On 30 November 2006, Al-Shalhoub was selected the third Asian football player of the year, after Khalfan Ibrahim from Qatar who was selected as the best football player in Asia and Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait. Mohammad is considered one of Saudi Arabia's football legends. He speaks very good Portuguese alongside English and his native Arabic. career goals Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
Teams Asian Championship: 2000 Individual.
International AFC Asian Cup: Runner-up 2000, 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations: 2002, 2003 Club Saudi Professional League: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup: 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,2016 Saudi Federation cup: 2000, 2005, 2006,2007 Asian Club Championship: 2000 Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2002 Asian Super Cup: 2000 2009–10 Saudi Premier League: Top goalscorer 2006 Asian football player of the year: Third.
He has been a member of the Saudi Arabian national team since 2000 when he was just twenty years old, and made his debut on 17 October 2000 against Qatar in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
