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Ahmad Ajab
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azemi
Date of birth (1984-05-13) May 13, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Al Sahel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Al-Sahel 54 (34)
2007–2015 Al-Qadisia 140 (56)
2009 → Al-Shabab (loan) 6 (1)
2012–2013 → Al-Salmiya (loan) 7 (1)
2014 → Al-Nasr (loan) 6 (1)
Total 213 (93)
International career
2005–2013 Kuwait 36 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2013

Ahmad Ajab (Arabic: أحمد سعد عجب العازمي; born 13 May 1984) is a Kuwaiti footballer. After starting playing for Al-Sahel he moved to Al-Qadisia in July 2007.

Career

After moving to his new club, he was quickly crowned as the top scorer in 2007 Kuwaiti Premier League and was called up for the national team where he scored a hat-trick on his debut against Lebanon, he came from the bench after 50 minutes gone and the scoreline was 2–0 to Lebanon it finished with his hat-trick 2-3. He is currently in some fierce competition to be the World top scorer and Asia's Best Player of the Year. He helped his team to reach the second round of the AFC champions league.

International goals

Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 January 2008 Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya  Lebanon 1–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 2–2
3. 3–2
4. 30 January 2008 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Oman 1–1 1–1
5. 26 March 2008 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City  Iran 1–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6. 23 May 2008 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Qatar 1–0 1–1 Friendly
7. 27 May 2008 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–2
8. 8 June 2008 Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya  Syria 1–0 4–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9. 2–1
10. 4–2
11. 14 June 2008  United Arab Emirates 1–2 2–3
12. 2–2
13. 18 November 2009 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta  Indonesia 1–1 1–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
14. 19 February 2010 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Syria 1–1 1–1 Friendly
15. 8 October 2010 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City  Bahrain 1–3 1–3
16. 12 October 2010  Vietnam 1–1 3–1
17. 8 November 2013  Malaysia 3–0 3–0

Personal life

Ahmad brothers, Khalid and Faisal, was also footballers.

External links

Kuwaiti Premier League top scorers
Kuwait squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup
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