Ali Musrati

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Al-Musrati
Personal information
Full name Almoatasembellah Ali Mohamed Al-Musrati[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Misrata, Libya[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2017–2019 Vitória de Guimarães B 40 (3)
2019–2020 Vitória de Guimarães 10 (1)
2020 → Rio Ave (loan) 12 (0)
2020– Braga 22 (4)
National team‡
2014– Libya 36 (2)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Almoatasembellah Ali Mohamed Al-Musrati (Arabic: المعتصم بالله علي محمد المصراتي‎; born 6 April 1996), known simply as Al-Musrati, is a Libyan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club S.C. Braga.

Club career[]

Al-Ittihad Tripoli[]

Born in Misrata, Elmusrati began his career at Al-Ittihad Tripoli.[citation needed]

Vitória de Guimarães[]

Reserve team[]

In January 2017 he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães of Portugal's Primeira Liga, on the recommendation of their former player Romano Sion.[2] He began playing for their reserve team in LigaPro, and on 4 March 2018 scored his first goal to equalise in a 1–1 draw away to União.[3]

First team[]

On 5 August 2019, Elmusrati made his debut for the first team, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win at Feirense in the second round of the Taça da Liga.[4] Thirteen days later he made his Primeira Liga debut in a 1–1 home draw with Boavista and was third-place in the vote for the league's best midfielder of the month, behind Bruno Fernandes and Pizzi.[5] On 12 December, he scored his only goal for the first team, equalising in a 3–2 comeback win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League; his club was already eliminated.[6]

Loan to Rio Ave[]

Elmusrati was loaned to Rio Ave of the same league on 29 January 2020, for the rest of the season.[7] He, Diogo Figueiras and Nuno Santos were sent off on 17 June in a 2–1 home loss to Benfica.[8]

Braga[]

On 31 July 2020, Elmusrati signed a four-year deal at Braga, joining his former Rio Ave manager Carlos Carvalhal.[9] His first goal was on 26 November, to open a 3–3 home draw with Leicester City in the Europa League group stage;[10] three days later he struck for the first time in the top flight to win at the Estádio Municipal de Braga against Farense.[11] He was voted the league's Player of the Month for February 2021.[12]

International career[]

Elmusrati was first called up for Libya at the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa, and played all but one game including the penalty shootout win over Ghana in the final.[13][14]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elmusrati goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Ali Elmusrati
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2015 Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt  Cape Verde 1–1 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 7 October 2017 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia  DR Congo 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Braga

Libya

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ali Musrati". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Andrade, Tomaz (21 February 2017). ""Al Musrati tem grande futuro, daqui a dois anos não está cá"" ["Al Musrati has a big future, two years from now he won't be here"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "U. Madeira-V. Guimarães B, 1-1: Madeirenses não seguraram a vantagem" [U. Madeira-V. Guimarães B, 1-1: Madeirans fail to keep the lead]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ "V. Guimarães elimina Feirense e está na fase de grupos da Taça da Liga" [V. Guimarães eliminate Feirense and are in the group phase of the Taça da Liga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Bruno Fernandes eleito o melhor médio do mês de agosto" [Bruno Fernandes chosen as best midfielder in the month of August] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "V. Guimarães despede-se com vitória em Frankfurt (Veja os golos)" [V. Guimarães sign off with victory in Frankfurt (Watch the goals)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Rio Ave garante empréstimo de Al Musrati" [Rio Ave secure loan of Al Musrati]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Benfica vence em Vila do Conde perante Rio Ave que terminou com nove" [Benfica win in Vila do Conde against a Rio Ave who finished with nine]. O Guardião (in Portuguese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Al Musrati assina por quatro épocas pelo SC Braga" [Elmusrati signs for four seasons for SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Braga vs Leicester result: Jamie Vardy strikes late to secure draw and spot in Europa League knockout stages". The Independent. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Braga vence lanterna e assume a vice-liderança do Campeonato Português" [Braga defeat bottom team and take second place in Portuguese Championship] (in Portuguese). UOL. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Liga: Al Musrati eleito o melhor jogador do mês de fevereiro" [Liga: Elmusrati voted February's Player of the Month] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Halftime: Libya 0-0 Ghana". Soccer Laduma. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Alie, Mohammed (1 February 2014). "CHAN 2014: Libya beat Ghana to snatch first African title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Mohamed, Almoatasembellah Ali". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  16. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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