Mohammad Al-Sahlawi

Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (; born 10 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Safa.

Club career Al-Qadsiah Al-Sahlawi was 17 years old when his talent started to become apparent, during his participation in the "Karkiz" Championship which led to Adel Body (the administrative of Al-Qadsiah Handball) registering him in Al-Qadsiah, so he signed for SR40,000 and a car. After only two seasons, specifically in the 2006–07 season (when Yasser Al-Qahtani moved to Al-Hilal with the largest deal ever at that time), Sahlawi broke into the first team squad and had to assume responsibility of the Al-Qadsiah attack alongside his teammate Yousef Al-Salem. Following administration issues, Al-Sahlawi experienced a difficult period where he was relegated to the bench, while at the same time he was leading the Saudi Olympic team.

Following Al-Qadsiah's relegation to the first division and the departure of most of the star players in the team. Al-Sahlawi was lent to Al-Fateh and played five matches scoring one goal. Despite other offers, he returned to Al-Qadsiah. In his return season, he scored 18 goals and registered 8 assists. At the end of the season, he signed a new deal with Al-Qadsiah for three years for a contract worth SR3 million. He ended the 2008 season as the Top Goalscorer in the Saudi First Division.

Al-Nassr He moved to Al-Nassr in 2009 for SR32 million ($8 million), breaking Yasser Al-Qahtani record transfer as the largest deal in Saudi football history.

In his first season with Al-Nassr, Al-Sahlawi scored 21 goals in 36 matches and received the Young Player of the Year award from STC.

In 2015, he was selected as one of the world's best top goalscorers by the IFFHS.

On 29 March 2018, it was confirmed that he will spend three weeks training with Manchester United in order to sharpen up his game ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Al-Shabab On 2 August 2019, Al-Shabab announced signing with Al-Sahlawi on a free transfer.

Muaither On 2 August 2021, Al-Sahlawi announced that he would be joining Qatari side Muaither on his Twitter account.

Al-Hazem On 14 December 2021, Al-Hazem announced signing with Al-Sahlawi on a free transfer.

Al-Safa On 16 September 2023, Al-Sahlawi joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Safa.

International career

Youth Al-Sahlawi scored his first goal for the national team in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship against Iraq U-20 in the 52nd minute. The game ended in a draw with a score of 2–2. His second came against Malaysia U-20 within 13 minutes, and they won with a score of 2–0, although they lost in the quarter-finals against Japan U-20 1 goal to 2.

Senior On 3 September 2015, Al-Sahlawi scored his first senior hat-trick, in a 7–0 defeat of Timor-Leste in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored another 5 goals on 17 November 2015 in a 10–0 drubbing of Timor-Leste.

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He was named in the final squad on 4 June.

Career statistics Club

International Statistics accurate as of match played 20 June 2018.

International goals

Score and Result list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first + International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 May 2010 Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Friendly 2. 28 July 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 22 June 2012 King Fahd Stadium, Taif, Saudi Arabia 2012 Arab Nations Cup 4. 5. 14 January 2015 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 2015 AFC Asian Cup 6. 7. 18 January 2015 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 8. 30 March 2015 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Friendly 9. 10. 11 June 2015 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 11. 12. 3 September 2015 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 13. 14. 15. 8 September 2015 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 16. 8 October 2015 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 17. 18. 17 November 2015 National Stadium, Dili, East Timor 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24 March 2016 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 24. 24 August 2016 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–0 4–0 Friendly 25. 14 January 2017 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Friendly 26. 27. 23 March 2017 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 28. 8 June 2017 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia

Honours Club Al-Qadsiah Saudi First Division League: 2008–09

Al-Nassr Saudi Pro League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19 Crown Prince's Cup: 2013–14

Individual Saudi Pro League Footballer of the Year: 2013–14, 2014–15 Saudi First Division League Top scorer: 2008–09 Best Gulf Player: 2015 STC Young Player of the Year: 2009