Yousuf Nasr Al-Thunayan

Al-Thunayan played his entire club career for Al-Hilal, joining the first team in 1984 and retiring in 2005 after winning a total of 24 titles with the club. On 14 December 2005, Al-Hilal hosted Valencia in his farewell match. Particular highlights are Asian Club Championship 1991 Winner and Asian Club Championship 1999-2000 Winner.

During his active career, Al-Thunayan played 95 international matches and scored 33 goals for the Saudi Arabia national team. At the age of 34 he was selected for his only Football World Cup, and appeared in two games, scoring from the penalty spot in the 2–2 draw with South Africa. Yousuf represented Saudi Arabia in 3 consecutive AFC Asian Cup finals in 1988, 1992 and 1996, winning two out of these three.

1988 AFC Asian Cup (Qatar)

Yousuf took over the starting forward role mid-way through the tournament coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira. He played against Bahrain in the group stage which ended 1-1. He also played an important game vs China which Saudi Arabia won 1–0. He played the semi finals against Iran which Saudi Arabia won 1–0. He also played in the final against South Korea which Saudi Arabia won on penalties.

1992 AFC Asian Cup (Japan)

He scored a goal in a group stage game against China which ended 1-1. He also played a group stage game against Qatar which again ended 1-1. In the final group stage game, Yousuf scored a goal in a 4–0 game against Thailand. Yousuf led the team to defeat UAE 2–0 in the semi finals. Yousuf played the final in which Saudi Arabia lost to Japan.

1992 King Fahd Cup, later known as the FIFA Confederations Cup

The King Fahd Cup was the last stop prior to Asian World Cup qualifiers. Saudi Arabia beat USA 3–0, with Yousuf scoring a goal.

1996 AFC Asian Cup (UAE)

Yousuf was on the bench but was…

Club

Saudi Premier League : 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002 Saudi King Cup : 1984, 1989 Crown Prince Cup : 1995, 2000 Saudi Federation Cup : 1987, 1996, 2000 Saudi Founder's Cup : 2000 AFC Champions League : 1991, 2000 Asian Cup Winners Cup : 1997 Asian Super Cup : 1997 Arab Champions League : 1994, 1995 Arab Super Cup : 2001 GCC Club Cup : 1986, 1998

International

AFC Asian Cup Winners (2) : 1988, 1996 Runners-up (1) : 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up (1) : 1992 Arabian Gulf Cup Runners-up (1) : 1998 Arab Nations Cup Winners (1) : 1998 Runners-up (1) : 1992

Individual

1986, 1991-92 Asian Club Championship - Best player