Mohamed Ibrahim Abdullah Kanno ( ar, محمد إبراهيم عبد الله كنو; born 22 September 1994) is a Saudi Arabian

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player who plays as a

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for Al-Hilal.

Club career

Ettifaq

Kanno was playing at Ettifaq in 2013–2017, but they were relegated in 2014. In 2016, Kanno helped his team get back into the league. He left in 2017 to join Al-Hilal.

Al-Hilal

On 3 July 2017, Kanno moved to Al-Hilal on a five year contract.

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary

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for the

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in Russia. At the

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, he started all three group stage matches for Saudi Arabia. Despite defeating eventual champion Argentina in their first match, Saudi Arabia finished fourth in their group and did not advance to the knockout stage.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2023.''

International goals

''As of 13 October 2023.'' :''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Ettifaq * Saudi First Division: 2015–16 Al-Hilal * Pro League: 2017–18, 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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: 2019–20,

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References

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* 1994 births Living people People from Khobar Saudi Arabian men's footballers Al-Ettifaq FC players Al Hilal SFC players Men's association football midfielders Saudi First Division League players Saudi Pro League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{SaudiArabia-footy-midfielder-stub