Ali Mabkhout
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri (Arabic: علي أحمد مبخوت محسن الهاجري; born 5 October 1990) is a professional association football player who plays for Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team.
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| Full name | Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Jazira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2008 | Al Jazira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Al Jazira | 227 | (165) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | United Arab Emirates U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | United Arab Emirates U23 | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | United Arab Emirates | 100 | (79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He used to play in the youth system, and played his first game out of the youth system for Al Jazira in 2009.
Club career
Mabkhout played in the AFC Champions League for the first time against Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute.[1] On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.[2]
International career
In the 2015 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals, Mabkhout scored the first goal against Japan to make it 1–0 and it was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney. He also scored in the penalty shootout against Japan. UAE ended up winning 5–4 in penalties.[3]
On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win. He then became the highest goalscorer on the national team.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Jazira | 2009–10 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | UAE Pro League | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2011–12 | UAE Pro League | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 10 | |
| 2014–15 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 17 | |
| 2015–16 | UAE Pro League | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 25 | |
| 2016–17 | UAE Pro League | 25 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 34 | |
| 2017–18 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | |
| 2018–19 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | |
| 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | |
| 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | |
| Career total | 227 | 165 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 283 | 185 | ||
- Includes UAE President's Cup, UAE League Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 14 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 | |
| Total | 100 | 79 | |
Honours
Al Jazira
- UAE Pro League: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
- UAE President's Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Etisalat Emirates Cup: 2009–10
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,[8] 2019[9]
References
- "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.
- "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015.
- "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019.
- Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Ali Mabkhout at National-Football-Teams.com
- "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.
Other websites
- Ali Mabkhout – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway