Almoez Ali

Almoez Ali
Ali with the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Golden Boot trophy after winning the tournament with Qatar
Personal information
Full name Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28)
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 157 (54)
International career
2014–2015 Qatar U20 9 (3)
2016–2018 Qatar U23 7 (6)
2013– Qatar 118 (59)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2019 UAE
Winner 2023 Qatar
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 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]

  1. ^ "Almoez Ali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Qatar's Almoez Ali pick of the bunch in Asian Cup for young forwards". Qatar-Tribune. 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Almoez Ali - AFC Asian Cup 2019".
  4. ^ "المنتخب القطري يتوج بطلا لكأس آسيا لكرة القدم 2019 لأول مرة في تاريخه". جريدة لوسيل (in Arabic). 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ @afcasiancup (1 February 2019). "Al Moez Ali is your #AsianCup2019 top scorer and he did it in style!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "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.