Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1990)
Yahya Al-Shehri
Full name
Yahya Sulaiman Ali Al-Shehri Date of birth
(1990-06-26 ) 26 June 1990 (age 34) [ 1] Place of birth
Dammam , Saudi Arabia Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[ 2] Position(s)
Attacking midfielder Current team
Al-Riyadh Number
88 2006–2010
Ettifaq Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2010–2013
Ettifaq
87
(7) 2013–2021
Al-Nassr
157
(19) 2018
→ Leganés (loan)
0
(0) 2021–2023
Al-Raed
36
(1) 2023–
Al-Riyadh
23
(0) 2009–2019
Saudi Arabia
75
(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Yahya Sulaiman Ali Al-Shehri (Arabic : يحيى سليمان علي الشهري ; born 26 June 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh .
He was promoted from the youth team of Ettifaq and appeared in the first team in the 2009–10 Saudi Professional League . In 2013, he transferred to Al-Nassr . In 2018, he was loaned to CD Leganés and became one of the nine Saudi players to go abroad.
Club career
On 1 June 2013, in the biggest deal in the history of Saudi football, Al-Shehri officially signed a contract to join Al-Nassr in return for 48 million Saudi Riyals.[ 3]
On 19 August 2021, Al-Shehri joined Al-Raed .[ 4]
On 22 October 2023, Al-Shehri joined Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.[ 5]
International career
Al-Shehri has been capped for the Saudi Arabia national team U-17s, U-18s, U-19s, U-20s and Under-21 side, and eventually for the first team. Yahya made his first appearance with the first Saudi team in a friendly match against Tunisia on 14 October 2009.
In May 2018, he was named in the Saudi Arabia senior national team 's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[ 6]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 30 May 2024 [ 7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National cup[ a]
League cup[ b]
Continental[ c]
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Al-Ettifaq
2009–10
Pro League
21
1
—
1
0
—
—
22
1
2010–11
Pro League
23
4
1
0
3
0
—
—
27
4
2011–12
Pro League
18
1
2
0
4
2
12[ d]
2
—
36
5
2012–13
Pro League
25
1
2
0
1
0
5[ e]
2
—
33
3
Total
87
7
5
0
9
2
17
4
0
0
118
13
Al-Nassr
2013–14
Pro League
25
5
1
1
4
1
—
—
30
7
2014–15
Pro League
25
1
5
0
3
3
6[ e]
0
1[ f]
0
40
4
2015–16
Pro League
25
1
5
1
3
1
6[ e]
1
1[ f]
0
40
4
2016–17
Pro League
23
2
2
0
3
0
—
—
28
2
2017–18
Pro League
16
4
1
0
—
—
3[ g]
1
20
5
2018–19
Pro League
24
3
2
0
—
6[ e]
2
4[ g]
3
36
8
2019–20
Pro League
16
3
2
1
—
2[ e]
0
1[ f]
0
21
4
2020–21
Pro League
3
0
1
0
—
0
0
0
0
4
0
Total
157
19
19
3
13
5
20
3
10
4
219
34
CD Leganés (loan)
2017–18
La Liga
0
0
0
0
—
—
—
0
0
Al-Raed
2021–22
Pro League
19
1
1
0
—
—
—
20
1
2022–23
Pro League
17
0
1
0
—
—
—
18
0
Total
36
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
1
Al-Riyadh
2023–24
Pro League
23
0
0
0
—
—
—
23
0
Career total
303
27
26
3
22
7
37
7
10
4
398
48
International
As of match played 8 December 2019 [ 8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Saudi Arabia
2009
1
0
2010
6
0
2011
3
0
2012
0
0
2013
5
0
2014
9
0
2015
11
3
2016
8
1
2017
11
1
2018
13
3
2019
8
0
Total
75
8
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Shehri goal.
List of international goals scored by Yahya Al-Shehri[ 8]
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
11 June 2015
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam , Saudi Arabia
Palestine
1–0
3–2
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
3 September 2015
King Abdullah Sports City , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
East Timor
1–0
7–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
17 November 2015
National Stadium , Dili , East Timor
East Timor
3–0
10–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
11 October 2016
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
3–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5
28 March 2017
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Iraq
1–0
1–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6
9 May 2018
Estadio Ramón de Carranza , Cádiz , Spain
Algeria
2–0
2–0
Friendly
7
28 May 2018
kybunpark , St. Gallen , Switzerland
Italy
1–2
1–2
Friendly
8
10 September 2018
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Bolivia
1–0
2–2
Friendly
Honours
Al Nassr
References
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