.jpg) Ali with the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Golden Boot trophy after winning the tournament with Qatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker, winger[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Duhail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Al-Mesaimeer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Aspire Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Lekhwiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Eupen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | LASK II | 4 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | LASK | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Cultural Leonesa | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Duhail B | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Al-Duhail | 151 | (51) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Qatar U20 | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Qatar U23 | 7 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Qatar | 114 | (55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla (Arabic: المعز علي زين العابدين محمد عبد الله; born 19 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains the Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team, and is currently the nation's all-time top goalscorer.
Ali was a member of the Qatar squads which won back-to-back AFC Asian Cup titles in 2019 and 2023; at the 2019 Asian Cup, he scored a single-edition record nine goals, and was named the tournament's best player.[5] He is also the only footballer to score in three different intercontinental championships — those being the AFC Asian Cup, the Copa América and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
- ^ "Almoez Ali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Qatar's Almoez Ali pick of the bunch in Asian Cup for young forwards". Qatar-Tribune. 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Almoez Ali - AFC Asian Cup 2019".
- ^ "المنتخب القطري يتوج بطلا لكأس آسيا لكرة القدم 2019 لأول مرة في تاريخه". جريدة لوسيل (in Arabic). 1 February 2019.
- ^ @afcasiancup (1 February 2019). "Al Moez Ali is your #AsianCup2019 top scorer and he did it in style!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023: Almoez Ali Seeks to Engrave His Name in History Records Again as Tournament's Top Scorer". Qatar News Agency. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.