Almoez Ali

Almoez Ali
Ali with the 2019 AFC Asian Cup golden boot trophy after the championship won by Qatar
Personal information
Full name Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker, winger[4]
Team information
Current team
Al-Duhail
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2006 Al-Mesaimeer
2006–2013 Aspire Academy
2013–2014 Lekhwiya
2014–2015 Eupen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 FC Pasching/LASK Linz II 4 (5)
2015–2016 LASK 7 (1)
2016 Cultural Leonesa 10 (1)
2016– Al-Duhail 147 (49)
International career
2014–2015 Qatar U20 9 (3)
2016–2018 Qatar U23 7 (6)
2013– Qatar 112 (54)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2019 UAE
Winner 2023 Qatar
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 17 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla (Arabic: المعز علي زين العابدين محمد عبد الله; born 19 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail, whom he captains. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Ali is a member of the Qatar squad which won the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where he scored nine goals, which also serves as the record for most goals scored at an AFC Asian Cup.[5] He is also the only footballer to score in three different intercontinental championships — those being the AFC Asian Cup, the Copa América and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

  1. ^ "Almoez Ali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Qatar's Almoez Ali pick of the bunch in Asian Cup for young forwards". Qatar-Tribune. 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Almoez Ali - AFC Asian Cup 2019".
  4. ^ "المنتخب القطري يتوج بطلا لكأس آسيا لكرة القدم 2019 لأول مرة في تاريخه". جريدة لوسيل (in Arabic). 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ @afcasiancup (1 February 2019). "Al Moez Ali is your #AsianCup2019 top scorer and he did it in style!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023: Almoez Ali Seeks to Engrave His Name in History Records Again as Tournament's Top Scorer". Qatar News Agency. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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