Saad Sattam Saud Al Shammari (; born 6 August 1980) is a former

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who played as a

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. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represented the Qatar national team. Saad's brother, Fahad Al Shammari plays for Al Gharafa.

Club career

He is currently playing in newly promoted team Al Jaish after joining them from Al Gharafa in 2011. He previously played for Danish side

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

in 2004. He has won the Qatari league three times and several domestic cup titles.

International career

He was a part of the squad that won the

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in 2004 over

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on penalties. He scored one goal in the group stage.

Honours

Al Gharafa *

Qatari League The Qatar Stars League (; abbreviated as QSL), known as Ooredoo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation wit ...

: 2004-05, 2007–08, 2008-09 *

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup (), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by all first and second division teams in Qatar. The tournament is played in a knockout system, ...

: 2009 *

Qatar Crown Prince Cup The Qatar Cup (formerly known as Qatar Crown Prince Cup) is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League after each season. In 2013, the tournament was renamed Qatar Cup. Previous winners All-time ...

: 2000 *

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup () is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in 1977. Prior to the 2014 Sheik ...

: 2005, 2007 Qatar *

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Personal life

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in 2009 in his hometown of

Rafha Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء) is a city and governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Northern Borders Province and is located near the border with Iraq. As of the 2022 census, it has a population of 84,536. Overview Rafha is the sec ...

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

.زواج كابتن منتخب قطر في محافظة رفحاء

External links

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QSL.com.qa profile

References

1980 births Living people Qatari men's footballers 21st-century Qatari sportsmen Qatari expatriate men's footballers Qatar men's international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Gharafa SC players Esbjerg fB players El Jaish SC players Umm Salal SC players Al-Wakrah SC players Qatar Stars League players Danish Superliga players Naturalized citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Saudi Arabian descent Saudi Arabian emigrants to Qatar Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Men's association football fullbacks Asian Games footballers for Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Qatari expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{Qatar-footy-defender-stub