Ahmed Ali (Somali footballer)

Ahmed Ali Mohamed (Somali: Axmed Cali; born 23 October 1990) is a Dutch-raised Somali footballer who currently plays for Southern League Division One Central side Halesowen Town, where he plays as a midfielder. Ali is also captains for the Somalia national team.[4]

Ahmed Ali
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Ali Mohamed[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990[2]
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Halesowen Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Alphense Boys (3)
2010–2011 Jong ADO Den Haag 9 (0)
2011–2013 CVV de Jodan Boys 54 (3)
2013–2014 Northwich Victoria
2014–2015 Rijnsburgse Boys 24 (2)
2015–2016 Sheffield
2016 Bromsgrove Sporting
2016–2017 Redditch United 10 (0)
2017 Bromsgrove Sporting 23 (4)
2018 Bromsgrove Sporting 3 (0)
2018 Halesowen Town 7 (1)
2018–2019 Redditch United 14 (4)
2019 Pearl FC
2019– Halesowen Town 1 (2)
National team‡
2012– Somalia 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Early life

Ali was born in Somalia and lived since age five in Reeuwijk, where he grew up.[3]

Club career

Ali made his debut in 2010, for Alphense Boys.[5] The next year, he moved to CVV De Jodan Boys, where he combined football with his law studies.

Ali moved to England with his family in 2013, after his contract with Jodan Boys was dissolved. From October 2015 to February 2016, he played for Sheffield FC. He then played for Bromsgrove Sporting FC, which he exchanged for Redditch United FC in November 2016. In January 2017 he returned to Bromsgrove Sporting. In January 2018 he returned to the field at Bromsgrove Sporting. After the coach's resignation, Ali went to Halesowen Town FC in March 2018.[6] In October 2018 Ali returned to Redditch United.[7] In January 2019 he moved to Qatar.[8] On 20 December 2019 Ahmed rejoined Southern League Division One Central side Halesowen Town.[9] Ali made his second debut on 21 December 2019 in a home Southern League Division One Central fixture against Aylesbury United, and had a debut to remember scoring a brace in a 4-1 victory for Halesowen Town.[10]

International career

On 22 November 2012, Ali made his debut for the Somalia national team in a friendly match against Ugandan club SC Villa.[11] Three days later, he played his first international match at the 2012 CECAFA Cup in a 1-5 loss to Burundi.[12] He also played in that tournament against Sudan and Tanzania.[13][14][15] On 5 September 2019, he captained the side in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[16]

Personal life

His brother Mohamud Ali also plays for the national team.

References
  1. "Magacyada Cayaartoyda Soomaalyeed iyo wadamadda ay ka yimaadeen | Somaliweyn".
  2. Selectie 11/12, jodanboyssupporter.nl
  3. "Iedere kerst: Somalisch voetbal by Suad Farah". Sola Sports (in Dutch). 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. "World Cup qualifying: Somalia national team's history-making driving instructor - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. Selectie 12/13, jodanboyssupporter.nl
  6. Halesowen Town sign Ahmed Ali from Bromsgrove Sporting, stourbridgenews.co.uk, 6 March 2018
  7. Redditch sign midfield man Ali, nonleaguedaily.com, 16 October 2018
  8. Reds’ display delights boss Smith, redditchstandard.co.uk, 24 January 2019
  9. "Smith brings back Halesowen Town favourite". Bet Victor Southern. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  10. "Fixtures and Results 2019 - 2020". Halesowen Town. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  11. Somali Football Federation: SFF calls Jodan Boys defender to national team
  12. Ahmed Ali met Somalie hard onderuit tegen Burundi
  13. Somalie verliest ook tweede wedstrijd, zij het nipt
  14. Somalie uitgeschakeld in CECAFA 2012 Cup
  15. Ahmed Ali at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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