Ali Ashfaq is the top goalscorer of all time for the Maldives national football team, with 57 goals in 90 appearances since his debut in 2003.[1]
On 3 December 2003, Ashfaq scored his debut goal, yet his first hat-trick for Maldives against Mongolia in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In September 2013, Ashfaq netted six times against Sri Lanka in 2013 SAFF Championship. With scoring double hat-trick in a single game, he became the only player for Maldives to score a double hat-trick of all time. In the same tournament, he netted four goals against Bhutan and became the all-time top scorer of SAFF Championship with 23 goals, surpassing the record previously held by India's Bhaichung Bhutia.
Goals
- Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first.[1]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 December 2003 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 5–0 | |||||
3 | 6–0 | |||||
4 | 8–0 | |||||
5 | 13 October 2004 | Vietnam | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
6 | 3–0 | |||||
7 | 7 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 3–0 | 9–1 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
8 | 9–1 | |||||
9 | 9 December 2005 | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
10 | 28 October 2007 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Yemen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 16 April 2009 | Philippines | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification | |
12 | 18 April 2009 | Bhutan | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
13 | 2–0 | |||||
14 | 7 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Afghanistan | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
15 | 3–1 | |||||
16 | 11 December 2009 | Sri Lanka | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
17 | 21 March 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Cambodia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
18 | 3–0 | |||||
19 | 4–0 | |||||
20 | 22 November 2011 | Seychelles | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
21 | 2 December 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
22 | 6 December 2011 | Bangladesh | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
23 | 27 August 2012 | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Nehru Cup | |
24 | 14 February 2013 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Pakistan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
25 | 3–0 | |||||
26 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
27 | 3–0 | |||||
28 | 4–0 | |||||
29 | 5–0 | |||||
30 | 6–0 | |||||
31 | 10–0 | |||||
32 | 4 September 2013 | Bhutan | 3–2 | 8–2 | ||
33 | 4–2 | |||||
34 | 6–2 | |||||
35 | 7–2 | |||||
36 | 27 November 2013 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
37 | 29 November 2013 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||
38 | 13 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Laos | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
39 | 4–1 | |||||
40 | 19 May 2014 | Myanmar | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | |
41 | 21 May 2014 | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
42 | 2–0 | |||||
43 | 8 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
44 | 3–0 | |||||
45 | 4–0 | |||||
46 | 24 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India | Bangladesh | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2015 SAFF Suzuki Cup |
47 | 28 December 2015 | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
48 | 29 March 2016 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
49 | 4–2 | |||||
50 | 6 September 2016 | Laos | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
51 | 4–0 | |||||
52 | 10 October 2019 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Syria | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
53 | 19 November 2019 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Guam | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
54 | 7 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship |
55 | 10 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
56 | 13 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | India | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
57 | 9 November 2021 | Racecourse Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 4–0 | 4–4 | 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament |
Statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2023[1]
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2003 | 3 | 4 |
2004 | 8 | 2 |
2005 | 4 | 3 |
2006 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 1 |
2008 | 7 | 0 |
2009 | 8 | 7 |
2010 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 16 | 6 |
2012 | 6 | 1 |
2013 | 7 | 14 |
2014 | 6 | 5 |
2015 | 9 | 5 |
2016 | 3 | 4 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 98 | 58 |
References
- 1 2 3 Roberto Mamrud. "Ali Ashfaq - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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