Nasser Al-Dawsari

Nasser Essa Shafi Al-Shardan Al-Dawsari (Arabic: ناصر عيسى الدوسري; born 19 December 1998) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left-back, defensive-midfielder or central-midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal.^[3]

Nasser Al-Dawsari

Al-Dawsari with Saudi Arabia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Nasser Essa Shafi Al-Shardan Al-Dawsari[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Hilal
Number	16
Youth career
	Al Hilal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Al Hilal	112	(2)
International career‡
2016–2018	Saudi Arabia U20	2	(0)
2019–2021	Saudi Arabia U23
2021–	Saudi Arabia	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

On 23 November 2021, Al-Dawsari scored the fastest goal ever in the AFC Champions League, just 16 seconds into the game, propelling his side to a 2–0 victory over Pohang Steelers to secure a record fourth continental title for Al Hilal.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 May 2024^[1]

Club	Season	League			King Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Hilal	2017–18	SPL	3	0	1	0	1[a]	0	3[b]	1	8	1
	2018–19	SPL	13	0	5	1	2[a]	0	8[c]	0	28	1
	2019–20	SPL	9	0	3	0	6[a]	0	0	0	18	0
	2020–21	SPL	16	1	0	0	5[a]	0	1[d]	0	22	1
	2021–22	SPL	14	0	1	0	9[a]	2	0	0	24	2
	2022–23	SPL	22	0	2	0	3[a]	0	4[e]	0	31	0
	2023–24	SPL	25	1	4	0	6[a]	0	5[f]	1	40	2
	Total		102	2	16	1	32	2	21	2	171	7
Career total			102	2	16	1	32	2	21	2	171	7

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
2. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
3. Seven appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, and one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
4. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
5. One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, and three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
6. Four appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, and one appearance and one goal in Saudi Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 2024^[5]

Saudi Arabia
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	4	0
2022	7	0
2023	5	0
2024	10	0
Total	26	0

Honours

Al Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
• King Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Saudi Super Cup: 2018, 2021, 2023,^[6] 2024^[7]
• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021^[4]

Records

• Fastest goal in the AFC Champions League Final: 2021 (16 seconds in against Pohang Steelers)^[4]

References

1. "NASSER AL-DAWSARI".
2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
3. Nasser Al-Dawsari at Soccerway
4. "Al-Dawsari's 16th-second goal spurs Al Hilal to record fourth AFC title". France24. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
5. Nasser Al-Dawsari at National-Football-Teams.com
6. "Al Hilal thrash Al Ittihad to win Saudi Super Cup". ESPN. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
7. "Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr routed by Al Hilal in Saudi Super Cup final". ESPN. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.