Hamad Al-Montashari
Al-Montashari playing for Saudi Arabia in 2009
Personal information
Full name Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari
Date of birth (1982-06-22) 22 June 1982
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2016 Al-Ittihad 300 (61)
International career‡
2002–2011 Saudi Arabia 54 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 22, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 22, 2011

Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari (also spelled Al-Montazeri; Arabic: حمد المُنتشري, Hamad al-Muntasharī; born 22 June 1982) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who spent his entire career for Al-Ittihad. A central defender, Al-Montashari became the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, finishing ahead of Uzbekistani Maksim Shatskikh in the polls.[2] He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two AFC Asian Cups.

Honours

International

Saudi Arabia

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ↑ "Al Montashari named Asian Player of the Year". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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