Hamad Al-Montashari

Hamad Al-Montashari

Al-Montashari playing for Saudi Arabia
Personal information
Full name	Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari
Date of birth	June 22, 1982
Place of birth	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current team	Al-Ittihad
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–	Al-Ittihad	300	(19)
National team^‡
2002–	Saudi Arabia	54	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 22, 2011. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 22, 2011

Hamad Al-Montashari (Arabic: حمد المُنتشري‎, Hamad al-Muntasharī) (born June 22, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian footballer for Al-Ittihad. Al-Montashari, a central defender, was declared the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, defeating Uzbekistan and FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Maksim Shatskikh^[1] . With Al-Ittihad, Al-Montashari has won the 2004 and 2005 AFC Champions Leagues. On June 1, 2007 in the 2006–07 Saudi Premier League final, Al-Montashari scored a last minute winning goal for Al-Ittihad that gave them their 7th league title. He is considered to be one of Ittihad's longest tenured players.

References

1. "Al Montashari named Asian Player of the Year". World Soccer. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

External links

• Hamad Al-Montashari at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hamad Al-Montashari – FIFA competition record