Saudi Arabian footballer Yasser Alshahrani biography
Yasser bin Gharsan bin Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani (Arabic: ياسر غرسان الشهراني, born 25 May 1992) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team as a left-back or a centre-back. 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.
Birth Place
Al-Shahrani was born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
International career
In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3] 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 the 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.
Personal information
| Full name | Yasser bin Gharsan bin Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani |
| Date of birth | 25 May 1992 (age 30) |
| Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back |
Club information
Current team : Al-Hilal
Number: 1234
Honors
Club
Al-Hilal
Saudi Professional League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Kings Cup: 2015, 2017, 2019–20
Crown Prince Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018, 2021
AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 22 November 2022
Parents: Gharsan Al-Shahrani
Weight: 63 kg
Salary: 8.5 million SAR (2021)
Latest update on his recent injury (Arg vs Saudi)
Saudi footballer Yasser al-Shahrani successfully underwent surgery on his pancreatic gland in hospital in Riyadh on Wednesday following a gruesome clash with goalkeeper Mohammed al-Owais during the team’s World Cup match with Argentina on Tuesday.
