Anas Farah Ali

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Anas Farah Ali
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Egersund
(on loan from Fredrikstad)
Number 9
Youth career
2012 Trosvik
2013 Selbak
2014–2015 Fredrikstad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Fredrikstad 40 (6)
2019 → Grorud (loan) 2 (0)
2021– → Egersund (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2015 2 (1)
2015–2016 Norway U16 17 (4)
2017 Norway U17 3 (1)
2018 Norway U18 3 (0)
2021– Djibouti 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2021

Anas Farah Ali (born 3 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egersund, on loan from Fredrikstad FK. Born in Norway, he now represents the Djibouti national team.[2]

Club career[]

As a youth Ali played for Trosvik IF and Selbak TIF.[3] He later joined the academy of Fredrikstad FK and was promoted to the senior squad in 2015. He was subsequently sent out on loan to Grorud IL in 2019 and Egersunds IK in 2021.[4]

International career[]

Ali represented Norway in 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, appearing in three matches.[4] He has represented Norway from under-15 to under-18 level.[5]

In August 2021 it was announced that Ali had been called up to represent Djibouti in 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Algeria and Niger the following month.[6] He debuted with Djibouti in a 4–2 loss to Niger on 6 September 2021, scoring the first goal in the game in the 32nd minute.[7]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Djibouti's goal tally first.[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Niger 1–0 2–4 2022 World Cup qualification
Last updated 6 September 2021

International career statistics[]

As of match played 6 September 2021. [8]
Djibouti national team
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 1
Total 1 1

References[]

  1. ^ Anas Farah Ali at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "X One Agency profile". X One Agency. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Fredrikstad FK profile". Fredrikstad FK. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Anas Farah Ali at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ "Pa Utlan Fra FFK-na skal han Spille VM Kvalifisering" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad Blad. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Anas Farah Ali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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