Ahmed Thariq

Ahmed Thoriq
Personal information
Date of birth4 October 1980
Place of birthMahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
New Radiant
Number9
Youth career
CHSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004-2006New Radiant?(?)
2006-2007Mahibadhoo ZJ?(?)
2007-2009New Radiant?(?)
2010-2010VB Sports?(2)
2010 presentNew Radiant?(17)
National team
2003-2013Maldives38(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ahmed Thoriq (born 4 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Tom".

Biography

A forward, he is a retired Maldivian footballer.


He is from the island of Mahibadhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll.

International career

His first competitive international tournament was the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Championship held in Bangladesh. He made only one appearance in the competition, by replacing Ali Umar as a substitute in their first match where they won 6–0 to Bhutan.[1] He also was the joint top scorer in the 2005 with the fellow national team mates Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel with 3 goals,[2] and 2009 SAFF Championship with Enamul Haque and Channa Ediri Bandanage by scoring a total of 4 goals.[3]

He officially retired from the national team, on 14 February 2013 with the team mate Assad Abdul Ghanee, after the friendly match played between Pakistan at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. He was awarded with a "golden plaque" by Football Association of Maldives as recognition of his contribution to the national team.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Maldives 0 - 0 India: India wins on penalties". maldivesoccer.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Assad and Tom retired from national team". maldivesoccer.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

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