Salman Al-Moasher
Saudi Arabian footballer
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Salman Al-Moasher (Arabic: سلمان المؤشر; born 5 October 1988) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Wehda a winger. He is a former Saudi Arabia international having represented them from 2012 until 2018.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salman Mohammed Al-Moasher | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wehda | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Heraa | ||
| 2005–2007 | Al Hilal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Al Hilal | 5 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Al-Qadsiah | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Al-Wehda | 86 | (29) |
| 2014–2023 | Al-Ahli | 190 | (22) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Tai | 18 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Jubail | 29 | (1) |
| 2025– | Al-Wehda | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2018 | Saudi Arabia | 24 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 12 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:29, 27 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
Salman Al-Moasher started his career at Heraa in his hometown of Mecca. In 2005, he received offers from Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab. He also received an offer from Khaled Al-Hubaish, the head of youth development at Al Hilal at the time, to join Al-Hilal's youth team. Al-Moasher eventually agreed to Al-Hilal's offer and officially joined their youth team.[3][4]
Al-Moasher made his first-team debut for Al-Hilal on 7 January 2008 in the league match against Al-Wehda. He scored the only goal of the game in the 45th minute.[5] On 12 January 2008, Al-Moasher scored his second goal for the club as Al-Hilal defeated Al-Wehda 3–1 at home.[6] Despite scoring twice, Al-Moasher was unable to break into the first team and made just 4 appearances throughout all competitions in the 2007–08 season. On 15 December 2008, Al-Moasher made his final appearance for the club in the 2–0 away win against Al-Raed.[7] In January 2010, Al-Moasher joined Al-Qadsiah on loan until the end of the season. However, he failed to make a single appearance for the club and returned to Al-Hilal following the conclusion of the season.
On 20 January 2011, Al-Moasher joined Al-Wehda on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2011 in the league match against former club Al-Hilal.[9] He scored twice and assisted five times in 18 matches throughout all competitions as Al-Wehda finished as runners-up in the Crown Prince Cup. Despite his best efforts, Al-Wehda were relegated at the end of the season after they were docked three points.[10] In his second season at the club, Al-Moasher scored 14 league goals helping Al-Wehda finish second in the First Division thus earning promotion to the Pro League.[11] In the 2012–13 season, Al-Moasher scored once and assisted three times in 21 league matches. However, Al-Wehda finished 14th and were relegated at the end of the season.[12] Following Al-Wehda's relegation to the First Division, Al-Moahser was linked to moves to Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.[13] However, a move wasn't materialized and Al-Moasher remained at Al-Wehda. In his fourth and final season at the club, Al-Moasher scored 11 goals in 28 appearances and finished as the club's top scorer. However, Al-Wehda finished third and failed to gain promotion to the Pro League. Al-Moasher refused to sign a new contract with the club and left following the conclusion of the season.
On 13 May 2014, Al-Moasher joined Al-Ahli on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[14] He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2014 in the Crown Prince Cup match against Hajer.[15] He made his league debut on 27 September 2014 against Al-Shoulla.[16] Al-Moasher scored his first goal for Al-Ahli in the 4–2 away win against Al-Raed on 25 October 2014.[17] In the final league match of the season, Al-Moasher scored the equalizer against derby rivals Al-Ittihad. This meant that Al-Ahli would end their season unbeaten. However, despite ending the league unbeaten, Al-Ahli finished in second place.[18] In his second season at the club, Al-Moasher played a vital role in helping Al-Ahli win the domestic double.
On 11 September 2023, Al-Moahser joined Al-Tai on a one-year deal following the expiration of his contract with Al-Ahli.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 May 2024.[20]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup [a] | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Hilal | 2007–08 | Premier League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al-Hilal Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2009–10 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Wehda | 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | First Division | 27 | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 16 | |
| 2012–13 | Pro League | 21 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | First Division | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 11 | |
| Al-Wehda Total | 86 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 30 | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2014–15 | Pro League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | SFDL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Al-Ahli Total | 190 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 267 | 33 | ||
| Al-Tai | 2023–24 | Pro League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Career Total | 299 | 53 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 397 | 65 | ||
- Discontinued in September 19, 2017
- Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
- Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[21]
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 2 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[22]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2017 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 22 December 2017 | Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 2–1 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |
Honours
Al-Hilal
Al-Ahli