| Mohammad Al Shalhoub | |
| Full Name: | Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Hilal |
| Years1: | 1999–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Hilal |
| Caps1: | 329 |
| Goals1: | 64 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 118 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 19 |
| Manageryears1: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs1: | Al-Hilal U17 |
| Manageryears2: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs2: | Al-Hilal (assistant) |
| Pcupdate: | 18:08, 16 September 2020 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 28 September 2020 |
Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub (Arabic: محمد بندر الشلهوب; born 8 December 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer and current assistant manager of Al-Hilal. He played as an attacking midfielder for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. A legend of Saudi football, he won 33 trophies with Al Hilal and one title with the Saudi Arabia national team, making him one of the most decorated footballers of all time.
On 30 November 2006, Al-Shalhoub came third in the Asian Footballer of the Year award, after eventual winner Khalfan Ibrahim from Qatar and Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait.
Al-Shalhoub started his professional career with Al Hilal in 1998. On 11 September 2020, he announced his retirement.[2]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Hilal | 1998–99 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| 1999–00 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2004–05 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 311 | 64 | 36 | 9 | 49 | 8 | 101 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 543 | 102 | ||
| Career totals | 311 | 63 | 36 | 9 | 49 | 8 | 101 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 543 | 102 | ||
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Al-Hilal FC | |
| 1999–00 | ||
| 2000–01 | ||
| 2001–02 | ||
| 2002–03 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 6 | |
| 2004–05 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | |
| 2006–07 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 |
He has been a member of the Saudi Arabia national team since 2000 when he was just twenty years old, and made his debut on 17 October 2000 against Qatar in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[3] Al-Shalhoub was called up for the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
| Saudi Arabia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2000 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 19 | |
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[5]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 October 2000 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| 2. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 8 February 2001 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |||
| 5. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 6. | 15 February 2001 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier | ||
| 7. | 6 October 2003 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier | |||
| 8. | 13 October 2003 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier | ||
| 9. | 17 October 2003 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier | ||
| 10. | 26 December 2003 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup | |||
| 11. | 4 January 2004 | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City | 1–0 | 1–1 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup | ||
| 12. | 17 November 2004 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier | ||
| 13. | 3 June 2005 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |||
| 14. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 15. | 21 January 2006 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 16. | 22 February 2006 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier | |||
| 17. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 18. | 1 July 2007 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 19. | 22 November 2010 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 20th Arabian Gulf Cup |
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