Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani born 10 October 1982 is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker for in the U.A.E. for Al-Ain FC and the Saudi Arabian national team, which he also captains. His nicknames are The Sniper and Robin Hood.
In 2005, he moved from Al-Qadisiya club to Al-Hilal for a record 23 million SR, equivalent to US$5.33 million. In addition, Yasser Al Qahtani was on trial at Manchester City. The 25-year-old striker arrived in Manchester on December 19 with Al Hilal president Prince Mohammed Bin Faisal, with Sven-Goran Eriksson and his City coaching staff preparing to take a closer look at the player. Manchester City negotiated the player and his club but they could not reach a deal and the player returned to Saudi Arabia. Later on, the player stated that he would like to stay with his club at least until the end of the season.
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.
YASSER AL QAHTANI PROFILE
Full name: Yasser Saeed Al-QahtaniDate of birth: 10 October 1982
Place of birth: Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Forward
Club information
Current club: Al-Ain FC
Number: 9 Youth career
2000–2003 Al-Qadisiya
Senior career
2003–2005 Al-Qadisiya 30 (19)
2005– Al-Hilal 87 (57)
2011– → Al-Ain FC (loan) 1 (1)
National team
2002– Saudi Arabia 87 (44)
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