Mohamed Kanno
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Kanno playing for Saudi Arabia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Ibrahim Abdullah Kanno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Hilal | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Al-Ettifaq | 67 | (14) |
| 2017– | Al Hilal | 214 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia | 82 | (8) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 26 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mohamed Ibrahim Abdullah Kanno (Arabic: محمد إبراهيم عبد الله كنو; born 22 September 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Club career
[edit]Ettifaq
[edit]Kanno was playing at Ettifaq in 2013–2017, who were relegated in 2014. In 2016, Kanno helped his team get back into the league. He left in 2017 to join Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal
[edit]On 3 July 2017, Kanno moved to Al-Hilal on a five-year contract.[4]
International career
[edit]In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]
At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he started all three group stage matches for Saudi Arabia.[6][7][8] Despite defeating eventual champion Argentina in their first match, Saudi Arabia finished fourth in their group and did not advance to the knockout stage.
Career statistics
[edit]This section needs to be updated. (February 2026) |
Club
[edit]- As of 27 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | King's Cup | Crown Prince Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2013–14 | Saudi Pro League | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Saudi First Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Saudi Pro League | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 67 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | ||
| Al-Hilal | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 4[e] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 3[f] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 8[g] | 1 | 54 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 6[h] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | –— | 7 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 212 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 349 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 279 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 430 | 47 | ||
- ↑ Discontinued in September 2017
- ↑ Eight appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup, one appearance in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Six appearances and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, five appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 26 June 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 May 2018 | La Cartuja, Seville, Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 13 October 2023 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||
| 3. | 21 January 2024 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 4. | 25 December 2024 | Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait | 1–2 | 3–2 | 26th Arabian Gulf Cup | |
| 5. | 31 December 2024 | 1–2 | ||||
| 6. | 5 December 2025 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2025 FIFA Arab Cup | |
| 7. | 2–0 | |||||
| 8. | 11 December 2025 | Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2025 FIFA Arab Cup |
Honours
[edit]Al-Ettifaq
Al-Hilal
- Pro League: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
- King Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025-26
- Saudi Super Cup: 2018, 2021, 2023,[10] 2024[11]
- AFC Champions League Elite: 2019,[12] 2021
Individual
- Saudi Pro League Saudi Player of the Season: 2018–19[13]
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year: 2025[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Mohamed Kanno at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".[dead link]
- ↑ "BeSoccer: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia lineups". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ "BeSoccer: Poland vs Saudi Arabia lineups". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ "BeSoccer: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico lineups". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Kanno, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Al Hilal thrash Al Ittihad to win Saudi Super Cup". ESPN. 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr routed by Al Hilal in Saudi Super Cup final". ESPN. 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Final – 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title". AFC. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "لاعب فريق #الهلال محمد كنو يحصل على جائزة #أفضل_لاعب_سعودي".
- ↑ "IFFHS TEAMS OF THE YEAR 2025". IFFHS. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mohamed Kanno at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Khobar
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- Al-Ettifaq Club players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Saudi First Division League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers
- Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
- Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Saudi Arabian people of African descent
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
- Saudi Arabian football midfielder stubs