Nasser Al-Shamrani

Nasser Al-Shamrani
Personal information
Full name Nasser Ali Al-Shamrani
Date of birth (1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2004 Al-Wehda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Al-Wehda 56 (20)
2006 → Al-Shabab (loan) 6 (3)
2007–2013 Al-Shabab 123 (87)
2013–2017 Al-Hilal 75 (45)
2017 → Al Ain (loan) 10 (8)
2017–2019 Al-Shabab 39 (12)
2019 Al-Ittihad 2 (0)
2021 Al-Hidd 5 (3)
International career‡
2005–2018 Saudi Arabia 78 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2018

Nasser Al-Shamrani (Arabic: ناصر الشمراني) (born 23 November 1983) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays former the Saudi Arabia national team as a forward. Often considered one of the most versatile, effective Saudi Arabian strikers of all time, he won the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2014.

Club career

Al-Wehda

Al-Shamrani began his professional career at the age of 20 playing with Al-Wehda's first team, in the 2003–04 season. He was young then, but along with his teammate Essa Al-Mehyani, was one of the main strikers at the club. Even though Al-Wehda had talented young strikers, they did not win any tournaments and the highest rank they achieved in the Saudi Premier League was 3rd place in the 2006–07 season.

Al-Shabab

During the 2005–06 season, Al-Shabab decided to try Al-Shamrani out, and a loan deal was agreed till the end of the season (Al-Wehda accepted because at that time they had no chance of competing in all of the local tournaments). During these couple of months, Al-Shamrani was able to prove his worth as a striker. He scored four goals in the AFC Champions League, which helped Al-Shabab reach the quarter-finals that year. In the league, he scored three goals, including the third in the Saudi Premier League final against Al-Hilal, which ended 3–0. After the end of the season, Al-Shabab were impressed by his performance, and tried sign a contract with him, but Al-Wehda refused and by the 2006–07 season he returned to Al-Wehda.

Al-Shamrani had one of his best seasons with Al-Wehda, scoring nine goals in the Saudi Premier League. He helped his team reach 3rd place in the league, though he did not score any goals in the golden play-off games against Al-Shabab and Al-Ittihad. By the end of the season, Al-Wehda went through financial problems. Al-Shabab soon noticed this and offered 13 million riyals for Al-Shamrani. Al-Wehda accepted, and Al-Shamrani moved to Al-Shabab by the beginning of the 2007–08 season, signing a five-year contract for 13 million riyals.

Al-Shamrani's move to Al-Shabab was anticipated by many of their fans, but he began the season 'dry', without scoring any goal in the league. By the 6th round in the Saudi Premier League, he started his scoring with a hat-trick in Al-Qadisiya. He then scored continually in every game (1 goal against Al-Watani, 1 against Al-Nasr, 2 against Al-Ittihad, 1 against Al-Ta'ee, 1 against Al-Ahli, 1 against Al-Wehda, and 2 against Najran SC). He led the league goalscorers with 12 goals, but his former Al-Wehda teammate Eisa Al-Mehyani was closing the gap. was able to score 13 goals, and also with 13 goals.

By the end of the season, Al-Shamrani had scored 18 goals with Al Shabab, and won the Saudi Premier League's top goal scorer award for the first time, ahead of Al-Mehyani and Al Hasan Al-Yami.

Al-Hilal

On 30 June 2013, Al-Shamrani agreed to a three-year deal with the 'club of the century' in Asia, Al-Hilal. After losing the 2014 Asian Champions League final, he spat at Western Sydney Wanderers player Matthew Spiranovic before attempting to headbutt him.[1][2] As a result of his conduct, Al-Shamrani was handed an 8 match Champions League ban from the Asian Football Confederation.[3][4][5][6]

Al Ain (loan)

In 2017, it was reported that Al-Shamrani had joined United Arab Emirates side Al Ain FC in a 2 million Dhs deal for a six-month loan contract. This was his first experience playing outside Saudi Arabia, and with one of the most successful clubs in Asia. In his third match against Al Ahli, he assisted a goal in minute 91 which helped Al Ain FC to win in the 'classico'.

