Yasser Al-Qahtani
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Full name | Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani | ||
Date of birth | October 11, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Al-Hilal | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Al-Qadisiya | 30 | (19) |
2000 | Al-Najma (loan) | 4 | (3) |
2005– | Al-Hilal | 132 | (78) |
2011–2012 | → Al Ain (loan) | 15 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2002–2013 | Saudi Arabia | 96[1] | (36) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2015 |
Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani (Arabic: ياسر القحطاني; born 10 October 1982) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Hilal FC in the Saudi Professional League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabian national team. In 2005, he moved to Al-Hilal.
O. 7 November 2015 'El Capitano' scored a hat-trick and missed an open goal in Al-Hilal's historic 5-0 win against Atletico Madrid. His performance in that game has been compared to the legendary Captain Majed due to their similar playing styles.
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Asian Football player of the Year 2007
After leading Saudi Arabia to the finals of Asian Football Cup, he was awarded the best player award in Asia.[2] He was also the top scorer of Asian cup competition held in 2007[3]
Interest from EPL league in England
Yasser received an offer to try out for Man City, after he won the best player in Asia award[4]
"I'm now in England after I got an invitation letter from Manchester City," Al Qahtani said.[5]
Joining Al Ain , UAE
Yasser in 2011 after he returned from injuries he was not in form and could not het a place in starting lineup, it is then that he tried to play professional outside of Saudia. He joined UAE, larges clubs Al Ain, and played 1 season on loan with Al Ain.[6]
His form and scoring again captured interest from Hilal who wanted Al Qahtani back after the loan spell ended.[7][8]
Under joint coaching of Sami Al Jaber & Laurențiu Reghecampf Al Qahtani reached the finals of Asian Champions League in 2014 where his team took runners up.[9]
World Cup 2006 Germany
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.[10]
Asian Cup 2007
In 2007, Saudi just had received new coach Dos Anjos from Brazil and he added his magic in the chemistry of the Saudi Team, and the team played with flair, finesse and deft class unseen in Asia.[11]
The Epic Semi Final Match in that Asian cup would remained a favorite for many fans, which Saudia won 3-2 to beat their Arch nemesis Japan.[12]
Qahtani was also the Top Scorer in the cup.[13]
World Cup qualification for 2010 South Africa Campaign
In 2010, world cup qualifiers final stages, Qahtani was injured in qualifying game vs Uzbekistan. They injury kept him out of key qualifying phase. Even after his return he was out of form due to inactivity. The Saudi National Team still managed to almost qualify to the 2010 world cup. They needed to beat North Korea in Riyadh in last game, however, that game ended scoreless. By this time a youthful newcomer Naif Hazzi was scoring goals for Saudia, however Hazzazi[14] would have an ACL injury just before the crucial last game which meant Saudia went into final game short handed in attack.
Asian champions league
Al-Qahtani has presently rank #9 on all time goal scoring chart for Asian Champion's league with 16 goals in Champion's league. One other key statistic that Qahtani enjoys is that he also has a very healthy habit of proving chances to his supporting strikers and teammates, Al-Qahtani was able to extract some revenge against his rival Younis Mohmood (Iraq), in Champions league[15][16]
2010, 2014 Qahtani Reached the Semi Finals of the Asian Champion's League[17]
In 2014 Al-Qahtani captained Al-Hilal in the AFC Champions League, where they finished runners up, losing to Western Sydney Wanderers in the final 1-0 on aggregate..
International goals
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[18]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 December 2002 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
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2002 Arab Nations Cup |
2. | 26 December 2002 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
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2002 Arab Nations Cup |
3. | 8 October 2003 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | ![]() |
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2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
4. | 6 January 2004 | Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City | ![]() |
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2003 Gulf Cup of Nations |
5. | 8 January 2004 | Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City | ![]() |
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2003 Gulf Cup of Nations |
6. | 8 January 2004 | Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City | ![]() |
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2003 Gulf Cup of Nations |
7. | 18 February 2004 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
8. | 18 July 2004 | Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu | ![]() |
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2004 AFC Asian Cup |
9. | 18 July 2004 | Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu | ![]() |
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2004 AFC Asian Cup |
10. | 1 September 2004 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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Friendly |
11. | 8 September 2004 | Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat | ![]() |
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
12. | 12 October 2004 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | ![]() |
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
13. | 11 December 2004 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha | ![]() |
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2004 Gulf Cup of Nations |
14. | 25 March 2005 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | ![]() |
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
15. | 14 February 2006 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | ![]() |
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Friendly |
16. | 14 June 2006 | Allianz Arena, Munich | ![]() |
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2006 FIFA World Cup |
17. | 9 August 2006 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | ![]() |
1–0 |
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Friendly |
18. | 16 August 2006 | Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
19. | 16 August 2006 | Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
20. | 16 August 2006 | Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
21. | 11 October 2006 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
22. | 8 January 2007 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | ![]() |
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Friendly |
23. | 8 January 2007 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | ![]() |
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Friendly |
24. | 18 January 2007 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
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2007 Gulf Cup of Nations |
25. | 18 January 2007 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
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2007 Gulf Cup of Nations |
26. | 24 January 2007 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
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2007 Gulf Cup of Nations |
27. | 11 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup |
28. | 14 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup |
29. | 22 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup |
30. | 25 July 2007 | My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi | ![]() |
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2007 AFC Asian Cup |
31. | 11 September 2007 | King Fahd International Stadium. Riyadh | ![]() |
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Friendly |
32. | 11 September 2007 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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Friendly |
33. | 9 November 2007 | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | ![]() |
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Friendly |
34. | 25 November 2007 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | ![]() |
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2007 Pan Arab Games |
35. | 30 January 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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Friendly |
36. | 6 February 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
37. | 2 June 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
38. | 2 June 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
39. | 8 January 2009 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | ![]() |
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2009 Gulf Cup of Nations |
40. | 11 January 2009 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat | ![]() |
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2009 Gulf Cup of Nations |
41. | 4 June 2009 | TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin | ![]() |
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Friendly |
42. | 9 January 2013 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town | ![]() |
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2013 Gulf Cup of Nations |
Honours[19]
Club
- Saudi Professional League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Crown Prince Cup: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Federation Cup: 2005–06
Individual
References
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External links
- Official website
- Yasser Al-Qahtani at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Yasser Al-Qahtani – FIFA competition record
- Yasser Al-Qahtani at Soccerway.com
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- Living people
- Saudi Arabian footballers
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- Al-Hilal FC players
- Al Ain FC players
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- Expatriate footballers 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 Century Club
- Al-Qadisiyah FC players