Hassan Al-Tambakti

Hassan Mohammed Osama Al-Tambakti (Arabic: حسان محمد أسامة التمبكتي; born 9 February 1999) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.[3]

Hassan Al-Tambakti
Personal information
Full name Hassan Mohammed Osama Al-Tambakti[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 87
Youth career
–2018 Al-Shabab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Al-Shabab 48 (0)
2019–2020 → Al-Wehda (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Al-Hilal 2 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Saudi Arabia U20 19 (2)
2019–2022 Saudi Arabia U23 13 (0)
2019– Saudi Arabia 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2022

Career

Club

Al-Tambakti is an academy graduate of Al-Shabab and signed his first professional contract with the club on 31 May 2018.[4] He renewed his contract on 5 February 2019, signing a one-year contract extension.[5] He made his debut for the first team in the King Cup match against Al-Sahel on 2 January 2019. On 31 August 2019, Al-Tambakti was loaned out to fellow Pro League side Al-Wehda.[6] He made his debut for Al-Wehda on 27 September 2019 in the league match against Al-Fateh.[7] He made eight appearances for Al-Wehda before returning to Al-Shabab following the conclusion of the season. On 4 January 2023, Al-Tambakti renewed his contract with Al-Shabab until the end of the 2026–27 season.[8]

On 21 August 2023, Al-Tambakti joined rivals Al-Hilal for a reported fee of SAR46 million, becoming the most expensive Saudi player in history.[9][10]

International

Al-Tambakti was first called up to Saudi Arabia national football team in 2019 for the game against Singapore in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round, but did not play. He made his debut for the Green Falcons against Paraguay on 19 November in a friendly. Throughout the qualification, Al-Tambakti didn't play a major role as Saudi Arabia qualified with an impressive result.

Despite lack of time playing for the senior side in the qualifiers, his strong performance for the U-23 team as Saudi Arabia won the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup allowed him to be included in the final tournament. He gave a great impression in the first game against Argentina as he played a small but instrumental role in helping Saudi Arabia to stun Argentina with a historic 2–1 win. However, Al-Tambakti would go on to become the reason for Saudi Arabia's eventual group stage exit, as his foul on Henry Martín in the match against Mexico was utilisied by Luis Chávez, who scored a thunderous free kick as Saudi Arabia crumbled to Mexico by the same scoreline and finished in the bottom place.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 August 2023[1]
Club Season League King Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Shabab 2018–19 0010––10
2020–21 13010–00140
2021–22 701030–110
2022–23 27010203[lower-alpha 1]1331
2023–24 1000–5[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 480405081651
Al-Wehda (loan) 2019–20 8000––80
Career total 560405081731
  1. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

International

Saudi Arabia U20

Saudi Arabia U23

References
  1. "HASSAN TAMBAKTI".
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. "حسان محمد تمبكتي".
  4. "بالصور.. الشباب يجدد عقود تمبكتي والعمران".
  5. "#الشباب يمدد عقد لاعبه حسان تمبكتي".
  6. "إدارة ⁧ الوحدة⁩ تتعاقد مع لاعب نادي الشباب، ومنتخبنا الوطني حسان تمبكتي لمدة عام".
  7. "AL WEHDA VS. AL FATEH 2 - 0".
  8. "الشباب يمدد عقد مدافعه "تمبكتي".. حتى 2027".
  9. "الهلال يحسم صفقة تمبكتي".
  10. "لاعبان ومبلغ مالي كبير.. الهلال يحسم صفقة تمبكتي".
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