Taisir Al-Jassim


Taisir Jaber Al-Jassam is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Kuwaiti club Al Naser. Al-Jassim was the former captain of Al-Ahli and the vice-captain of the Saudi Arabian national team. He retired from the Saudi Arabian national team in 2018.
Since his debut in 2006, Taiseer has been a regular on the squads of both his club team and the national team.

Club career

Al-Ahli

Taiseer Al-Jassim helped Al-Ahli win the Saudi Federation Cup and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2007 after scoring a goal in the final match with Ittihad FC club. He also won with his team the Gulf Cup for clubs in front of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia 2008. He was instrumental also in his involvement in leading Al-Ahli to the Final game AFC Champions League 2012; he also led Al-Ahli to win the King Cup of Champions in 2011 and 2012.

Loan to Al-Gharafa

He was loaned to Al-Gharafa in 2007. He made a quick impact with the Qatar Stars League runners-up as he scored a goal and created another in the Emir Cup before returning to Al-Ahli.

Loan to Qatar SC

In the Emir Cup 2009, Taiseer scored a goal to Al-Rayyan and they were knockout by penalty kicks 3–3 before returning to Al-Ahli at the end of the tournament.

Loan to Al-Wehda

On 19 August 2018, Al-Jassim was loaned to fellow Pro League Al-Wehda until the end of the 2018–19 season.

International career

2007 AFC Asian Cup

He participated with the Saudi team in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as a key player in the feet and the level of the tournament, where he scored two goals against the Bahrain national football team. He was in the youth team in the tournament, which reached the final before the Iraq national football team and was one of four players with Malek Mouath, Yasser Al-Qahtani and Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani.

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations

He also participated in the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations for the Saudi Arabia national football team, who reached the final against the Oman national football team. However, Al-Jassam's shot was wide of the post in the penalty shoot-out, the match ending 0–0, ultimately giving Oman the trophy by winning the penalties 6–5.

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Al-Jassim scored a goal against the Syria national football team in the 2011 Asian Cup, with Saudi Arabia losing 1–2. Saudi Arabia did not collect any points, so went out in the group stage.

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Al-Jassim scored to Iraq and his Saudi Arabia National Team won 2–1, and he helped them qualify for the Asian Cup in 2015.

2018 World Cup

On 19 December 2017, he announced his intentions to retire after the end of the 2018 World Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He made 2 appearances in the World Cup before his tournament ended prematurely due to injury.

Career statistics

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 June 2007National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore2–02–1Friendly
2.18 July 2007Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia3–04–02007 AFC Asian Cup
3.18 July 2007Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia4–04–02007 AFC Asian Cup
4.2 November 2007King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1–01–0Friendly
5.9 November 2007Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia1–02–0Friendly
6.26 May 2009Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–2Friendly
7.9 October 2010Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia3–04–0Friendly
8.9 January 2011Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–11–22011 AFC Asian Cup
9.15 November 2013Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia1–02–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10.8 September 2014Craven Cottage, London, England2–32–3Friendly
11.3 September 2015King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia5–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.8 September 2015Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia1–13–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.17 November 2015National Stadium, Dili, East Timor7–010–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.24 March 2016King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.29 March 2016Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.24 August 2016Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–04–0Friendly
17.6 October 2016King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia1–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.26 February 2018King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia2–03–0Friendly
19.8 June 2018BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany1–21–2Friendly

Style of play

Taiseer has been described as intelligent, visionary, technically gifted, with excellent work ethics. His strengths are: shooting, especially long-range shooting, dribbling, and passing. He plays in almost all positions in the midfield but most notably as an attacking midfielder, winger, and as a central midfielder.

Honours

Club

;Al-Ahli
Taisir is a Shia Muslim. He built a Shia mosque and named it Zainab in Al-Hasa. He celebrates Islamic occasions with Sunnis. He is married to a Lebanese woman