Al-Montashari playing for Saudi Arabia
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Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2016 | Al-Ittihad | 300 | (19) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2011 | Saudi Arabia | 54 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 22, 2011. ‡ 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 . 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.