Ali Al Haj

Ali Al Haj
Al Haj with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ali Jamal Al Haj[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ahed
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2014 ASA
2014–2018 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Nejmeh 13 (1)
2020– Ahed 52 (3)
International career
2019– Lebanon U23 5 (0)
2022– Lebanon 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Ali Jamal Al Haj (Arabic: علي جمال الحاج; born 2 February 2001) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.

Coming through the youth system, Al Haj scored on his senior debut for Nejmeh in 2018, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to score in the Lebanese Premier League. In 2020, he joined Ahed with whom he won a league title.

Al Haj has played for the Lebanon national team since his debut in 2022, scoring his first goal in the 2023 SAFF Championship.

  1. ^ a b "Ali Al Haj". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2022.