var playerInfo={"2B1A74B80063A830":"1","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"166cm","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"20","C377723034B3384C":"2744","38FCF119BEE99893":"Al Hilal","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1982-10-10","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"0","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2012-6-30","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Yaser Al Kahtani","9085EF0B5B518612":"72kg","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"Saudi Arabia","031D6804B38B16BF":"26025","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"","E17A5F6F92350E090E8BE67DDCE16BA0":"Considered by many as the next big thing in Asian football, Yaser Al Kahtani is hoping to take the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany&#8482; by storm. <P>Al Kahtani&#8217;s impressive dribbling skills and phenomenal speed have marked him out as a player to watch in the Saudi Arabian league. <P>In the summer of 2005, the striker turned down a lucrative move to Al Ittihad in favour of boyhood heroes Al Hilal. Now he has his sights set on a move to Europe in order to realise his true potential. <P>During the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he was a crucial asset to the Saudis&#39; successful campaign. He played a vital part against Korea Republic in the home match in Dammam, where he created the first goal and won a penalty from which he scored the second. <P>&#8220;His outstanding performance tonight proved that he is a first-class player and can inflict huge damage against any side,&#8221; said then Saudi coach Gabriel Calderon after the 2-0 victory. <P>Now Al Kahtani has Spain, Ukraine and Tunisia in his sights as he seeks to help the Sons of the Desert into the last 16.<BR><\/P>","F4AE865DDB6B58D9":"Yaser Al Kahtani","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"","e_index":6};