Return to Al-Shabab

In summer 2017, he returned to Saudi Arabia and Al-Shabab.[7]

Al-Ittihad

In 2019, he played for Al-Ittihad.[8]

Al-Hidd

On 9 March 2021, Al-Shamrani joined Bahraini side Al-Hidd.[9]

International career

On 30 December 2014, Al-Shamrani pushed a fan prior to Saudi Arabia's 4–1 loss to Bahrain and later missed the 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to "injury".[10]

Personal life

His brother Mohammed Al Shamrani was also a footballer who played for Manama Club, where he was the top scorer of the 2012–13 season, and Saudi clubs including Al Raed.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2021[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Wehda 2003–04 16 2 — 1 0 — 2[a] 0 19 2
2004–05 13 3 — 1 0 — 4[a] 2 18 5
2005–06 9 4 — 4 0 — 4[a] 0 17 4
2006–07 18 11 — 1 1 — 4[a] 1 23 13
Total 56 20 0 0 7 1 0 0 14 3 77 24
Al-Shabab (loan) 2005–06 6 3 — 0 0 5 3 0 0 11 6
Al-Shabab 2007–08 19 18 5 7 4 1 — 1[a] 1 29 27
2008–09 20 12 5 3 3 1 7 6 2[a] 0 37 22
2009–10 14 9 0 0 0 0 4 1 2[a] 1 20 11
2010–11 23 17 2 1 1 2 7 2 — 33 22
2011–12 25 21 2 1 2 1 — — 29 23
2012–13 22 10 3 3 1 1 8 3 — 34 17
Total 123 87 17 15 11 6 26 12 5 2 182 122
Al-Hilal 2013–14 26 21 1 0 3 2 13 10 — 43 33
2014–15 22 13 5 4 4 3 3 1 — 34 21
2015–16 15 4 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 21 7
2016–17 12 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 1[b] 0 16 7
Total 75 45 8 4 13 8 17 11 1 0 114 68
Al-Ain (loan) 2016–17 10 8 0 0 0 0 5 3 — 15 11
Al-Shabab 2017–18 21 7 2 1 1 0 — — 24 8
2018–19 18 5 2 0 — — — 20 5
Total 39 12 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 13
Al-Ittihad 2018–19 2 0 0 0 — 5 3 — 7 3
Al-Hidd 2020–21 6 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 — 9 5
Career totals 317 177 29 20 33 17 60 33 20 5 457 248
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Saudi Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Source:[13][14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 2005 7 1
2006 0 0
2007 3 0
2008 6 0
2009 15 4
2010 4 0
2011 13 5
2012 4 1
2013 7 2
2014 11 2
2015 0 0
2016 3 1
2017 4 3
2018 1 0
Total 78 19

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.

As of 14 January 2017[15]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 January 2005 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 12 August 2009 Al-Saada Stadium, Salalah, Oman  Oman 1–2 1–2 Friendly
3 9 September 2009 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Bahrain 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 14 October 2009 Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 14 November 2009 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Belarus 1–1 1–1 Friendly
6 13 July 2011 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–1 1–1 (4–3 p) Fox International Quartet Championship
7 23 July 2011 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Hong Kong 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 3–0
9 28 July 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 6 September 2011 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Australia 1–2 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 29 February 2012 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia  Australia 2–1 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 15 October 2013 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Iraq 2–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13 15 November 2013 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Iraq 2–1 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14 16 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Bahrain 1–0 3–0 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
15 23 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates 1–0 3–2 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
16 6 October 2016 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Australia 2–2 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 14 January 2017 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Cambodia 1–1 7–2 Friendly
18 2–1
19 3–1

Honours

Club

Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal
Individual

International

Saudi Arabia

References

  1. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (2 November 2014). "Nasser Al-Shamrani spits at Western Sydney Wanderers' Matthew Spiranovic". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ "Furious Al-Hilal demand AFC investigation". ABC News. 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Football | Nasser Al-Shamrani banned for eight AFC Champions League games | SPORTAL". Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  4. ^ "Al Shamrani banned for 8 matches for spitting". The Washington Times.
  5. ^ "Wanderers coach Tony Popovic banned and fined for on-field altercation". the Guardian. 6 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia recall striker Nasser Al-Shamrani for crucial clash with Socceroos". Fox Sports. 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ "رسمياً : ناصر الشمراني يعود إلى الشباب .. وهذا ما قاله اللاعب عبر "تويتر" – صور". al-marsd.com (in Arabic). August 2017.
  8. ^ "اتحاد جدة يتعاقد مع ناصر الشمراني". Kooora (in Arabic). 19 February 2020.
  9. ^ "الشمراني يعود للملاعب.. ومدرب «الحد» يكشف كواليس التعاقد مع المهاجم السعودي".
  10. ^ "Saudi star Nasser Al-Shamrani in altercation with fan in Asian Cup warmup". the Guardian. 31 December 2014.
  11. ^ "محمد علي الشمراني - Mohammed AL-Shamrani". Kooora (in Arabic).
  12. ^ "Nasser Al-Shamrani".
  13. ^ "Al-Shamrani, Nasser". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  14. ^ "( Nassir ALSHAMRANI ) Matches Played".
  15. ^ "( Nassir ALSHAMRANI ) Goals".

External links

  • Nasser Al-Shamrani at National-Football-Teams.com
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