Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani (; born 25 May 1992) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team as a left-back or a centre-back. He moved from Al-Qadisiyah 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.
Early life
Al-Shahrani was born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
International career
In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2023.
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.