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Pohang, Al Hilal win but Gamba struggle
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Yahoo! News - Found Mar. 10, 2010 Defender Osama Hawsawi doubled their advantage in the 15th minute before Yasser Al Qahtani made the points safe for Eric Gerets' side in the... Pohang, Al Hilal win but Gamba struggle - Bangkok Post Pohang wins but Gamba struggles - ABC Online Pohang win in AFC Champions League - Times of India Pohang, Al Hilal win but Gamba struggle - Sydney Morning Herald Explore All |
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Pohang regain winning touch
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Al Jazeera - Found Mar. 11, 2010 Defender Osama Hawsawi doubled their advantage in the 15th minute before Yasser Al Qahtani made the points safe for Eric Gerets' side in the... Defending champions Pohang score 1st win - Taiwan News Online Explore All |
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Football- Al Hilal wins over Qatar's Al Sadd
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MENAFN - Found Feb. 24, 2010 Al Hilal in their Group D clash at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Saudi Arabia international striker Yasser al-Qahtani fired Al Hilal... |
Pohang stumble in AFC CL defence
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Times of India - Found Feb. 24, 2010 ... manager and Belgian footballing great Eric Gerets, thumped Qatar's Al Sadd 3-0 in Doha with striker Yasser Al-Qahtani grabbing the first two... Champions league: Leckie shoots United's hopes skyward - Adelaide Now Adelaide beat Pohang in Asia Cup - Daily Telegraph Australia Explore All |
Adelaide upset Asian champs Pohang
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Al Jazeera - Found Feb. 24, 2010 Iran Pro League club. Al Hilal were on the board after only nine minutes thanks to the first of a pair by Yasser Al Qahtani. He headed in a... Asian Champions League ? Match day 1 - Tribal Football Explore All |
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Hamilton Spectator - Found Feb. 25, 2010 Iran Pro League club. Al Hilal was on the board after only nine minutes thanks to the first of a pair by Yasser Al Qahtani. He headed in a cross... |
Al Hilal impressive in opener
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The World Game - Found Feb. 24, 2010 ... off to a strong start with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Al Sadd at Jassem Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday (AEDT). Yasser Al Qahtani scored a brace... |
Al Hilal celebrate cup success
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The World Game - Found Feb. 19, 2010 However, Al Hilal levelled the scores five minutes after the hour mark when Yasser Al Qahtani went on a strong run before he sent a neat pass... |
Al Hilal into Cup final
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The World Game - Found Feb. 15, 2010 ... striker Yasser Al Qahtani steered Al Hilal to the final of the Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Cup following their 2-1 win against Najran. Al Qahtani... |
Bunyodkor-Ittihad clash set to dazzle
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ESPN Star - Found Feb. 12, 2010 ... a remarkable job in his first season with Hilal, with Saudi internationals Yasser Al Qahtani and Mohammed Al Shalhoub, Swedish star Christian... |
Yasser Al Qahtani Biography
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Yasser Al Qahtani
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| Yasser Al-Qahtani | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Yasser Saeed Al Qahtani | |
| Date of birth | October 10, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Al Khubar, Saudi Arabia | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Al-Hilal | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2000–2003 | Al-Qadisiya | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2005 2005-present |
Al-Qadisiya Al-Hilal |
30 (19) 86(45) |
| National team | ||
| 17/12/ 2002-present | Saudi Arabia | 94 (44) |
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Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani (Arabic: ياسر القحطاني) (born October 10, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian professional football player, nicknamed "The Sniper" and "Robin Hood". He is the captain of the Saudi Arabia national football team and currently plays for Al-Hilal.
In 2005, he moved from Al-Qadisiya club to Al-Hilal for a record 30 million SR ( 8.1 million USD).
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Club career statistics
As of 25/2/2010
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ACL | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Qadisiya | 2002-03 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003-04 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2004-05 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | |
| Total | 30 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | |
| Al-Hilal | 2005-06 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 10 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 2008-09 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2009-10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | |
| Total | 86 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 63 | |
| Career Total | 136 | 64 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 160 | 86 | |
International career
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 the goal. He also played in the [2007 AFC Asian Cup] where he was named the top goalscorer of the competition. Apart from this, he was the youngest Saudi captain ever, leading the national team to the final.
Al-Qahtani is Ranked 900 in The World's Top Goal Scorers 2007 by International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
International goals
Professional career
Al-Qahtani began his journey at Al-Qadisiya, where he gained fame for his scoring abilities and skill on the ball. However, his relationship club officials was strained after the club refused to let the player move to Al-Hilal, a move that Yasser was keen to complete. Despite numerous threats to take the club to court inorder to force the transfer, Yasser and his solicitors eventually forced a move to Al-Hilal instead. For a record price of US $5.33 million, which is still a record in the league. After moving to Hilal, he scored many amazing goals; one memorable one was against Valencia CF, with Al-Hilal winning the match. He is often praised for his intelligence and experience in goal finishing, being linked to many European clubs in the process. Recently, in a friendly match with Manchester United he scored a goal on Edwin van der Sar which gave his team the lead. Al-Hilal finished the match with a 3-2 victory. He has since remained loyal to his club.
In addition Yasser Al Qahtani was on trial at Manchester City. The 25-year-old striker arrived in Manchester on December 19 with Al Hilal president Prince Mohammed Bin Faisal, with Sven-Goran Eriksson and his City coaching staff preparing to take a closer look at the player. The only missing signature was the player's signature because of reservation on changing his current agent and individual commercial rights that Manchester City wanted to proclaim. Later on, the player stated that he would like to stay with his club at least until the end of the season.
National Team Career Statistics
Appearances in major competitions
- 2002 Arab Cup - Champions
- 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations - Champions
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup - Group Stages
- 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations - Group Stages
- 2005 Islamic Cup - Champions
- 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group Stages
- 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations - Semi-finals
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup - 2nd Place
- 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations - 2nd Place
Honours
- Asian Footballer of the Year: 2007.
- Al-Ahram magazine Golden Team: 2007
- AFC Asian Cup Cup Top Scorer: 2007
Notes
References
- the official site for Yasser Al-Qahtani (Arabic)
- the official site for alhilal saudi club (Arabic,English)
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Preceded by A'ala Hubail Ali Karimi |
Asian Cup Top scorer 2007 Shared with  Younis Mahmoud Naohiro Takahara |
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