Saad Al-Harthi

Saad Al-Harthi
Personal information
Full name	Saad Mish'al Al-Harthi
Date of birth	February 3, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004 – 2011	Al-Nassr
2006 – 2007	→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
2011 – 2013	Al-Hilal
Total
International career‡
2004 – 2010	Saudi Arabia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2009

Saad Mish'al Al-Harthi - also transliterated Sa'ad Al-Harthi - (Arabic: سعد مشعل الحارثي) is a Saudi Arabian former football striker who played for Saudi Premiership side Al-Nassr FC. He retired from playing football in 2013.

Career

While he is a regular first team member at his club, he has to battle for a spot on the Saudi Arabia national football team. Recently he was chosen as a first team player, along with Yasser Al-Qahtani. He is nicknamed The Arabian Raúl due to the similarities in both looks and playing style of the famous Spanish footballer Raúl.

On 14 March 2007, Al-Harthi was awarded the "Most promising Arab player" Award for 2006 given by the Lebanese Al-Hadth football magazine. [1]

He proved himself in the AFC Asian Cup by scoring the winning goal against Indonesia.

The 2007/2008 season has been a disappointing one for Saad, as he failed to score in numerous situations which could have led his team to victories multiple times. So far this season, he has been able to manage 7 goals, which is considered to be pretty bad for Saad, who has normally been able to score at least 15 times in a season.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	November 17, 2004	Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta	Sri Lanka	3-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2	April 9, 2005	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Yemen	4-0	Won	Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
3	April 11, 2005	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Palestine	3-0	Won	Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
4	June 3, 2005	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh	Kuwait	3-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
5	June 8, 2005	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh	Uzbekistan	3-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
6	14 July 2007	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta	Indonesia	2-1	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup
7	11 September 2007	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh	Ghana	5-0	Won	Friendly match
8	22 June 2008	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh	Uzbekistan	4-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
9	6 September 2008	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh	Iran	1-1	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)