Hamad Al-Montashari

Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari (also spelled Al-Montazeri; Arabic: حمد المُنتشري, Hamad al-Muntasharī; born 22 June 1982) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who spent his entire career for Al-Ittihad. A central defender, Al-Montashari became the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, finishing ahead of Uzbekistani Maksim Shatskikh in the polls.^[2] He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two AFC Asian Cups.

Hamad Al-Montashari

Al-Montashari playing for Saudi Arabia in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Hamad Mohsen Al-Montashari
Date of birth	(1982-06-22) 22 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2016	Al-Ittihad	300	(61)
International career‡
2002–2011	Saudi Arabia	54	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 22, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 22, 2011