| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yousef Ahmed Ali | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Medina, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2015 | Al-Sadd | 103 | (26) |
| 2009–2010 | → Qatar SC (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Al-Arabi | 42 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Khor | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Al-Shamal (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Umm Salal (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Al Bidda | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Qatar U-17 | 10 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Qatar U-23 | 11 | (2) |
| 2006–2016 | Qatar | 55 | (10) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:15, 13 December 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 25 February 2017 (UTC) | |||
Yousef Ahmed Ali (Arabic: يوسف أحمد; born 14 October 1988) is a former footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represented Qatar at international level.
Career
In 2010, Ahmed won the 2010 Qatari Stars Cup with Al-Sadd. He was the top scorer of the tournament, with 8 goals in 7 games, including the only goal in the final against Umm Salal. He was offered a contract with Belgian club Standard Liège in February 2011, after his brilliant performance in the 2011 Asian Cup, but rejected the offer.
Ahmed was sidelined due to injury for most of the 2010/11 season, as a result he missed Al Sadd's historic triumph in the 2011 AFC Champions League. He returned from injury for the 2011/12 season.
International goals
Under–17
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2004 | Japan |  Bangladesh |
6–1 | Won | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 2. | 7 September 2004 | Japan | Bangladesh |
6–1 | Won | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 3. | 9 September 2004 | Japan |  Uzbekistan |
2–2 | Draw | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 4. | 12 September 2004 | Japan |  Kuwait |
4–3 | Won | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 5. | 12 September 2004 | Japan | Kuwait |
4–3 | Won | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 6. | 18 September 2004 | Japan |  Iran |
2–1 | Won | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 7. | 18 September 2004 | Japan | Iran |
2–1 | Won | 2004 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 8. | 17 September 2005 | Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura |  Netherlands |
3–5 | Lost | 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
| 9. | 20 September 2005 | Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura |  Gambia |
1–3 | Lost | 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
Under–23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  Pakistan |
7–0 | Won | 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers |
| 2. | 6 June 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Pakistan |
7–0 | Won | 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers |
Senior team
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  Tajikistan |
4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 January 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  China |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 23 July 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  Vietnam |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 28 July 2011 | Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 22 May 2012 | Madrid, Spain |  Albania |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 8 June 2012 | Doha, Qatar |  South Korea |
1–0 | 1–4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 6 February 2013 | Doha, Qatar |  Malaysia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 9. | 27 March 2013 | Doha, Qatar |  Egypt |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 10. | 17 April 2013 | Doha, Qatar |  Palestine |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honors
Individual
- Qatari Stars Cup Top Scorer
- 2011
Club
- Al-Sadd
- Qatari League: 2006–07
- Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2007
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2010–11
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2007, 2008
References
- (in Arabic) المدينة المنورة: خالد الجهني
- يوسف أحمد " ولد في المملكة ومطلوب في ستاندر لياج البلجيكي
- راؤول يتحدى طلال (in Arabic). Al Sadd Club. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "Mujaz.me" فوساتي يعلن قائمة السد النهائية لخوض مباريات كأس العالم ضمت أسرع لاعب في آسيا (in Arabic). mujaz.me. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "بوقرة وبلحاج" وجها لوجه في الدوري القطري (in Arabic). elayem.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- 2010 Qatari Stars Cup
- (in Arabic) FIFA.com – ستاندر لياج يطلب التعاقد مع القطري يوسف أحمد
- "Ali, Yousef Ahmed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
External links
- Yousef Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yousef Ahmed – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yusef Ali – QSL.com.qa
| Qatar squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Qatari men's footballers
- 21st-century Qatari sportsmen
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- Qatar men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Al Sadd SC players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- Qatar SC players
- Al-Shamal SC players
- Umm Salal SC players
- Al-Khor SC players
- Al Bidda SC players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Qatari Second Division players
- Qatari people of Somali descent
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games