Ali Afif

Ali Afif
Personal information
Full nameAli Hassan Afif Yahya
Date of birth20 January 1988
Place of birthDoha, Qatar
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionLeft Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current team
Lekhwiya
Number20
Youth career
Al Ittihad
Al Markhiya
2002–2004Al Sadd
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2012Al Sadd101(27)
2012→ Lekhwiya (loan)5(1)
2012–Lekhwiya0(0)
National team‡
2003–2005Qatar U178(3)
2006–Qatar20(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2006.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2006

Ali Afif (born 20 January 1988) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Lekhwiya. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.

Personal

Afif has six siblings.[1] His father, Hassan Afif Al Yafei, is a Tanzanian national of Yemeni descent who was born in Moshi.[2] His father previously played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia before relocating to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized. After retiring, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and 2006 till 2007.[3][4] His mother, Fayza, comes from Yemen.[1]

He has a brother, Akram Hassan Afif, whom is a member of Qatar's under 20 football team. He formerly played for Sevilla and Villarreal's youth teams. He currently plays for the first team of Eupen.[1][2][5]

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 25 March 2012[6]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Sadd 2004–05 QSL 121
2005–06 101
2006–07 40
2007–08 157
2008–09 143
2009–10 205
2010–11 148
2011–12 122
→ Lekhwiya (loan) 2011–12 51
Total 10628
Career total 10628

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
20 August 2008 Doha, Qatar  Tajikistan 5–0 Won Friendly
24 August 2008 Doha, Qatar  North Korea 2–1 Won Friendly
30 December 2008 Doha, Qatar  Libya 5–2 Won Friendly
10 June 2009 Yokohama, Japan  Japan 1–1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round
26 May 2009 Doha, Qatar  Saudi Arabia 2–1 Won Friendly
9 September 2009 Doha, Qatar  Oman 1–1 Draw Friendly
14 October 2009 Paris, France  Congo 2–2 Draw Friendly
27 December 2009 Doha, Qatar  Iran 3–2 Won 9th International Friendship Tournament
5 September 2013 Doha, Qatar  Mauritius 3–0 Won Friendly

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Akram Afif bleibt bescheiden: “Es ist nicht wichtig, dass Akram gewinnt, sondern, dass die AS Eupen gewinnt”". KAS Eupen. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "من أجل عيون "الغرافة يونايتد"..عفيف يروي قصة الهروب من الهورسيد عبر كلمنجارو إلى الدوحة (Interview with Hassan Afif)" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kooora Archive" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ↑ السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Special celebration for Afif". Al Sadd. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  6. ↑ QSL.com.qa – Ali Afif

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