Name Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Career start 2005 2003–2005 Al-Qadisiya Weight 72 kg | Number 10 Height 1.77 m Playing position Role Footballer Salary 8.5 million USD (2009) | |
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Full name Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Date of birth (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 28) Current teams Al-Nassr FC (#10 / Forward), Saudi Arabia national football team (Forward) Similar People Hussein Sulaimani, Naif Hazazi, Yahya Al‑Shehri, Nasser Al‑Shamrani, Abdullah Al‑Enezi | ||
Place of birth Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | ||
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Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Arabic: محمد ابراهيم محمد السهلاوي; born January 10, 1987) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.
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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.
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 even scored 5 goals against the same opposition on 17 November 2015 in a 10-0 drubbing.