Yasser Al-Mosailem

Yasser Abdullah Al-Mosailem (Arabic: ياسر المسيليم‎; born 27 February 1984) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabian national team.

Yasser Al-Mosailem
Al-Mosailem with Saudi Arabia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yasser Abdullah Nasser Al-Mosailem
Date of birth (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984
Place of birth Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Number 1
Youth career
1999–2002 Hajer
2002–2005 Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– Al-Ahli 194 (0)
National team‡
2007–2018 Saudi Arabia 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:20, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Career

Born in Al-Hasa, Al-Mosailem started his career in the youth setups of local club Hajer. On 11 November 2002, Al-Mosailem joined Al-Ahli for a reported fee of SAR200,000.[2] Al-Mosailem was the third player to join Al-Ahli from Hajer following the transfers of brothers Misfer and Taisir Al-Jassim a couple of months earlier. He made his first-team debut in the Federation Cup group stage match against Ohod, which ended in a 3–1 win. Al-Mosailem made his league debut on 22 October 2005 in the 3–0 win against Al-Hazem.[3] He ended his first full season at the club making 21 appearances across all competitions.

In his second season with Al-Ahli, Al-Mosailem was a starter in all 5 matches in the Crown Prince Cup as Al-Ahli won the cup. He also played a role in the Federation Cup. He went on to make 33 appearances in all competitions. He remained as a starter for Al-Ahli until 2012, where he was dropped in favor of Abdullah Al-Mayouf. He made just 24 appearances in 3 seasons for Al-Ahli. On 20 May 2014, Al-Mosailem renewed his contract with the club.[4] On 14 February 2015, in the Crown Prince Cup final, Al-Mosailem came off the bench to save a penalty following Al-Mayouf's dismissal.[5] Al-Ahli went on to win the match and Al-Mosailem won his second Crown Prince Cup. Al-Mosailem eventually regained his starting spot and played a vital role in Al-Ahli's first league title in 32 years.[6] On 23 October 2016, Al-Mosailem was injured in the league match against Al-Nassr and was ruled out for four weeks.[7] On 29 December 2016, Al-Mosailem renewed his contract with Al-Ahli keeping him at the club until 2020.[8]

International career

Young Al Ahli goalkeeper Yasser Al-Mosailem was handed his chance in the national set-up with veterans Mabrouk Zaid and Mohammad Khouja being absent. The 23-year-old custodian produced a string of impressive displays for Al Ahli to earn his place in Helio Anjos' side after helping the Saudi Premier League side to two domestic trophies, and he played the first time on Saudi Arabia national team in AFC Asian Cup 2007. However, subsequent injuries forced him to be excluded from the national team in major competitions like 2011 and 2015 AFC Asian Cups, and losing the position to Waleed Abdullah.

In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He became the only goalkeeper on the team who didn’t play a match.[9]

Personal life

Yasser is married and has a son Amar and a daughter Elaph. He is a practicing Shia Muslim; however, he is well known for his respect for the predominant school in the country which is Sunni Islam. Yasser has stated that he likes to spend most his time on social media such as Instagram and Snapchat.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 March 2020.[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup [lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Ahli 2004–05 00—00005[lower-alpha 2]050
2005–06 160—50—00210
2006–07 170—50—13[lower-alpha 3]0350
2007–08 200102040—270
2008–09 1400000—5[lower-alpha 4]0190
2009–10 902000404[lower-alpha 2]0190
2010–11 2105020——280
2011–12 260001020—290
2012–13 120500030—200
2013–14 100000——10
2014–15 10101000—30
2015–16 220304020—310
2016–17 1605010801[lower-alpha 5]0310
2017–18 2020—60—100
2018–19 4030—001[lower-alpha 6]080
2019–20 13030—30—190
Total 19403002103202903060
Career total 19403002103202903060
  1. Discontinued in September 19, 2017
  2. Appearances in Federation Cup
  3. 11 appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup and two in the Federation Cup
  4. Appearances in GCC Champions League
  5. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
  6. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 25 June 2018.[11]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
200630
2007140
200810
200910
201000
201100
201220
201300
201400
201500
201650
201740
201830
Total330

Honours

Club
  • Al-Ahli

National Team
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References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "حارس هجر ينتقل للأهلي مقابل 200 ألف ريال".
  3. "ايليا يركز على الوجوه الشابة الأهلي يواصل تمارينه المفتوحة أمام الجماهير".
  4. "الأهلي يتعاقد مع "المقهوي" و"السومة" ويجدد لـ"المسيليم"".
  5. "المسيليم يعود للتألق بعد 7 سنوات".
  6. "حراس صنعوا الفارق بدوري جميل للمحترفين 2015-2016".
  7. "إصابة ياسر المسيليم تبعده أربع أسابيع عن الملاعب".
  8. "الأهلي يجدد مع المسيليم إلى 2020".
  9. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  10. "YASSER AL MOSAILEM".
  11. Yasser Al-Mosailem at National-Football-Teams.com
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