Hamad Al-Montashari

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 (age 42)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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 former 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. 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.