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
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 (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)[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 260 (9)
International career
2011–2012 Saudi Arabia U20 4 (1)
2021 Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.) 3 (0)
2012– Saudi Arabia 81 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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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

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In 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

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Club

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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
  1. ^ a b Appearance at the Saudi Super Cup
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Three appearances at the FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ One appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup, and three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Six appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, and two appearances in Saudi Super Cup

International

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Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 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 4 0
Total 81 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

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Al-Hilal

References

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  1. ^ a b "YASIR AL SHAHRANI".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Yasser Al Shahrani suffers broken jaw and internal bleeding after horrific collision with goalkeeper during Argentina match", Gulf Today, November 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Yasser Al-Shahrani at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ "Al-Shahrani, Yasser". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Al Hilal thrash Al Ittihad to win Saudi Super Cup". ESPN. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr routed by Al Hilal in Saudi Super Cup final". ESPN. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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