Yasser Al-Qahtani

Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani (ياسر سعيد القحطاني; born 10 October 1982) is a former Saudi footballer who played as a forward for Al-Hilal FC in the Saudi Professional League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabia national team.

Club career
In 2005, Al-Qahtani moved to Al-Hilal from Al-Qadisiyah for a reported £2.5 million transfer fee.

After leading Saudi Arabia to the finals of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as one of the tournament's top scorers, Al-Qahtani won the Asian Footballer of the Year award. He went on trial at Manchester City in December.

In 2011, struggling for form following injuries and having lost his place in the Al-Hilal starting lineup, Al-Qahtani joined United Arab Emirates club Al Ain on a season-long loan. There he contributed to the club's first league title since 2004, scoring 7 goals in 15 league appearances, and 12 goals in a total of 26 games across all competitions. Having regained his form, he returned to Al-Hilal after the loan spell ended.

Coached by Sami Al-Jaber and Laurențiu Reghecampf, Al-Qahtani reached the finals of the 2014 AFC Champions League with Al-Hilal where his team finished runners up losing to Western Sydney Wanderers in the final 1–0 on aggregate.

2006 World Cup
Al-Qahtani played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany where he scored a goal against Tunisia.

2007 Asian Cup
At the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia reached the final under new Brazilian coach dos Anjos with Al-Qahtani becoming the tournament's top scorer.

2010 World Cup qualification campaign
In the final stages of the 2010 World Cup qualification, Al-Qahtani was injured in the game against Uzbekistan and upon his return from injury remained out form due to lack of playing time at Al-Hilal. Saudi Arabia missed qualification to the World Cup failing to beat North Korea at home in Riyadh in the decisive last game with the match ending goalless.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.

Club

 * Al-Hilal
 * Saudi Professional League (5): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18
 * Crown Prince Cup (7): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16
 * Saudi Super Cup (1): 2015
 * King Cup (2): 2015, 2017
 * Federation Cup (1): 2005–06
 * AFC Champions League: Runner-up 2014, 2017
 * Al Ain
 * UAE Arabian Gulf League (1): 2011–12

International

 * Saudi Arabia
 * AFC Asian Cup: Runner-up 2007
 * Arabian Gulf Cup (1): 2003
 * Arab Nations Cup (1): 2002
 * Islamic Solidarity Games: 2005

Individual

 * AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup Top scorer: 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI: 2018