Ali Mabkhout

Ali Mabkhout
Mabkhout in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omaran Alhajeri
Date of birth (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990
Place of birth Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Jazira Club
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2008 Al Jazira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Al-Jazira Club 155 (119)
National team‡
2008–2009 United Arab Emirates U20 10 (0)
2012 United Arab Emirates U23 16 (4)
2012– United Arab Emirates 65 (44)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omaran Alhajeri (Arabic: علي أحمد مبخوت محسن عمران الهاجري‎; born 5 October 1990) known as Ali Mabkhout, is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Jazira Club and the UAE national team.

Compared to former UAE player Adnan Al Talyani, Mabkhout has been described as having great physical strength and high speed ability. He developed for Al Jazira's youth team and made his way through to the first team in 2009.

Club career

Al Jazira

He made his senior and league debut on 17 April 2009 in a 4–1 home win against Al Sharjah Club, but he did not emerge significantly in his debut. His second match was against Al Dhafra on 26 April which he scored his first senior goal for Al Jazira. He started next match against rivals Al Ain in Dubai derby. His talent emerged remarkably and he scored his second senior goal in the 90th minute and match was ended 2-0 to Al Jazira. He also made his AFC Champions League debut against Esteghlal and scored the winning goal in the 49th minute.

Mabkhout began to gain respect of the fans at the beginning of season. He made a great and fearsome partnership with Ricardo Oliveira. The new season began and a more developed Mabkhout performance was noticeable. He began to score from the beginning of the season.

International career

Youth

2012 Summer Olympics

He was part of the UAE olympic team that qualified to olympic games in London. He played 3 games in Olympic games against Uruguay, Great Britain and Senegal.

Senior

On 16 October 2012 at Za'abeel Stadium in Dubai with UAE national shirt against Gulf Rival Bahrain in a friendly match, Ali Mabkhout has scored his first ever super hat-trick and led UAE to a massive 6–2 win.

21st Arabian Gulf Cup

Ali Mabkhout played his first major international tournament in 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in 2013. He was selected by his previous and current UAE international team coach Mahdi Ali. He played a significant part in the road of the glory. His first goal against Qatar at the 28th minute which ended 3-1 for UAE.He also scored a fantastic goal against Bahrain in the second group match after passing through Abdulla Marzooq Bahrain National team Captain with great dribble skill that made Marzooq to the ground and scored a goal to the right of the Goalkeeper at the 39th minute. This trophy was his first as a first team player.

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Mabkhout was named in UAE's 23-man squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, held in Australia. He started the opening match of the tournament against Qatar and scored twice in 4–1 win. In the following match against Bahrain, Mabkhout scored the fastest goal ever scored in AFC Asian Cup history in the fourteenth second. UAE won the match 2–1 and qualified to the knockout stage. In the quarter-final, Mabkhout scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Japan at Stadium Australia in Sydney. He went on to convert his kick as the Emiratis defeated the defending champions 5–4 in a penalty shootout.[1] He also scored the winning goal in UAE's 3–2 win over Iraq in third-place match. He then won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer with 5 goals.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup2 Asia1 Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Al-Jazira 2009–10 16306201102360
2010–11 8206400001460
2011–12 123030031018 40
2012–13 2411021041030130
2013–14 197100083027101
2014–15 2416400011025174
2015–16 2323110052029251
2016–17 2533010041030350
Total1519861970261001961166
Career Totals 151 98 6 19 7 0 26 10 0 196 116 6


1 Continental competitions include the AFC Champions League
2 Other tournaments include the UAE President Cup and Etisalat Emirates Cup,

International goals

Scores and results list United Arab Emirates's goal tally first.[2]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 October 2012Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bahrain1–06–2Friendly
22–2
34–2
45–2
514 November 2012Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Estonia2–12–1Friendly
65 January 2013Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain Qatar2–13–121st Arabian Gulf Cup
78 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–02–121st Arabian Gulf Cup
822 March 2013Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan2–12–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
95 September 2013King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Trinidad and Tobago2–03–32013 OSN Cup
109 September 2013King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia New Zealand2–02–02013 OSN Cup
—5 October 2013Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China Laos2–02–0Unofficial friendly
—9 October 2013Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China Malaysia3–03–1Unofficial friendly
1115 October 2013Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–04–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
122–0
133–0
149 November 2013Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Philippines4–04–0Friendly
1519 November 2013Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Vietnam3–05–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1617 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait1–02–222nd Arabian Gulf Cup
172–0
1820 November 2014King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iraq1–02–022nd Arabian Gulf Cup
192–0
2025 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Oman1–01–022nd Arabian Gulf Cup
2111 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia Qatar3–14–12015 AFC Asian Cup
224–1
2315 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia Bahrain1–02–12015 AFC Asian Cup
2423 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Japan1–01–12015 AFC Asian Cup
2530 January 2015Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia Iraq3–23–22015 AFC Asian Cup
263 September 2015Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Malaysia
2–0
10–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
276–0
288–0
295 November 2015Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Turkmenistan
3–1
5–1
Friendly
304–1
315–1
3212 November 2015Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Timor-Leste
1–0
8–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
332–0
3416 January 2016Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Iceland
2–1
2–1
Friendly
356 October 2016Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Thailand
1–0
3–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
36
2–0
377 June 2017Shah Alam Stadium Selangor, Malaysia Laos
1–0
4–0
Friendly
38
3–0
3913 June 2017Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4029 August 2017Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4114 November 2017Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
4222 December 2017Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Oman1–01–023rd Arabian Gulf Cup
4311 September 2018Estadi Palamós Costa Brava Palamós, Spain Laos
1–0
3–0
Friendly
44
2–0

Honours

Club

Al Jazira

International

UAE
2010
2010
2013
2015

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Al-Hajeri, Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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