Saad Al-Harthi

Saad Mish'al Al-Harthi - also transliterated Sa'ad Al-Harthi - (Arabic: سعد مشعل الحارثي) is a Saudi Arabian former football striker who played for Saudi Premiership side Al-Nassr FC. He retired from playing football in 2013.

Saad Al-Harthi
Personal information
Full name Saad Mish'al Al-Harthi
Date of birth (1984-02-03) February 3, 1984
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 – 2011 Al-Nassr 84 (71)
2006 – 2007Al-Ittihad (loan) 1 (1)
2011 – 2013 Al-Hilal 12 (4)
Total 97 (76)
International career
2004 – 2010 Saudi Arabia 44 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2009

Career

While he is a regular first team member at his club, he has to battle for a spot on the Saudi Arabia national football team. Recently he was chosen as a first team player, along with Yasser Al-Qahtani. He is nicknamed The Arabian Raúl due to the similarities in both looks and playing style of the famous Spanish footballer Raúl.

On 14 March 2007, Al-Harthi was awarded the "Most promising Arab player" Award for 2006 given by the Lebanese Al-Hadth football magazine.

He proved himself in the AFC Asian Cup by scoring the winning goal against Indonesia.

The 2007/2008 season has been a disappointing one for Saad, as he failed to score in numerous situations which could have led his team to victories multiple times. So far this season, he has been able to manage 7 goals, which is considered to be pretty bad for Saad, who has normally been able to score at least 15 times in a season.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1November 17, 2004Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta Sri Lanka3-0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2April 9, 2005Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Yemen4-0WonFootball at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
3April 11, 2005Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Palestine3-0WonFootball at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
4June 3, 2005King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Kuwait3-0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
5June 8, 2005King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Uzbekistan3-0Won2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
614 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Indonesia2-1Won2007 AFC Asian Cup
711 September 2007King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Ghana5-0WonFriendly match
822 June 2008King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Uzbekistan4-0Won2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
96 September 2008King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Iran1-1Draw2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Honours

[1]

Club

Al-Nassr
Al-Hilal

International

Saudi Arabia

References

  1. Al-Harthi, Saad at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Al-Amri, Mohammed. "الرئيس العام يسلم الحارثي جائزة أفضل لاعب عربي واعد", Al-Riyadh, March 14, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2007.


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