#WCQ2018: SAUDI NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD (September ’16)

15 Aug, 2016

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Author: Hamoudi

Coach: Bert van Marwijk (NED)

Fixtures:

Thailand (H) – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Iraq (A) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Player	Club	Position	Caps (Goals)	Last Call-Up
Assaf Al-Qarni	Al-Ittihad	GK	8	Mar 2016
Yasser Al-Musaileem	Al-Ahli	GK	21	Mar 2016
Waleed Abdulla	Al-Shabab	GK	68	Jan 2015
Hassan Muath	Al-Shabab	RB	56 (3)	Mar 2016
Mohammad Al-Buraik	Al-Hilal	RB	0	Mar 2016
Motaz Hawsawi	Al-Ahli	CB	6	Mar 2016 (inj)
Mohammad Al-Fteil	Al-Ahli	CB	3	NEW
Omar Hawsawi	Al-Nassr	CB	17 (1)	Mar 2016
Osama Hawsawi	Al-Hilal	CB	114 (7)	Mar 2016
Mansour Al-Harbi	Al-Ahli	LB	21 (1)	Sep 2014
Abdulrahman Al-Obeid	Al-Qadisiyah	LB	0	NEW
Abdulmalik Al-Khaibary	Al-Hilal	DM	17	Mar 2016
Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen	Al-Nassr	DM	2	Mar 2016
Salman Al-Faraj	Al-Hilal	CM	22 (1)	Mar 2016
Taisir Al-Jassim	Al-Ahli	CM	108 (15)	Mar 2016
Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili	Al-Hilal	CM/RM	6 (1)	Mar 2016
Hussain Al-Moqahwi	Al-Ahli	CAM	7	Mar 2016
Yahya Al-Shehri	Al-Nassr	CAM	37 (3)	Mar 2016
Nawaf Al-Abed	Al-Hilal	RM/LM/CAM	31 (3)	Nov 2015
Ali Awaji	Al-Ahli	RW/LW	0	NEW
Salman Al-Moasher	Al-Ahli	LW	8	Mar 2016
Fahad Al-Muwallad	Al-Ittihad	LW	31 (7)	Mar 2016
Naif Hazzazi	Al-Nassr	ST	50 (14)	Mar 2016 (inj)
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	Al-Nassr	ST	24 (23)	Mar 2016

New entries Abdulrahman Al-Obeid and Mohammad Al-Fteil may just be what the Saudi National Team needs in defence, ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers. With their ‘easier’ opponents coming up in this period, the defensive line may be shifted and Saudi (Al-Ahli, actually) fans’ dream of seeing Motaz Hawsawi partner up with Mohammad Al-Fteil may finally come true after a stellar start together recently. Meanwhile Yasser Al-Shahrani, misses out through injury.

Mohammad Al-Owais, who might still make the move to crosstown rivals Al-Hilal, has been omitted from the line-up and replaced by veteran goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah. In other news Nasser Al-Shamrani still misses out on national team football, with Al-Nassr duo Mohammad Al-Sahlawi and Naif Hazzazi set to take the striker spots.

Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili earns yet another chance to show his worth on the international scene after a wonderful season with Al-Taawon and a subsequent move to Al-Hilal.

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