Taisir Al-Jassim

Taiseer Al Jassam
Personal information
Full name	Taiseer Jaber Al-Jassam
Date of birth	July 25, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
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Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Ahli
Number	8
Youth career
1995–2003	Hajer Club
2003–2004	Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–	Al-Ahli
2007	→ Al-Gharafa (loan)
2009	→ Qatar SC (loan)
International career‡
2004–	Saudi Arabia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:04, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Taiseer Jaber Al-Jassam (Arabic: تيسير جابر الجاسم‎‎, born 25 July 1984) is a Saudi football player who currently captains Al-Ahli, He also plays for the Saudi Arabia national football team.

Since his debut in 2006, Taiseer has been a regular on the squads of both his club team and the national team. Taiseer is a key player, and considered one of the best players in Saudi Arabia in the last 10 years.

Club career

Al-Ahli

Taiseer Al-Jassim helped Al-Ahli win the Saudi Federation Cup and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2007 after scoring a goal in the final match with Ittihad FC club. He also won with his team the Gulf Cup for clubs in front of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia 2008. He was instrumental also in his involvement in leading Al-Ahli to the Final game AFC Champions League 2012; he also led Al-Ahli to winning the King Cup of Champions in 2011 and 2012.

Loan to Al-Gharafa

He was loaned to Al-Gharafa in 2007. He made a quick impact with the Qatar Stars League runners-up as he scored a goal and created another in the Emir Cup before returning to Al-Ahli.

Loan to Qatar SC

In the Emir Cup 2009, Taiseer scored a goal to^{[clarification needed]} Al-Rayyan and they were knockout by penalty kicks 3–3 (4–2) before returning to Al-Ahli at the end of the tournament.

International career

2007 AFC Asian Cup

He participated with the Saudi team in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as a key player in the feet^{[clarification needed]} and the level of the tournament, where he scored two goals against the Bahrain national football team. He was in the youth team in the tournament, which reached the final before the Iraq national football team and was one of four players with Malek Mouath, Yasser Al-Qahtani and Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani.

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations

He also participated in the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations for the Saudi Arabia national football team, who reached the final against the Oman national football team. However, Al-Jassam's shot was wide of the post in the penalty shoot-out, the match ending 0–0, ultimately giving Oman the trophy by winning the penalties 6–5.

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Al-Jassim scored a goal against the Syria national football team in the 2011 Asian Cup, with Saudi Arabia losing 1–2. Saudi Arabia did not collect any points, so went out in the group stage.^[2]

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Al-Jassim scored to^{[clarification needed]} Iraq and his Saudi Arabia National Team won 2–1, and he helped them qualify for the Asian Cup in 2015.

Style of Play

Taiseer has been described as intelligent, visionary, technically gifted, with excellent work ethics. His strengths are: shooting, especially long-range shooting, dribbling, and passing. He plays in almost all positions in the midfield but most notably as an attacking midfielder, winger, and as a central midfielder.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Score	Competition
1	June 27, 2007	Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2-1	2-1	Friendly
2	July 18, 2007	Palembang, Indonesia	Bahrain	4-0	3-0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
3	July 18, 2007	Palembang, Indonesia	Bahrain	4-0	4-0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
4	November 2, 2007	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Namibia	1-0	1-0	Friendly
5	November 9, 2007	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Estonia	2-0	1-0	Friendly
6	October 9, 2010	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Uzbekistan	4-0	3-0	Friendly
7	January 9, 2011	Al Rayyan, Qatar	Syria	1-2	1-1	2011 AFC Asian Cup
8	February 24, 2012	Australia	New Zealand	6-0	5-0	Friendly
9	November 15, 2013	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Iraq	2-1	1-0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10	September 8, 2014	London, England	Australia	2-3	1-3	Friendly
11	September 3, 2015	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Timor-Leste	7-0	5-0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	September 8, 2015	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Malaysia	1-2	1-1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification