.jpg) Al-Mosailem withSaudi Arabia in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasser Abdullah Nasser Al-Mosailem | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-02-27)27 February 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeddah | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Hajer | ||
| 2002–2005 | Al-Ahli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2023 | Al-Ahli | 209 | (0) |
| 2024– | Jeddah | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2018 | Saudi Arabia | 33 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:20, 25 June 2018 (UTC) | |||
Yasser Abdullah Nasser Al-Mosailem (Arabic:ياسر عبد الله ناصر المسيليم; born 27 February 1984) is a Saudi Arabian professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forSaudi First Division League clubJeddah. He spent 18 years representingAl-Ahli and theSaudi Arabia national team.
Born in Al-Hasa, Al-Mosailem started his career in the youth setups of local clubHajer. On 11 November 2002, Al-Mosailem joinedAl-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 andTaisir Al-Jassim a couple of months earlier. He made his first-team debut in theFederation Cup group stage match againstOhod, which ended in a 3–1 win. Al-Mosailem made his league debut on 22 October 2005 in the 3–0 win againstAl-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 ofAbdullah 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 theCrown 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 againstAl-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] On 15 September 2023, Al-Mosailem announced his departure from Al-Ahli as well as his retirement from football.[9]
On 10 August 2024, Al-Mosailem joinedSaudi First Division League clubJeddah, a year after announcing his retirement.[10]
YoungAl Ahli goalkeeper Yasser Al-Mosailem was handed his chance in the national set-up with veteransMabrouk Zaid andMohammad Khouja being absent. The 23-year-old custodian produced a string of impressive displays forAl Ahli to earn his place in Helio Anjos' side after helping theSaudi Premier League side to two domestic trophies, and he played the first time on Saudi Arabia national team in2007 AFC Asian Cup, where Yasser had an outstanding performance, helping the Saudis to reach the final. However, subsequent injuries forced him to be excluded from the national team in major competitions like 2011 and2015 AFC Asian Cups, and losing the position toWaleed Abdullah.
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia'ssquad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]
Yasser is married and has a son Amar and a daughter Elaph. Yasser has stated that he likes to spend most his time on social media such as Instagram and Snapchat.He is a member of Shia Muslim minority of Saudi Arabia.
As of 12 July 2023.[12]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 16 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 17 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 14[c] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 209 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 325 | 0 | |
| Career total | 209 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 325 | 0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 |
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