Yasser Al-Shahrani Explained

Yasser Al-Shahrani
Full Name:Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani
Birth Date:25 May 1992[1]
Birth Place:Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height:1.71 m[2]
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Al-Hilal
Clubnumber:12
Youthyears1:2008–2010
Youthclubs1:Al-Qadisiyah
Years1:2010–2012
Clubs1:Al-Qadisiyah
Caps1:30
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–
Clubs2:Al-Hilal
Caps2:255
Goals2:9
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Saudi Arabia U20
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2021
Nationalteam2:Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.)
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2012–
Nationalteam3:Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps3:78
Nationalgoals3:2
Pcupdate:23:00, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:22:04, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

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.

Early life

Al-Shahrani was born on 25 May 1992 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 2008 He Played a Youth Teams of Al-Qadisiyah, in 2012 Al-Shahrani was Joined Al Hilal.

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3]

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.[4]

Career statistics

Club

[5]

ClubSeasonLeagueKing CupCrown Prince CupAsiaOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Qadisiyah2010–1110010110
2011–1220010210
Total30000200000320
Al-Hilal2012–13211204080351
2013–14250102070350
2014–152114040131421
2015–1620120219010342
2016–1716120203000231
2017–1820210111323
2018–192111060101382
2019–202504011030430
2020–21271106110352
2021–22230309041391
2022–23802000100
2023–24281509180502
Total255928014192427241616
Career totals285928016192427244816

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 March 2024.

Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201230
201340
201450
201570
201630
201780
2018160
2019110
202172
202290
202340
202410
Total782

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[6]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 30 March 2021 King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia align=center 1–0 align=center 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2 September 2021 align=center 2–1 align=center 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Hilal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC . FIFA . 1 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 5 December 2019 . dead.
  2. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Saudi Arabia . . 24 . 15 November 2022 . 10 December 2022.
  3. Web site: World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia. bbc.co.uk.
  4. https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2022/11/22/yasser-al-shahrani-suffers-broken-jaw-and-internal-bleeding "Yasser Al Shahrani suffers broken jaw and internal bleeding after horrific collision with goalkeeper during Argentina match"
  5. Web site: YASIR AL SHAHRANI .
  6. Web site: Al-Shahrani, Yasser. National Football Teams. 30 March 2021.