Hamad Al-Montashari

Personal information
Hamad Al-Montashari
Full name	Hamad Al-Montashari
Date of birth	June 22, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	?, Saudi Arabia
Height	181cm
Position	defender
Club information
Current club	Al-Ittihad
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-	Al-Ittihad
National team**
2002-	Saudi Arabia	35 (6)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006.

Hamad Al-Montashari (Arabic: حمد المُنتشري) (born June 22, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player for Al-Ittihad. Al-Montashari, a defender, was declared the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, defeating Uzbekistan and FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Maksim Shatskikh. With Al-Ittihad, Al-Montashari has won the 2004 and 2005 AFC Champions Leagues.

Preceded by Ali Karimi	Asian Footballer of the Year 2005	Succeeded by Khalfan Ibrahim

Al-Ittihad - Current Squad
1 Zaid \| 2 Dokhi \| 3 Keita \| 4 Tukar \| 5 Jamaan \| 6 Al-Owairan \| 7 Amin \| 8 Abushgeer \| 9 Idris \| 10 Ačimovič \| 11 Borgetti \| 12 Al-Aboud \| 13 Al-Muwallad \| 14 Khariri \| 15 Aburobe \| 16 Al-Saeed \| 17 Al-Otaibi \| 18 Noor \| 19 Al-Saqri \| 20 Haidar \| 21 Al-Montashari \| 22 Al-Sadig \| 23 Al-Waked \| 24 Suhail \| 25 Al-Antaif \| 26 Al-Wadaani \| 27 Suwayed \| 28 Al-Merqeb \| 29 Al-Eissa \| 30 Al-Nemri

	Saudi Arabia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea \| 2 Dokhi \| 3 Tukar \| 4 Al‑Montashari \| 5 Al‑Qadi \| 6 Al‑Ghamdi \| 7 Ameen \| 8 Noor \| 9 Al‑Jaber \| 10 Al‑Shalhoub \| 11 Al‑Harthi \| 12 Khathran \| 13 Sulaimani \| 14 Khariri \| 15 Al‑Bahri \| 16 Aziz \| 17 Al‑Bishi \| 18 Al‑Temyat \| 19 Massad \| 20 Al‑Qahtani \| 21 Zaid \| 22 Khouja \| 23 Mouath \| Coach: Paquetá