| Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | |
| Full Name: | Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1987 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.80 m[2] |
| Currentclub: | Al-Safa |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Qadisiya |
| Years1: | 2005–2009 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Years3: | 2009–2019 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Al-Qadsiah |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Clubs2: | → Al-Fateh (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Nassr |
| Caps3: | 205 |
| Goals3: | 103 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Shabab |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Taawoun |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Clubs6: | Muaither |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Hazem |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs8: | Al-Safa |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | Saudi Arabia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 42 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 28 |
| Pcupdate: | 16 January 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 21 August 2018 |
Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Arabic: محمد ابراهيم محمد السهلاوي; born 10 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Safa. Al-Sahlawi won the best player of the league award twice in a row in 2013–14 and 2014–15.
Al-Sahlawi was 17 years old when his talent started to become apparent, during his participation in the "Karkiz" Championship which led to Adel Body (the administrative of Al-Qadisiya Handball) registering him in Al-Qadisiya, so he signed for SR40,000 and a car. After only two seasons, specifically in the 2006–07 season (when Yasser Al-Qahtani moved to Al-Hilal with the largest deal ever at that time), Sahlawi broke into the first team squad and had to assume responsibility of the Al-Qadisiya attack alongside his teammate Yousef Al-Salem. Following administration issues, Al-Sahlawi experienced a difficult period where he was relegated to the bench, while at the same time he was leading the Saudi Olympic team.
Following Al-Qadisiya's relegation to the first division and the departure of most of the star players in the team. Al-Sahlawi was lent to Al-Fateh and played five matches scoring one goal. Despite other offers, he returned to Al-Qadisiya. In his return season, he scored 18 goals and registered 8 assists. At the end of the season, he signed a new deal with Al-Qadisiya for three years for a contract worth SR3 million. He ended the 2008 season as the Top Goalscorer in Saudi First Division.
He moved to Al-Nassr in 2009 for SR32 million ($8 million), breaking Yasser Al-Qahtani record transfer as the largest deal in Saudi football history.
In his first season with Al-Nassr, Al-Sahlawi scored 21 goals in 36 matches and received the Young Player of the Year award from STC.
In 2015, he was selected as one of the world's best top goalscorers by the IFFHS.[3]
On 29 March 2018, it was confirmed that he will spend three weeks training with Manchester United in order to sharpen up his game ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4]
On 2 August 2019, Al-Shabab announced signing with Al-Sahlawi on a free transfer.[5]
On 2 August 2021, Al-Sahlawi announced that he would be joining Qatari side Muaither on his Twitter account.[6]
On 14 December 2021, Al-Hazem announced signing with Al-Sahlawi on a free transfer.[7]
On 16 September 2023, Al-Sahlawi joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Safa.[8]
Al-Sahlawi scored his first goal for the national team in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship against Iraq U-20 in the 52nd minute. The game ended in a draw with a score of 2–2. His second came against Malaysia U-20 within 13 minutes, and they won with a score of 2–0, although they lost in the quarter-finals against Japan U-20 1 goal to 2.
On 3 September 2015, Al-Sahlawi scored his first senior hat-trick, in a 7–0 defeat of Timor-Leste in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored another 5 goals on 17 November 2015 in a 10–0 drubbing of Timor-Leste.[9]
In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10] He was named in the final squad on 4 June.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2005–06 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ||||
| 2008–09 | First Division | 20 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | |||
| Total | 52 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 66 | 31 | ||
| Al-Fateh (loan) | 2007–08 | First Division | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Al-Nassr | 2009–10 | Pro League | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 10 | 35 | 22 | |
| 2010–11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 17 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 35 | 16 | |||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 18 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 25 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 27 | 11 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 205 | 103 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 279 | 131 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2019–20 | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Al-Taawoun | 2019–20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 289 | 127 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 393 | 176 | ||
Statistics accurate as of match played 20 June 2018.
| Saudi Arabia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 28 | |
Score and Result list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first
| 1. | 29 May 2010 | Friendly | ||||||
| 2. | 28 July 2011 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
| 3. | 22 June 2012 | 2012 Arab Nations Cup | ||||||
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| 5. | 14 January 2015 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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| 7. | 18 January 2015 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||
| 8. | 30 March 2015 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Friendly | |||||
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| 10. | 11 June 2015 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
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| 12. | 3 September 2015 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
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| 15. | 8 September 2015 | |||||||
| 16. | 8 October 2015 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
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| 18. | 17 November 2015 | |||||||
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| 23. | 24 March 2016 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
| 24. | 24 August 2016 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 25. | 14 January 2017 | Friendly | ||||||
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| 27. | 23 March 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
| 28. | 8 June 2017 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia |