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 as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr and the United Arab Emirates national team.
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Full name | Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 October 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Nasr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Al Jazira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2024 | Al Jazira | 299 | (218) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Al-Nasr | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | United Arab Emirates U20 | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | United Arab Emirates U23 | 16 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009– | United Arab Emirates | 114 | (85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 |
Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira's first team in 2009.
Club career
editMabkhout made his AFC Champions League debut against Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute.[4] On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw.[5]
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.[6]
International career
editIn 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.[7]
During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals hosted by the United Arab Emirates, Mabkhout netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory over defending champions Australia, which qualified his country to the semi-finals.[8]
On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.[9][note 1]
Mabkhout was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, yet he surprisingly was not able to feature in any match during the competition under coach Paulo Bento.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 August 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al Jazira | 2008–09 | UPL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
2009–10 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 13 | ||
2010–11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | ||
2011–12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
2012–13 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 16 | ||
2013–14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 14 | ||
2014–15 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | ||
2015–16 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 32 | ||
2016–17 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 37 | ||
2017–18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 22 | ||
2018–19 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | ||
2019–20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | ||
2020–21 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | ||
2021–22 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | ||
2022–23 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | ||
2023–24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
Total | 299 | 218 | 80 | 24 | 54 | 16 | 433 | 258 | ||
Al-Nasr | 2024–25 | UPL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Career total | 301 | 219 | 81 | 24 | 54 | 16 | 436 | 259 |
- ^ Includes UAE President's Cup (42 appearances), UAE League Cup (36 appearances),UAE Super Cup (two appearances)
- ^ Includes AFC Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United Arab Emirates | 2009 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 1 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 5 | |
2013 | 11 | 11 | |
2014 | 15 | 5 | |
2015 | 14 | 13 | |
2016 | 8 | 3 | |
2017 | 9 | 6 | |
2018 | 6 | 2 | |
2019 | 15 | 19 | |
2020 | 2 | 5 | |
2021 | 16 | 14 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
2023 | 5 | 4 | |
Total | 114 | 85 |
Honours
editAl Jazira
- UAE Pro League: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
- UAE President's Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16
- Etisalat Emirates Cup: 2009–10
- UAE Super Cup: 2021–22
United Arab Emirates U23
- GCC U-23 Championship: 2010
- Asian Games silver medal: 2010
United Arab Emirates
- Arabian Gulf Cup: 2013
- AFC Asian Cup third place: 2015
Individual
- UAE Pro League top scorer: 2016–17, 2020–21
- Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer: 2014, 2019
- AFC Asian Cup top scorer: 2015
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2015,[14] 2019[15]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ali Mabkhout". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Al Jazira" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Ali Mabkhout". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Match Summary - Al Ittihad 1–1 Al Jazira" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Summary - Al Jazira 2–2 Esteghlal" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012.
- ^ Paul Oberjuerge (22 January 2014). "Oliveira has made a name for himself in Arabian Gulf League". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Australia out of Asian Cup as UAE pounce on Milos Degenek error". The Guardian. 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "UAE Asian Cup talking points: Mabkhout's role, midfield balance and offensive options". The National News. 28 January 2024.
- ^ Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "AC2015 DREAM TEAM". AFC Asian Cup official twitter. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
edit- Ali Mabkhout – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ali Mabkhout – AFC competition record
- Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway
- Ali Mabkhout at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)