
International
[edit]- Saudi Arabia
- AFC Asian Cup: Runner-up 2007
- Arabian Gulf Cup (1): 2003
- Arab Nations Cup (1): 2002
- Islamic Solidarity Games: 2005
Individual
[edit]- AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 2007
- AFC Asian Cup Top scorer: 2007
- AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI: 2018[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Al-Qahtani, Yasser at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Man City take Al Qahtani on trial". BBC Sport. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Soccer-Yasser Al Qahtani named Asian Player of the Year". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Asian footballer of the year announced - Sport - BrisbaneTimes". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's Al-Qahtani Is Asian Player of the Year". www.arabnews.com. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "City trial Saudi skipper". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Al Qahtani ready to lead Al Ain | The National". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Khaled, Ali (15 September 2014). "Former Al Ain teammates consider Al Qahtani a brother, but 'Inside the pitch, we don't know Yasser'". The National. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Jose, James. "'Decision on Qahtani, Gyan at end of season' - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Al Qahtani to return to Al Hilal - report - Goal.com". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Wanderers, Al Hilal reach maiden final". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Tunisia, Saudi Arabia put on a show at World Cup". CBC Sports. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Saudi strikers earn praise | The World Game". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Saudi beat Japan to reach Asian Cup final". gulfnews.com. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "World Cup Blow For Saudi Arabia As Naif Hazazi Tears Cruciate Ligament - Goal.com". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Yasser Al-Qahtani – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Fans' Best XI Announced!". The-AFC.com. AFC. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yasser Al-Qahtani.
- Official website
- Yasser Al-Qahtani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yasser Al-Qahtani – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yasser Al-Qahtani at Soccerway
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
- Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Al Qadsiah FC players
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- Al Ain FC players
- Saudi Arabian expatriate men's footballers
- Saudi First Division League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- Asian Footballer of the Year winners
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- People from Khobar
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Saudi Arabia