On 30 November 2006, Al-Shalhoub came third in the Asian Footballer of the Year award, after eventual winner Khalfan Ibrahim from Qatar and Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait.
ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ˈælʃˈælhaʊb kˈeɪm θˈɜːd ɪnðɪ ˈeɪʒən fˈʊtbɔːlɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd, ˈæftɚɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl wˈɪnɚ kˈɑːlfən ˈɪbɹæhɪm fɹʌm kˈæɾɑːɹ ænd bˈeɪdɚɹ ˈælmjuːtˈɑːwə fɹʌm kuːwˈeɪt.