Mohamed Kanno

Mohamed Kanno
Kanno with Al Hilal at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ibrahim Abdullah Kanno[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-22) 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 188 (17)
International career‡
2016–2017 Saudi Arabia U23 5 (1)
2017– Saudi Arabia 72 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:42, 15 December 2025 (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

Ettifaq

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

On 3 July 2017, Kanno moved to Al-Hilal on a five-year contract.[4]

International career

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

Club

As of 4 July 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Total 170 17 24 1 0 0 67 2 34 3 305 23
Career total 237 31 31 4 7 2 67 2 34 3 386 42
  1. ^ Discontinued in September 2017
  2. ^ Eight appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup, one appearance in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  5. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  6. ^ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ Six appearances and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  8. ^ One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, five appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 15 December 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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 15 3
2025 10 3
Total 72 8
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[9]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Kanno
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 May 2018 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Greece 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 13 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal  Nigeria 2–2 2–2
3. 21 January 2024 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 2–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup
4. 25 December 2024 Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait  Yemen 1–2 3–2 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
5. 31 December 2024  Oman 1–2
6. 5 December 2025 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar  Comoros 1–0 3–1 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
7. 2–0
8. 11 December 2025 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Palestine 2–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2025 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

Al-Ettifaq

Al-Hilal

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Mohamed Kanno at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  6. ^ "BeSoccer: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia lineups". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ^ "BeSoccer: Poland vs Saudi Arabia lineups". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ^ "BeSoccer: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico lineups". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Kanno, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "لاعب فريق #الهلال محمد كنو يحصل على جائزة #أفضل_لاعب_سعودي".
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