Yasser Al-Qahtani

Yasser Al-Qahtani
Personal information
Full name	Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al Ain
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2003	Al-Qadisiya
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	Al-Qadisiya
2005–2011	Al-Hilal
2011–	Al Ain
International career‡
2002–2012	Saudi Arabia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20/1/2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24/1/2011

Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani (Arabic: ياسر القحطاني; born 10 October 1982) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker currently plays for Al-Ain FC in UAE Pro-League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabian national team. In 2005, he became the most expensive Footballer in the history of Saudi Arabia moving to Al-Hilal for a record 23 million SR. On April 20, 2012 Saudi Arabia's Yasser Al-Qahtani retires from international competition after ten years and 100 caps. ^[1].

Club career statistics

Club	Season	League		Crown Prince Cup		King Cup		ACL		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Qadisiya	2002–03	10	5	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	5
	2003–04	17	9	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	9
	2004–05	14	5	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	8
Total		41	19	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	22
Al-Hilal	2005–06	13	7	5	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	18	6
	2006–07	16	10	4	0	-	-	6	1	-	-	26	11
	2007–08	16	10	4	3	3	0	3	0	-	-	26	16
	2008–09	16	10	4	1	3	0	5	2	-	-	28	13
	2009–10	20	9	4	2	4	4	8	5	-	-	36	20
	2010–11	16	11	3	2	-	-	5	4	-	-	24	17
Total		97	57	24	7	11	4	27	12	0	0	158	83
Al-Ain FC	2011–12									3	2	3	2
Career Total		138	76	30	7	11	4	27	12	3	2	182	107

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 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, while also being the top scorer in the competition.

Al-Qahtani is Ranked highly in The World's Top Goal Scorers 2007 by International Federation of Football History & Statistics. He currently boasts an impressive 59 goals for Saudi Arabia. He captained Saudi Arabia in the Gulf Cup 2009. He helped Saudi reach the final where they lost to hosts Oman on penalties. Yasser Al Qahtani failed to help Saudi Arabia qualify for the 2010 World cup, where Bahrain were able to level the score in the dying moments of the closely contested match. On 19 April 2012, Al-Qahtani announced his retirement from international football after failing to lead his national team for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	December 26, 2002	Kuwait, Kuwait	Yemen	6-2	Won	Arab Nations Cup Group Stages
2	December 26, 2002	Kuwait, Kuwait	Yemen	2-2	Draw	Arab Nations Cup Group Stages
3	October 8, 2003	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Bhutan	6-0	Won	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	January 6, 2004	Kuwait, Kuwait	Oman	2-1	Won	2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
5	January 8, 2004	Kuwait, Kuwait	Yemen	2-0	Won	2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
6	January 8, 2004	Kuwait, Kuwait	Yemen	2-0	Won	2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
7	February 18, 2004	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Indonesia	3-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	July 18, 2004	Chengdu, China	Turkmenistan	2-2	Draw	2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
9	July 18, 2004	Chengdu, China	Turkmenistan	2-2	Draw	2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
10	September 1, 2004	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Kuwait	1-1	Draw	Friendly match
11	September 8, 2004	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	1-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	October 12, 2004	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	3-1	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	December 5, 2004	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Russia	1-0	Won	Friendly match
14	December 11, 2004	Doha, Qatar	Kuwait	1-2	Lost	2004 Gulf Cup of Nations Group Stages
15	April 13, 2005	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Algeria U23	5-0	Won	Islamic Solidarity Games Group Stages
16	April 20, 2005	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	Morocco (U23)	1-0	Won	Islamic Solidarity Games Final
17	May 25, 2005	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	South Korea	2-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	February 14, 2006	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Syria	1-1	Draw	Friendly match
19	June 14, 2006	Munich, Germany	Tunisia	2-2	Draw	2006 FIFA World Cup Group Stages
20	August 9, 2006	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Bahrain	1-0	Won	Friendly match
21	August 16, 2006	Calcutta, India	India	3-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22	August 16, 2006	Calcutta, India	India	3-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23	August 16, 2006	Calcutta, India	India	3-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24	October 11, 2006	Sapporo, Japan	Japan	1-3	Lost	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25	January 8, 2007	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Gambia	3-0	Won	Friendly match
26	January 8, 2007	Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Gambia	3-0	Won	Friendly match
27	January 18, 2007	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Bahrain	2-1	Won	2007 Gulf Cup of Nations Group Stages
28	January 18, 2007	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Bahrain	2-1	Won	2007 Gulf Cup of Nations Group Stages
29	January 24, 2007	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Iraq	1-0	Won	2007 Gulf Cup of Nations Group Stages
30	July 11, 2007	Jakarta, Indonesia	South Korea	1-1	Draw	2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
31	July 14, 2007	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	2-1	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
32	July 22, 2007	Jakarta, Indonesia	Uzbekistan	2-1	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
33	July 25, 2007	Hanoi, Vietnam	Japan	3-2	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup Semi-Final
34	September 11, 2007	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Ghana	5-0	Won	Friendly match
35	September 11, 2007	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Ghana	5-0	Won	Friendly match
36	November 9, 2007	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Estonia	2-0	Won	Friendly match
37	November 25, 2007	Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1-2	Lost	2007 Pan Arab Games
38	January 30, 2008	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Luxembourg	2-1	Won	Friendly match
39	February 6, 2008	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Singapore	2-0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
40	June 2, 2008	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Lebanon	4-1	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
41	June 2, 2008	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Lebanon	4-1	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
42	January 8, 2009	Wattayah, Oman	Yemen	6-0	Won	2009 Gulf Cup of Nations Group Stages
43	January 11, 2009	Muscat, Oman	United Arab Emirates	3-0	Won	2009 Gulf Cup of Nations Group Stages
44	June 4, 2009	Tianjin, China	China	4-1	Won	Friendly match