Ali Afif
Qatari footballer (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ali Hassan Afif Yahya (Arabic: عَلِيّ حَسَن عَفِيف يَحْيَى; born 20 January 1988) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays for Umm Salal and the Qatar national team as a left-back.
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Afif with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ali Hassan Afif Yahya[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Umm Salal | |||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Al Markhiya | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Al Sadd | 101 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | → Lekhwiya (loan) | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2023 | Al-Duhail | 161 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Umm Salal | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Qatar U17 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | Qatar | 54 | (8) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Personal
Afif has six siblings.[2] His father, Hassan Afif, is of Somali descent and was born in Moshi, Tanzania.[3] His father previously played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia before relocating to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized. After retiring, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and 2006 till 2007.[4][5] His mother, Fayza, comes from Yemen.[2]
He has a brother, Akram Afif, who is also a member of Qatar's football team. He currently plays for Al Sadd.
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 20 August 2008 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Tajikistan | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Libya | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 26 May 2009 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 10 June 2009 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |  Japan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 9 September 2009 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Oman | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 14 October 2009 | Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Paris, France |  DR Congo | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 28 December 2009 | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Iran | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 8. | 5 September 2013 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Mauritius | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 13 October 2013 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Yemen | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 10. | 25 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Al-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Qatar Emir Cup: 2005, 2007
- Qatar Cup: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2006
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2010
- AFC Champions League: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup bronze medalist: 2011
- Al-Duhail
International
- Qatar
References
External links
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