Mohammad Al-Sahlawi

Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Arabic: محمد ابراهيم محمد السهلاوي‎; born 10 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays for Al-Taawoun as a striker for the Saudi Arabia national team. Al-Sahlawi won the best player of the league twice in a row in 2013–14 and 2014–15.

Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Al-Sahlawi with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987
Place of birth Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Taawoun
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2005 Al-Qadisiya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Al-Qadsiah 66 (31)
2008 → Al-Fateh (loan) 5 (1)
2009–2019 Al-Nassr 205 (103)
2019–2020 Al-Shabab 7 (0)
2020– Al-Taawoun 11 (2)
National team‡
2006–2007 Saudi Arabia U20 6 (5)
2007–2008 Saudi Arabia U23 11 (2)
2010–2018 Saudi Arabia 42 (28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2018

Club career

Al-Qadisiya

Al-Sahlawi was 17 years old when his talent started to become clear, during his participation in the "Karkiz" Championship which led to Adel Body (the administrative of Al-Qadisiya Handball) registering him in Al-Qadisiya, so he signed for SR40,000 and a car. After only two seasons, specifically in the 2006–07 season (when Yasser Al-Qahtani moved to Al-Hilal with the largest deal ever at that time), Sahlawi broke into the first team squad so he had to assume responsibility of the Al-Qadisiya attack alongside his teammate Yousef Al-Salem. Following administration issues, Al-Sahlawi experienced a difficult period where he was relegated to the bench, while at the same time he was leading the Saudi Olympic team.

Following Al-Qadisiya's relegation to the first division and the departure of most of the star players in the team. Al-Sahlawi was lent to Al-Fateh and played five matches scoring one goal. Despite other offers, he returned to Al-Qadisiya. In his return season, he scored 18 goals and registered 8 assists. At the end of the season, he signed a new deal with Al-Qadisiya for three years for a contract worth SR3 million. He ended the 2008 season as the Top Goalscorer in Saudi First Division.

Al-Nassr

He moved to Al-Nassr in 2009 for SR32 million ($8 million), breaking Yasser Al-Qahtani record transfer as the largest deal in Saudi football history.

In his first season with Al-Nassr, Al-Sahlawi scored 21 goals in 36 matches and received the Young Player of the Year award from STC.

In 2015, he was selected as one of the world's best top goalscorers by the IFFHS.[3]

On 29 March 2018, it was confirmed that he will spend three weeks training with Manchester United in order to sharpen up his game ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4]

Al-Shabab

On 2 August 2019, Al-Shabab announced signing with Al-Sahlawi on a free transfer.[5]

International career
Al-Sahlawi with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Youth

Al-Sahlawi scored his first goal for the national team in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship against Iraq U-20 in the 52nd minute. The game ended in a draw with a score of 2–2. His second came against Malaysia U-20 within 13 minutes, and they won with a score of 2–0, although they lost in the quarter-finals against Japan U-20 1 goal to 2.

Senior

On 3 September 2015, Al-Sahlawi scored his first senior hat-trick, in a 7–0 defeat of Timor-Leste in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored another 5 goals on 17 November 2015 in a 10–0 drubbing of Timor-Leste.[6]

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[7] He was named in the final squad on 4 June.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 27 February 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupAsiaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Qadsiah2005–06Premier League 81—13—94
2006–07 92—10—102
2007–08 93—11—104
2008–09First Division 2015—3[lower-alpha 1]32318
Total 4621003400335228
Al-Fateh (loan)2007–08First Division 51—0051
Al-Nassr2009–10Pro League 20112120—5[lower-alpha 2]22914
2010–11 205101061—286
2011–12 22155121—2917
2012–13 25102143—4[lower-alpha 3]23516
2013–14 23171021—2618
2014–15 24215231401[lower-alpha 4]13725
2015–16 2051233401[lower-alpha 4]02910
2016–17 2183132—2711
2017–18 191022—3[lower-alpha 3]02412
2018–19 11110—003[lower-alpha 3]1152
Total 20510323102011141176279131
Al-Shabab2019–20Pro League 7021—2[lower-alpha 3]1112
Al-Taawoun2019–20 6100—21—82
Career total 269126251123151622210355164
  1. Appearances in Crown Prince Cup qualifiers
  2. Appearances in GCC Champions League
  3. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  4. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 20 June 2018.[10]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201011
201131
201252
201320
201420
20151018
201632
201774
201890
Total4228

International goals
As of 8 June 2017[10][11]
Score and Result list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first
International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 May 2010Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Spain
2–2
2–3
Friendly
2.28 July 2011Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Hong Kong
4–0
5–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.22 June 2012King Fahd Stadium, Taif, Saudi Arabia Kuwait
1–0
4–0
2012 Arab Nations Cup
4.
4–0
5.14 January 2015Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia North Korea
2–1
4–1
2015 AFC Asian Cup
6.
3–1
7.18 January 2015Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Uzbekistan
1–1
1–3
8.30 March 2015Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Jordan
1–0
2–1
Friendly
9.
2–1
10.11 June 2015Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Palestine
2–0
3–2
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.
3–2
12.3 September 2015King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Timor-Leste
2–0
7–0
13.
3–0
14.
6–0
15.8 September 2015Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Malaysia
2–1
2–1
16.8 October 2015King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
1–1
2–1
17.
2–1
18.17 November 2015National Stadium, Dili, East Timor Timor-Leste
1–0
10–0
19.
4–0
20.
5–0
21.
6–0
22.
8–0
23.24 March 2016King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Malaysia
1–0
2–0
24.24 August 2016Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Laos2–04–0Friendly
25.14 January 2017Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Cambodia
4–2
7–2
Friendly
26.
6–2
27.23 March 2017Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand
1–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
28.8 June 2017Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Australia
2–2
2–3

Honours

Club
Al-Qadisiyah
Al-Nassr

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. "Ranking 1.1.2015 - 28.2.2015 : THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOALSCORER | IFFHS". IFFHS. 9 March 2015.
  4. "Saudi Arabia striker Mohammad Al-Sahlawi to train with Manchester United". skysports. 29 March 2018.
  5. "رسميا.. الشباب السعودي يتعاقد مع السهلاوي". Kooora (in Arabic). 2 August 2019.
  6. "WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - AFC 3/9/2015 12:40*". ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. "Saudi Arabia name squad for pre-World Cup camp". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. Soliman, Seif (4 June 2018). "Saudi Arabia announce final 23-man World Cup squad". kingfut.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. Mohammad Al-Sahlawi at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. Mohammad Al-Sahlawi at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. "( Mohamed Al Sahlawi ) Goals". KSA-Team. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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