Ali Afif

Ali Hassan Afif Yahya (Arabic: علي حسن عفيف يحيى) is a Qatari footballer of Somali descent. He currently plays as a striker for Al-Duhail. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.

Ali Afif
Afif with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Ali Hassan Afif Yahya
Date of birth (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing 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)
* 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]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 2008Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Tajikistan1–05–0Friendly
2.30 December 2008Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar Libya5–25–2Friendly
3.26 May 2009Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Saudi Arabia1–12–1Friendly
4.10 June 2009International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Japan1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.9 September 2009Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Oman1–01–1Friendly
6.14 October 2009Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Paris, France DR Congo1–12–2Friendly
7.28 December 2009Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iran1–03–2Friendly
8.5 September 2013Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Mauritius3–03–0Friendly
9.13 October 2013Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar Yemen6–06–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10.25 December 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Kyrgyzstan1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Club
Al-Sadd
Al-Duhail

International
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References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Kooora Archive" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. "Afif, Ali Hassan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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