Saad Mish'al Al-Harthi - also transliterated Sa'ad Al-Harthi - ( ar, سعد مشعل الحارثي) is a Saudi Arabian former football striker who played for Saudi Premiership side Al-Nassr FC. He retired from playing football in 2013.

Career

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. On 14 March 2007, Al-Harthi was awarded the "Most promising Arab player" Award for 2006 given by the Lebanese Al-Hadth football magazine

He proved himself in the AFC Asian Cup by scoring the winning goal against Indonesia. The 2007/2008 season has been a disappointing 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.

International goals

Honours

Club

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Al-Nassr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yello ...

* Federation Cup: 2007–08 ; Al-Hilal *

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: 2011–12, 2012–13

International

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: 2005 * AFC Asian Cup: Runner-up 2007

References

*Al-Amri, Mohammed. "الرئيس العام يسلم الحارثي جائزة أفضل لاعب عربي واعد", Al-Riyadh, March 14, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2007.

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* Living people Saudi Arabian footballers Saudi Arabia international footballers Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Al Nassr FC players Al Hilal SFC players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Association football forwards 1984 births Sportspeople from Riyadh Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslims Saudi Professional League players {{SaudiArabia-footy-forward-stub