Tarek El Ali

Tarek El Ali (Arabic: طارق العلي‎; born 6 February 1986) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.

This article is about the Lebanese footballer. For the comedian, see Tariq Al-Ali. For the Military historian, see Tariq Ali.

Tarek El Ali
Personal information
Full name Tarek El Ali
Date of birth (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987
Place of birth Kenema, Sierra Leone[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Nejmeh
2005–2012 Mabarra (28)
2012–2016 Ahed 58 (12)
2016–2019 Tadamon Sour 28 (2)
2019– Ahed 0 (0)
National team
2007 Lebanon U23 (2)
2007–2011 Lebanon 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2020

Club career

El Ali began his senior career aged 17 at Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh, in 2004–05.[2] In his only season at Nejmeh, El Ali helped his side win the league,[2] the Elite Cup,[3] and the Super Cup.[3] In 2005 the Lebanese forward moved to Mabarra, staying seven seasons at the club, until 2012.[2] El Ali won the Lebanese FA Cup with Mabarra 2007–08, the club's first,[3] and competed in the 2009 AFC Cup.[4] On 5 May 2009, El Ali scored his first AFC Cup goal against Iraqi club Erbil.[4] However, with two wins in six matches, Mabarra came last in their group and were knocked-out of the competition.[5]

In 2012 El Ali moved to Ahed.[2] During his four-season stay, he won a league title (2014–15),[2] two Elite Cups (2013 and 2015),[3] and a Super Cup (2015).[3] On 17 August 2016, Tadamon Sour announced the signing of El Ali on a one-year loan from Ahed.[6] Following a year at Tadamon Sour, playing 16 games and scoring twice,[2] the loan was extended for two more years.[7] On 12 September 2019, Ahed announced the return from loan of El Ali.[2] In his first season after returning to the club, El Ali helped Ahed lift the 2019 Super Cup,[8] as well as the 2019 AFC Cup.[9]

International career

On 18 April 2007, El Ali scored two goals for Lebanon U23, in a 2–1 win against Indonesia in the 2008 Olympic Games Qualifiers.[10] He also played for the senior team, scoring two goals in five games between 2007 and 2011.[2]

Career statistics

International
List of international goals scored by Tarek El Ali
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 28 January 2008 Jordan  Jordan 1–1 1–4 Friendly
223 July 2011Beirut, Lebanon Bangladesh2–04–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honours and achievements

Club

Nejmeh

Mabarra

Ahed

Individual

Awards

References
  1. "Tarek El Ali - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tarek El-Ali". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "Asian Club Competitions 2009". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. "العهد يعير طارق العلي إلى التضامن صور". كووورة. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. "العهد يستعيد طارق العلي رسميا". كووورة. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. Haroun, Ali (15 September 2019). "النجم التونسي احمد العكايشي يقود العهد للفوز بكأس السوبر على حساب الانصار". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. "Lebanon 2–1 Indonesia" (PDF). the-afc.com. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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