Ali Mabkhout

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Ali Mabkhout
Lebanon v United Arab Emirates, 16 November 2021 32 (Ali Mabkhout).jpg
Mabkhout with the United Arab Emirates in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al Jazira
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2008 Al Jazira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Al Jazira 245 (176)
National team‡
2008–2009 United Arab Emirates U20 10 (0)
2012 United Arab Emirates U23 16 (4)
2009– United Arab Emirates 101 (79)
Honours
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Third place 2015 Australia
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou
Gulf Cup
Winner 2013 Bahrain
Runner-up 2018 Kuwait
Third place 2014 Saudi Arabia
GCC U-23 Championship
Winner 2010 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 February 2022

Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri (Arabic: علي أحمد مبخوت محسن الهاجري; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional association football player who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team.

Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira's first team in 2009.

Club career[]

Mabkhout made his AFC Champions League debut against Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute.[2] On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw.[3]

Mabkhout formed a partnership with Ricardo Oliveira, his teammate from 2009 to 2014; this partnership was said to contribute towards the development of Mabkhout's talents in his formative years.[4]

International career[]

In the quarter-final of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Mabkhout scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Japan at Stadium Australia in Sydney; he went on to convert his penalty kick as the UAE defeated the defending champions 5–4 in a penalty shootout.[5]

On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.[6][note 1]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 18 February 2022[8]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Jazira 2008–09 UAE Pro League 4 2 0 0 3 1 7 2
2009–10 UAE Pro League 16 3 8 3 6 0 30 6
2010–11 UAE Pro League 8 2 6 4 5 1 19 7
2011–12 UAE Pro League 11 3 7 2 2 0 20 5
2012–13 UAE Pro League 24 11 4 1 5 1 33 13
2013–14 UAE Pro League 19 7 2 1 8 3 29 11
2014–15 UAE Pro League 24 16 1 0 0 0 26 17
2015–16 UAE Pro League 23 23 4 5 5 2 32 30
2016–17 UAE Pro League 25 33 4 1 4 1 33 35
2017–18 UAE Pro League 16 13 7 2 8 2 26 19
2018–19 UAE Pro League 19 20 1 0 7 4 19 20
2019–20 UAE Pro League 19 13 6 1 0 0 25 14
2020–21 UAE Pro League 26 25 1 0 0 0 27 25
2021–22 UAE Pro League 11 5 0 0 2 0 13 5
Career total 245 176 55 19 51 14 351 209
  1. ^ Includes UAE President's Cup, UAE League Cup
  2. ^ Includes AFC Champions League , FIFA Club World Cup

International[]

See also: List of international goals scored by Ali Mabkhout
As of match played 10 December 2021[7][9]
National team Year Apps Goals
United Arab Emirates 2009 1 0
2010 1 0
2012 6 5
2013 11 10
2014 14 5
2015 13 13
2016 8 3
2017 9 6
2018 6 2
2019 14 19
2020 2 2
2021 16 14
Total 101 79

Honours[]

Al Jazira

United Arab Emirates U23

United Arab Emirates

Individual

Notes[]

  1. ^ Mabkhout's three goals against Sri Lanka on 31 August 2019 were initially considered in an unofficial friendly; hence he become the UAE's all-time leading goalscorer when he scored two goals against Malaysia on 10 September 2019.[7]

Reference[]

  1. ^ a b "Ali Mabkhout". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Match Summary - Al Ittihad 1–1 Al Jazira" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Match Summary - Al Jazira 2–2 Esteghlal" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012.
  4. ^ Paul Oberjuerge (22 January 2014). "Oliveira has made a name for himself in Arabian Gulf League". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. ^ Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ "AC2015 DREAM TEAM". AFC Asian Cup official twitter. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  11. ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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