Saad Al-Harthi

Football player infobox| playername= Saad Al-Harthi
fullname = Saad Mish'al Al-Harthi (سعد مشعل الحارثي)
nickname = The Arabian Raul (رؤول العرب)


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|2|3
cityofbirth = Riyadh
countryofbirth = Saudi Arabia
height = 178cm
currentclub = Al-Nasr
position = striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-06 2006-2006 2006-
clubs = Al-Nasr Al-Ittihad Al-Nasr
caps(goals) =84 (36) 1 (1)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Saudi Arabia
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (14)
pcupdate = 13 June 2006
ntupdate = 23 June 2006

Saad Al-Harthi - also transliterated Sa'ad Al-Harthi - ( _ar. سعد مشعل الحارثي) is a promising young Saudi Arabian football (soccer) striker who plays for Saudi Premiership side Al-Nasr. While he is a regular first team member at his club, he has to battle for a spot on the Saudi Arabia national football team. Recently he was chosen as a first team player, along with Yasser Al-Qahtani and they both form a good partnership in attack. He is nicknamed "The Arabian Raúl" due to the similarities in both looks and playing style of the famous Spanish footballer Raúl.

On 14th of March 2007, Al-Harthi was awarded the "Most promising Arab player" Award for 2006 given by the Lebanese Al-Hadth football magazine. [http://www.alriyadh.com/2007/03/14/article232721.html]

He proved himself in the AFC Asian Cup by scoring the winning goal against Indonesia.

The 2007/2008 season has ben a dissapointing one for Saad, as he failed to score in numerous situations which could have led his team to victories multiple times. So far this season, he has been able to manage 7 goals, which is considered to be pretty bad for Saad, who has normally been able to score at least 15 times in a season.

Trivia

*In Saudi Arabia, all Nokia phones are given a de facto nickname so it is easier to remember than the normal four-digit model number. The Nokia 6111 is nicknamed "The Arabian Raúl" because of Saad's famous number 11.
*It is rumored that the license plate of his Lexus is (س ع د 1 1 0) which is transliterated S ' D 0 1 1.Fact|date=March 2008

External links

*ar icon [http://www.alharthi11.net/ Official site]

References

*Al-Amri, Mohammed. "الرئيس العام يسلم الحارثي جائزة أفضل لاعب عربي واعد", Al-Riyadh, March 14, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2007. 13:05, 29 September 2007 (UTC)