Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani (Arabic: ياسر غرسان سعيد المحمدي الشهراني; born 25 May 1992) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a left-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and Al-Hilal. He moved from Al-Qadisiyah to Al-Hilal in 2012, after impressive performances at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored against Guatemala. He featured on the official Middle Eastern cover of the game FIFA 16, alongside Lionel Messi.
 Yasser Al-Shahrani with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Hilal | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Qadisiyah | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Al-Qadisiyah | 30 | (0) |
| 2012– | Al-Hilal | 255 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Saudi Arabia U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | Saudi Arabia | 78 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 21 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editAl-Shahrani was born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
International career
editIn May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4]
In November 2022, he was named in Saudi Arabia's 23-man final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He was part of their 2–1 victory over Argentina in the first match, when he collided with his keeper and suffered fractured jaw, facial bones and teeth, and needed rapid surgery due to internal bleeding. Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of the Saudi Arabia instructed that Yasser be transferred by a private jet to Germany for treatment.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 31 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah | 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Al-Hilal | 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 8[e] | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Total | 255 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 416 | 16 | |
| Career totals | 285 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 448 | 16 | |
- ^ a b Appearance at the Saudi Super Cup
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal at the Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance at the Saudi Super Cup and one appearance at the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
- ^ Three appearances at the FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ One appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup, and three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Six appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, and two appearances in Saudi Super Cup
International
edit- Statistics accurate as of match played 21 March 2024.[6]
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 March 2021 | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Palestine | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 2 September 2021 |  Vietnam | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editAl-Hilal
References
edit- ^ a b "YASIR AL SHAHRANI".
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Yasser Al Shahrani suffers broken jaw and internal bleeding after horrific collision with goalkeeper during Argentina match", Gulf Today, November 23, 2022.
- ^ Yasser Al-Shahrani at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Al-Shahrani, Yasser". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
edit
- Yasser Al-Shahrani at Soccerway