Ali Afif
Ali Hassan Afif Yahya (Arabic: علي حسن عفيف يحيى; born 20 January 1988) is a Qatari footballer of Yemeni descent. He currently plays as a striker for Al-Duhail. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.
Afif with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ali Hassan Afif Yahya | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 January 1988 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left Midfielder/Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Duhail | |||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Al Markhiya | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2004–2012 | Al Sadd | 101 | (27) | |||||||||||||
2012 | → Lekhwiya (loan) | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Lekhwiya | 90 | (17) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Al-Duhail | 45 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Qatar U17 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2006– | Qatar | 56 | (10) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2019 |
Personal
Afif has six siblings.[1] His father, Hassan Afif, is of Somali descent and was born in Moshi, Tanzania .[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 Afif, who is also a member of Qatar's football team. He currently plays for Al Sadd on loan from Villareal CF.
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[5]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 August 2008 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
2. | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Libya | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
3. | 26 May 2009 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
4. | 10 June 2009 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | Japan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 9 September 2009 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Oman | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
6. | 14 October 2009 | Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Paris, France | DR Congo | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
7. | 28 December 2009 | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iran | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8. | 5 September 2013 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Mauritius | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
9. | 13 October 2013 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Yemen | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
10. | 25 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Al-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Qatar Emir Cup: 2005, 2007
- Qatar Cup: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2006
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2010
- AFC Champions League: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup bronze medalist: 2011
- Al-Duhail
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Kooora Archive" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- "Afif, Ali Hassan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
External links
- Ali Afif at National-Football-Teams.com
- كــــووورة قطـــريــــة تلتقي بالنجــمـ الواعــد علي حســن العــفيــفــ (Interview) (in Arabic)