Yasser Al-Shahrani

Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani (Arabic: ياسر غرسان سعيد المحمدي الشهراني; born 25 May 1992) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a left-back for Al-Qadsiah and the Saudi Arabia national team. He moved from Al-Qadsiah to Al-Hilal in 2012, after impressive performances at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored against Guatemala. He featured on the official Middle Eastern cover of the game FIFA 16, alongside Lionel Messi.

Yasser Al-Shahrani

Yasser Al-Shahrani with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani[1]
Date of birth	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Qadsiah
Number	12
Youth career
2008–2010	Al-Qadsiah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Al-Qadsiah	30	(0)
2012–2025	Al-Hilal	266	(9)
2025–	Al-Qadsiah	0	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	Saudi Arabia U20	4	(1)
2021	Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.)	3	(0)
2012–	Saudi Arabia	82	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:33, 7 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:13, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Al-Shahrani was born on 25 May 1992 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 2008 He Played a Youth Teams of Al-Qadisiyah, in 2012 Al-Shahrani was Joined Al Hilal.

On 28 July 2025, Al-Shahrani joined Al-Qadsiah, thirteen years after leaving the club.^[4]

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[5]

In November 2022, he was named in Saudi Arabia's 23-man final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He was part of their 2–1 victory over Argentina in the first match, when he collided with his keeper and suffered fractured jaw, facial bones and teeth, and needed rapid surgery due to internal bleeding. Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of the Saudi Arabia instructed that Yasser be transferred by a private jet to Germany for treatment.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 May 2024^[1]

Club	Season	League		King Cup		Crown Prince Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Qadsiah	2010–11	10	0	—		1	0	—		—		11	0
	2011–12	20	0	—		1	0	—		—		21	0
	Total	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Al-Hilal	2012–13	21	1	2	0	4	0	8	0	—		35	1
	2013–14	25	0	1	0	2	0	7	0	—		35	0
	2014–15	21	1	4	0	4	0	13	1	—		42	1
	2015–16	20	1	2	0	2	1	9	0	1[a]	0	34	2
	2016–17	16	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	23	1
	2017–18	20	2	1	0	—		11	1	—		32	3
	2018–19	21	1	1	0	—		6	0	10[b]	1	38	2
	2019–20	25	0	4	0	—		11	0	3[c]	0	43	0
	2020–21	27	1	1	0	—		6	1	1[a]	0	35	2
	2021–22	23	0	3	0	—		9	0	4[d]	1	39	1
	2022–23	8	0	2	0	—		0	0	—		10	0
	2023–24	28	1	5	0	—		9	1	8[e]	0	50	2
	2024–25	11	0	2	0	—		5	0	2[a]	0	20	0
	Total	266	9	30	0	14	1	97	4	29	2	436	16
Al-Qadsiah	2025–26	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career totals		296	9	30	0	16	1	97	4	29	2	468	16

1. Appearance at the Saudi Super Cup
2. Eight appearances and one goal at the Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance at the Saudi Super Cup and one appearance at the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
3. Three appearances at the FIFA Club World Cup
4. One appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup, and three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Six appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, and two appearances in Saudi Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 December 2024.^[7]

Saudi Arabia
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	3	0
2013	4	0
2014	5	0
2015	7	0
2016	3	0
2017	8	0
2018	16	0
2019	11	0
2021	7	2
2022	9	0
2023	4	0
2024	5	0
Total	82	2

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 March 2021	King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Palestine	1–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	2 September 2021		Vietnam	2–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
• Kings Cup: 2015, 2017, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Crown Prince Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
• Saudi Super Cup: 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023,^[9] 2024^[10]
• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021