Ahmed Khalil

For other people with the same name, see Ahmed Khalil (disambiguation).
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Junaibi.

Ahmed Khalil
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-08) 8 June 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Sharjah, United Arab Emirates[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Bataeh
Number 11
Youth career
2001–2006 Shabab Al Ahli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2017 Shabab Al Ahli 184 (65)
2017–2018 Al Jazira 2 (0)
2018 Al Ain 9 (4)
2018–2022 Shabab Al Ahli 45 (24)
2022– Al Bataeh 23 (1)
International career‡
2004–2006 United Arab Emirates U17 7 (6)
2006–2010 United Arab Emirates U20 15 (13)
2010–2014 United Arab Emirates U23 14 (14)
2008–2019 United Arab Emirates 105 (48)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team competition
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Australia Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2019

Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi (Arabic: أحمد خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 8 June 1991) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a forward for Al Bataeh and United Arab Emirates national team.

In 2006, Ahmed won the 2006 GCC U-17 Championship with UAE U17, in which he was top scorer with five goals. Later in the same years, he joined the first team. The following season with Al-Ahli, Ahmed won his first club honour, the President Cup, and was the top scorer with four goals. In 2008, Ahmed won Super Cup and his first Pro-League 2008–09, and with UAE U20 won the AFC U-19 Championship 2008, and was named player of the tournament and the top scorer with four goals. He was named the most promising Arab Player of the Year by Al-Ahram and Al Hadath magazines and also Asian Young Footballer of the Year.[4][5][6][7] In 2009, Ahmed led UAE U20 to the Quarter-finals in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[8] and scored two goals in the tournament, and was named for the second consecutive time Al-Ahram Most promising Arab player of the Year[9] and nominee of the Asian Young Footballer of the Year for two times.[10] In 2010, Ahmed continued his outstanding performance, by leading UAE Olympic football team. to win the 2010 GCC U-23 Championship by scoring five goals in the tournament and win the top scorer,[11] and for the first ever football silver medal in UAE history at the Asian Games[12] and scored three goals in the tournament. He was named the Best Young Athlete Player of the Year by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award.[13][14][15]

Ahmed won the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2015 after leading his club to the final of the AFC Champions League and UAE to the third-place in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

  1. ^ a b "United Arab Emirates - Ahmed Khalil - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Khalil". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Ahmad Khalil Best Young Player". AFP. 3 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Ahmed Khalil best promising player in 2008". Iraq: alfayhaa. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Ahmed Khalil AFC Youth Player of the Year". UAE: Al Ittihad. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Khalil dedicates award to family". AFC. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Khalil sends UAE into quarter-finals". AFC. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Al Ahram – Ahmed Khalil best promising player in 2009". alraynews. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  10. ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (men) – Ki Sung-yueng (Korea Republic)". AFC. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Khaleel inspires UAE to title". AFC. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  12. ^ "UAE Olympic mark a historic breakthrough and wins Asiad silver". UAE: Al Ittihad. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Ahmad Khalil: honor and motive to achieve greater ambitions". UAE: albayan. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  14. ^ Juma, Omar (13 December 2010). "Ahmad Khalil: my eyes on the title of best player in Asia". UAE: albayan. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  15. ^ - Mustafa Deeb, Ali Al Maali (7 January 2011). "Honored the Winners of Award "Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports"". UAE: Al Ittihad. Retrieved 8 January 2011.