Yasser Al-Qahtani

Yasser Sa ʿ id al - Qahtani (Arabic ياسر سعيد القحطاني, DMG Yasser Sa ʿ al - Qahtani īd, according to the English transliteration often Yasser Saeed Al- Kahtani; born 10 October 1982) is a Saudi Arabian football player.

Yasser al - Qahtani had his first appearance against newly promoted al - Qadisiya al - Khobar in the Premier League Saudi Arabia in the 2000 /01 season. There he became one of the most successful strikers in the country. 2005 brought him the top team Al- Hilal for a record transfer fee in his team. After 6 years for Al -Hilal Al- Qahtani joined in the summer of 2011 in the United Arab Emirates to Al Ain.

After the Saudi Arabian national team and sang in the first round of the Football World Cup 2002 toneless retired, got al - Qahtani in the rebuilding of the team his chance. In the Asian Cup 2004 - his first international tournament - scoring al - Qahtani two goals, but different with the team in the first round of. During qualifying for the World Cup finals of 2006, the striker scored twice and was also in the World Cup squad in Saudi Arabia. In the final round, he managed a goal in the 2-2 draw against Tunisia. In April 2012, he announced his retirement from the national team.

In the Asian Cup 2007, al - Qahtani Saudi Arabia as captain to the final, where he lost a 0-1, however, the Saudis against Iraq. With the Iraqis Yunis Mahmud and the Japanese Naohiro Takahara he was top scorer of the tournament with four goals scored. In the same year he was elected to the Asian Player of the Year.

Statistics

Stations

• Al - Qadisiya al - Khobar (until 2005)
• Al -Hilal (since 2005)

Inserts (as of December 19, 2009 )

• 67 inserts for the Saudi Arabian national team ( 50 goals)

Title / successes

• Saudi Arabian Cup Winners' Cup: 2006 (Al -Hilal )
• Asian Player of the Year 2007

• Asian Footballer of the Year
• National football team (Saudi Arabia)
• Born in 1982
• Man