Abdulaziz Khathran

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Personal information
Abdulaziz Khathran
Full name	Abdulaziz Khathran
Date of birth	July 31, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	?, Saudi Arabia
Height	169cm
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Al-Hilal
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-02 2003-	Al-Shabab Al-Hilal
National team²
2002-	Saudi Arabia	21 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Abdulaziz Khathran (born 31 July 1973) (Arabic: عبد العزيز الخثران) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for Al Hilal in the Saudi league.

Khathran began his career at Al Shabab where he started out as a left-back, before being nurtured into a left midfield role. For his national team, he usually plays as a defensive midfielder.

He was recently called up to the Saudi Arabian team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

	Saudi Arabia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Deayea \| 2 Al‑Jahani \| 3 Tukar \| 4 Zubromawi \| 5 Harthi \| 6 Al‑Shehri \| 7 Suwayed \| 8 Noor \| 9 Al‑Jaber \| 10 Al‑Shalhoub \| 11 O. Al‑Dosari \| 12 Dokhi \| 13 Sulaimani \| 14 Khathran \| 15 A. Al‑Dosari \| 16 Al‑Owairan \| 17 Al‑Waked \| 18 Al‑Temyat \| 19 Al‑Ghamdi \| 20 Al‑Yami \| 21 Zaid \| 22 Al‑Khojali \| 23 Al‑Thagafi \| Coach: Al‑Johar

	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