Yahya Al-Shehri
Yahya Sulaiman Ali al-Shehri (Arabic: يحيى سليمان علي الشهري; born 26 June 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Al-Raed and the Saudi Arabia national football team.
![]() Al-Shehri with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yahya Sulaiman Ali Al-Shehri | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia, | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Ettifaq | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Ettifaq | 87 | (7) |
| 2013–2021 | Al-Nassr | 157 | (19) |
| 2018 | → Leganés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Al-Raed | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Saudi Arabia | 75 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:15, 8 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
He was promoted from the youth team of Ettifaq and appeared in the first team in the 2009–10 Saudi Professional League. In 2013, he transferred to Al-Nassr. In 2018, he was loaned to CD Leganés and became one of the nine Saudi players to go play abroad since Osama Hawsawi.
Club career
On 1 June 2013, in the biggest deal in the history of Saudi football, Yahya Al-Shehri officially signed a contract to join Al-Nassr in return for 48 million Saudi Riyals.[3]
International career
Al-Shehri has been capped for the Saudi national team U-17s, U-18s, U-19s, U-20s and Under-21 side, and eventually for the first team. Yahya made his first appearance with the first Saudi team in a friendly match against Tunisia on 14 October 2009.
In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 May 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2009–10 | Pro League | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | Pro League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2011–12 | Pro League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | Pro League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Total | 87 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 13 | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2013–14 | Pro League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pro League | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | Pro League | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | Pro League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Pro League | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Pro League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 3 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Pro League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 219 | 34 | ||
| CD Leganés (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 244 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 337 | 47 | ||
- Includes King Cup, Copa del Rey
- Include Crown Prince Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League, AFC Cup
- One appearance in AFC Champions League, eleven appearances and two goals in AFC Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 8 December 2019.[7]
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 8 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2015 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 3 September 2015 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3. | 17 November 2015 | National Stadium, Dili, East Timor | 3–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 4. | 11 October 2016 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 28 March 2017 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 6. | 9 May 2018 | Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 7. | 28 May 2018 | kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 8. | 10 September 2018 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Honours
Club
- Al Nassr
References
- Yahya Al-Shehri – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "الشهري يوقع رسمياً للنصر بـ48 مليون ريال". bab.com (in Arabic). Bab International Company for Specialized Services. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "الرائد يضم يحيى الشهري رسميًّا".
- "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "YEHYA AL SHEHRI".
- Yahya Al-Shehri at National-Football-Teams.com
