Al-Taaf Sahib

Al-Taaf Sahib, sometimes called Mansoor, (born 12 September 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for New Zealand club Bay Olympic and the Fiji national team.[1]

Al-Taaf Sahib

Personal information
Full name	Al-Taaf Mansoor Sahib
Date of birth	12 September 1995
Place of birth	Fiji
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bay Olympic
Number	11
Youth career
	Labasa
–2013	Suva
2013–2015	Auckland United FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Suva
2016–	Bay Olympic
National team^‡
2011	Fiji U-17	4	(2)
2014–2015	Fiji U-20	2	(1)
2017–	Fiji	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2017

Club career

Sahib started playing football and futsal from an early age. He played in the youth academy of Suva F.C. before moving to New Zealand in 2013.

In 2015, he moved back to Fiji for about a year, to play with the first team of Suva. In 2016 he went back to New Zealand to play with Bay Olympic.

National team

In November 2017, Sahib was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team for the game against Estonia and the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. Against Estonia he was an unused substitute. However, in the first game of the Pacific Mini Games he made his debut playing 90 minutes in an 8-0 victory over Tuvalu.[2]

References

1. "Fiji - A. Mansoor - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
2. OFC. "Competition list, 2017 Pacific Mini Games men, Fiji-Tuvalu". oceaniafootball.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.