Yahya Al-Shehri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yahya Sulaiman Ali Al-Shehri | ||
Date of birth | June 26, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006-2010 | Ettifaq | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Ettifaq | 86 | (14) |
2013– | Al Nassr | 68 | (20) |
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Saudi Arabia | 41 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2015. |
Yahya Sulaiman Ali Al-Shehri (Arabic: يحيى سليمان علي الشهري; born 26 June 1990 in Dammam) is a Saudi Arabian football player. He currently plays as winger in the Al Nassr and Saudi Arabia national football team.
He promoted from the youth team of Ettifaq and appeared in the first team in 2009–10 Saudi Professional League. In 2013, he transferred to Al Nassr.
Career
He has been capped for Saudi national team U-17s, U18s, U19s, U20s and Under-21 side, and initially for the first team, Yahya made his first appearance with the first Saudi team's in a friendly match against Tunisia on 14 October 2009. On June 1, 2013 and in the biggest deal in the history of Saudi football, the international midfielder Yahya officially signed a contract to join Al Nassr in return of an amount of 48 million Saudi riyals. He scored 300 goals .[1]
Honours
Club
- Al Nassr
References
External links
- Official website
- Al-Shehri, Yahya at National-Football-Teams.com