Hattan Sultan Ahmed Bahebri ( ar, هتان سلطان أحمد باهبري; born 16 July 1992) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He plays as a winger and

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for Al-Shabab. In May 2018, he was named to the Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Club career

Hattan progressed through the youth ranks of

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

. He was first called up to the first team during the Quarter-final match against FC Seoul in

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. He made his first team debut during the 2011–12 season against Al-Taawoun. He spent four seasons with the club and made 37 appearances with club scoring 0 goals and assisting 4 goals. On 1 July 2014, Bahebri joined fellow Pro League side Al-Khaleej on loan for the 2014–15 season. On 10 July 2015, the loan was renewed for a further season. He ended his time with Al-Khaleej making 46 appearances and scoring 6 goals. On 1 August 2016, Bahebri signed a 3-year contract with Al-Shabab. He ended his first season with the club making 18 appearances and scoring twice. Bahebri excelled in his second season with the club, earning him a call-up to the national team for the

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. He made his first cap in nearly 6 years during the opening match against Kuwait. He spent two and a half seasons with the club making 53 appearances and scoring 8 goals in all competitions. During this time, Bahebri represented the national team in 3 tournaments, the

, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the

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. On 1 February 2019, Bahebri joined city rivals and Pro League champions Al-Hilal on a three-year contract. On 31 August 2021, Bahebri rejoined Al-Shabab.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 November 2022.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.''

Honors

Al-Ittihad *

King Cup The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Foot ...

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Al-Hilal *

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

: 2019–20,

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: 2019–20 * AFC Champions League:

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References

1992 births Living people Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Al-Khaleej FC players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Al Hilal SFC players Footballers from Jeddah Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Pro League players Men's association football wingers 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{SaudiArabia-footy-midfielder-stub