Mohammad Al-Shalhoub

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Mohammad Al Shalhoub
Al-Shalhoub in 2008
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub
Date of birth (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1993–1998 Al-Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2020 Al-Hilal 329 (64)
International career‡
2000–2018 Saudi Arabia 118 (19)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Al-Hilal U17
2023– Al-Hilal (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2020

Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub (Arabic: محمد بندر الشلهوب; born 8 December 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer and current assistant manager of Al-Hilal. He played as an attacking midfielder for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. A legend of Saudi football, he won 33 trophies with Al Hilal and one title with the Saudi Arabia national team, making him one of the most decorated footballers of all time.

On 30 November 2006, Al-Shalhoub came third in the Asian Footballer of the Year award, after eventual winner Khalfan Ibrahim from Qatar and Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait.

Club career

Al-Shalhoub started his professional career with Al Hilal in 1998. On 11 September 2020, he announced his retirement.[2]

Club statistics

As of match played 18 September 2023
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Hilal 1998–99 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 1 17 3
1999–00 18 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 5[b] 0 32 4
2000–01 10 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 9 [c] 2 26 2
2001–02 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6[d] 0 16 2
2002–03 12 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 4[e] 2 29 5
2003–04 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9[f] 1 24 5
2004–05 14 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 11[g] 2 30 7
2005–06 13 4 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 0 30 8
2006–07 19 5 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 25 5
2007–08 17 2 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 28 3
2008–09 11 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 1[h] 1 24 4
2009–10 20 12 4 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 33 14
2010–11 25 5 4 1 4 1 11 2 0 0 44 9
2011–12 20 7 3 0 4 2 5 1 0 0 32 10
2012–13 15 1 2 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 27 5
2013–14 16 2 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 26 3
2014–15 12 1 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 20 2
2015–16 17 1 1 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 29 2
2016–17 10 2 5 0 3 0 6 1 1 0 35 3
2017–18 8 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 25 2
2018–19 12 1 3 1 0 0 5 2 7 0 27 4
2019–20 5 0 3 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 15 3
Total 311 64 36 9 49 8 101 13 46 8 543 102
Career totals 311 63 36 9 49 8 101 13 46 8 543 102
  1. ^ One appearance in Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21
  2. ^ five appearances in GCC Champions League
  3. ^ Five appearances in Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Three appearances in Arab Super Cup, and one appearance in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
  4. ^ One appearances in Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Three appearances in Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and Two appearances in Asian Super Cup
  5. ^ four appearances in GCC Champions League
  6. ^ One appearance in Arab Club Champions Cup
  7. ^ Eleven appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  8. ^ One appearance in Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
1998–99 Al-Hilal FC
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03 2
2003–04 6
2004–05 3
2005–06 3
2006–07 4
2007–08 2
2008–09 0
2009–10 5
2010–11 5
2011–12 6
2012–13 3
2013–14 2
2014–15 5
2015–16 3
2016–17 1
2017–18 0
2018–19 4
2019–20 0
Total 54

International career

He has been a member of the Saudi Arabia national team since 2000 when he was just twenty years old, and made his debut on 17 October 2000 against Qatar in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.[3] Al-Shalhoub was called up for the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

International caps

As of 28 February 2018[4]
Saudi Arabia national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 15 3
2001 10 3
2002 1 0
2003 11 4
2004 10 2
2005 9 2
2006 14 3
2007 13 1
2008 15 0
2009 5 0
2010 7 1
2011 6 0
2012 1 0
2018 1 0
Total 118 19

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[5]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 October 2000 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon  Uzbekistan 2–0 5–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2. 3–0
3. 4–0
4. 8 February 2001 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Mongolia 1–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5. 3–0
6. 15 February 2001 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Mongolia 2–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7. 6 October 2003 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah  Yemen 6–0 7–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
8. 13 October 2003 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah  Yemen 3–1 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
9. 17 October 2003 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah  Indonesia 2–0 6–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
10. 26 December 2003 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City  United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–0 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
11. 4 January 2004 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City  Kuwait 1–0 1–1 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
12. 17 November 2004 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Sri Lanka 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13. 3 June 2005 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh  Kuwait 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
14. 3–0
15. 21 January 2006 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh  Finland 1–1 1–1 Friendly
16. 22 February 2006 Althawra Sports City Stadium, Aden  Yemen 2–0 4–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
17. 4–0
18. 1 July 2007 Jurong West Stadium, Singapore City  Oman 1–0 1–1 Friendly
19. 22 November 2010 May 22 Stadium, Aden  Yemen 2–0 4–0 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations

Honours

Al-Hilal

Saudi Arabia

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Al Hilal legend Al-Shalhoub bids farewell". AFC. 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Player's profile". kooora.com.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Albakr, Naeim (11 May 2018). "Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "Al-Shalhoub, Mohammad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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