Background and career
Mohammad Bandar Saud Al-Shalhoub (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بَنْدَر سُعُود الشَّلْهُوب; born 8 December 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer and was the assistant manager of Al-Hilal. He played as an attacking midfielder for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. A legend of Saudi football, he won 33 trophies with Al Hilal and one title with the Saudi Arabia national team, making him one of the most decorated footballers of all time.
On 30 November 2006, Al-Shalhoub came third in the Asian Footballer of the Year award, after eventual winner Khalfan Ibrahim from Qatar and Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait.
