Ali Shiham

Ali Shiham
Personal information
Full nameAli Shiham
Date of birth26 June 1975
Place of birthK. Huraa, Maldives
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2000Hurriyya
2001–2002Club Valencia
2003New Radiant
2004–2006Hurriyya
National team
199?–2003Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ali Shiham (born 26 June 1975) is a is a retired Maldivian international footballer.[1]

International career

Ali Shiham has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for Maldives.[2]

He is well known as the first player to score a hat-trick for Maldives national team in their 22 years of international football on 11 January 2003 against Bhutan at Bangabandhu National Stadium during the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup group stage.[3]

Outside football

Shiham was offered to act in a Maldivian video song in 2003 for a fee of 20,000 MVR and he accepted the deal as it came from a very close friend of him; producer Ahmed Moosa (Ammaty).[4]

References

  1. Ali Shiham at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Ali ShihamFIFA competition record
  3. "Ali Shiham into the history of Maldives football with his hat trick" (in Divehi). Haveeru Online. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. "Ali Shiham signed a contract to act in a video song for 20,000/-" (in Divehi). Haveeru Online. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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