Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hilal Saeed Obaid S. Al Dhanhani Mesmari | ||
Date of birth | March 24, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | United Arab Emirates | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Fujairah | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
???–2007 | Al-Fujairah | ||
2007–2010 | Al-Ain | 29 | (1) |
2010–2015 | Al-Nasr | 73 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Emirates | ||
2016–2021 | Al-Fujairah | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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