Ali Mabkhout
Quick Facts
Biography
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omaran Alhajeri (Arabic: علي أحمد مبخوت محسن عمران الهاجري; born 5 October 1990), simply known as Ali Mabkhout, is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Jazira Club and the UAE national team. He developed for Al Jazira's youth team and made his way through to the first team in 2009.
Club career
Al Jazira
He made his senior and league debut on 17 April 2009 in a 4–1 home win against Al Sharjah Club, but he did not emerge significantly in his debut. His second match was against Al Dhafra on 26 April which he scored his first senior goal for Al Jazira. He started next match against rivals Al Ain in Dubai derby. His talent emerged remarkably and he scored his second senior goal in the 90th minute and match was ended 2-0 to Al Jazira.
He made his AFC Champions League debut against Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009 after coming on as a late substitute. On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw.
Mabkhout gained momentum after his first season, receiving a reputation for creating goal scoring opportunities. He formed a prolific partnership with Ricardo Oliveira, who was his teammate from 2009 to 2014. This partnership significantly contributed towards the development of Mabkhout's talents in his formative years.
International career
Youth
2012 Summer Olympics
He was part of the UAE olympic team that qualified to olympic games in London. He played 3 games in Olympic games against Uruguay, Great Britain and Senegal.
Senior
On 16 October 2012 at Za'abeel Stadium in Dubai with UAE national shirt against Gulf Rival Bahrain in a friendly match, Ali Mabkhout has scored his first ever super hat-trick and led UAE to a massive 6–2 win.
21st Arabian Gulf Cup
Ali Mabkhout played his first major international tournament in 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in 2013. He was selected by his previous and current UAE international team coach Mahdi Ali. He played a significant part in the road of the glory. His first goal against Qatar at the 28th minute which ended 3–1 for UAE. He also scored a fantastic goal against Bahrain in the second group match after passing through Abdulla Marzooq Bahrain National team Captain with great dribble skill that made Marzooq to the ground and scored a goal to the right of the Goalkeeper at the 39th minute. This trophy was his first as a first team player.
2015 AFC Asian Cup
Mabkhout was named in UAE's 23-man squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, held in Australia. He started the opening match of the tournament against Qatar and scored twice in 4–1 win. In the following match against Bahrain, Mabkhout scored the fastest goal ever scored in AFC Asian Cup history in the fourteenth second. UAE won the match 2–1 and qualified to the knockout stage. In the quarter-final, Mabkhout scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Japan at Stadium Australia in Sydney. He went on to convert his kick as the Emiratis defeated the defending champions 5–4 in a penalty shootout. He also scored the winning goal in UAE's 3–2 win over Iraq in third-place match. He then won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer with 5 goals.
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win, to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
Al-Jazira | 2009–10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
2010–11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 4 | |
2015–16 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 1 | |
2016–17 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 202 | 141 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 255 | 162 | 6 | |
Career Totals | 186 | 131 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 255 | 162 | 6 |
International matches
- As of 2 December 2019
United Arab Emirates national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2009 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 6 | 5 |
2013 | 11 | 10 |
2014 | 14 | 5 |
2015 | 14 | 13 |
2016 | 8 | 3 |
2017 | 9 | 6 |
2018 | 6 | 2 |
2019 | 13 | 16 |
Total | 83 | 60 |
International goals
- Scores and results list United Arab Emirates's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 October 2012 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Bahrain | 1–0 | 6–2 | Friendly |
2 | 2–2 | |||||
3 | 4–2 | |||||
4 | 5–2 | |||||
5 | 14 November 2012 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Estonia | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
6 | 5 January 2013 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain | Qatar | 2–1 | 3–1 | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
7 | 8 January 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
8 | 22 March 2013 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
9 | 5 September 2013 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2013 OSN Cup |
10 | 9 September 2013 | New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
— | 5 October 2013 | Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China | Laos | 2–0 | 2–0 | Unofficial friendly |
— | 9 October 2013 | Malaysia | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
11 | 15 October 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
12 | 2–0 | |||||
13 | 3–0 | |||||
14 | 9 November 2013 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Philippines | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
15 | 19 November 2013 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Vietnam | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
16 | 17 November 2014 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | 1–0 | 2–2 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup |
17 | 2–0 | |||||
18 | 20 November 2014 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Iraq | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
19 | 2–0 | |||||
20 | 25 November 2014 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
21 | 11 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | Qatar | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
22 | 4–1 | |||||
23 | 15 January 2015 | Bahrain | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
24 | 23 January 2015 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
25 | 30 January 2015 | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Iraq | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
26 | 3 September 2015 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Malaysia | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
27 | 6–0 | |||||
28 | 8–0 | |||||
29 | 5 November 2015 | Turkmenistan | Friendly | |||
30 | 4–1 | |||||
31 | 5–1 | |||||
32 | 12 November 2015 | Timor-Leste | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
33 | 2–0 | |||||
34 | 16 January 2016 | Iceland | Friendly | |||
35 | 6 October 2016 | Thailand | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
36 | ||||||
37 | 7 June 2017 | Shah Alam Stadium Selangor, Malaysia | Laos | Friendly | ||
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39 | 13 June 2017 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
40 | 29 August 2017 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
41 | 14 November 2017 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
42 | 22 December 2017 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |
43 | 11 September 2018 | Estadi Palamós Costa Brava Palamós, Spain | Laos | Friendly | ||
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45 | 10 January 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | India | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
46 | 14 January 2019 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Thailand | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
47 | 21 January 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
48 | 25 January 2019 | Hazza bin Zayed, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Australia | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
49 | 21 March 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
— | 31 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Sri Lanka | Unofficial friendly | ||
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50 | 10 September 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
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52 | 10 October 2019 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Indonesia | |||
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55 | 15 October 2019 | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand | Thailand | |||
56 | 26 November 2019 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Yemen | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup | ||
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59 | 2 December 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar | |||
60 |
Honours
Club
- Al Jazira
- UAE Pro-League:
- Winners: 2010–11, 2016–17
- Etisalat Emirates Cup:
- Winners: 2010
- UAE President's Cup:
- Winners: 2011, 2012
International
- UAE
- GCC U-23 Championship: 1
- 2010
- Asian Games Silver Medal: 1
- 2010 London 2012 UAE football game
- Arabian Gulf Cup: First place: 1
- 2013
- AFC Asian Cup Third place: 1
- 2015
Individual
- Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer: 2014,2019
- AFC Asian Cup top scorer: 2015
- AFC Asian Cup Dream Team: 2015 top start cup Asia 2015 go top goal