Ali Mabkhout

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 progressed through Al Jazira's youth team and made his way through to the first team in 2009.

Ali Mabkhout
Mabkhout playing for UAE at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omaran Alhajeri
Date of birth (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990
Place of birth Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Jazira Club
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2008 Al Jazira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Al Jazira 205 (144)
National team‡
2008–2009 United Arab Emirates U20 10 (0)
2012 United Arab Emirates Olympic 16 (4)
2012– United Arab Emirates 83[1] (60)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2019

Ali Mabkhout He is the brother of the player Sultan Mabkhout.

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 play a significant role in his debut match. His second match was against Al Dhafra on 26 April when he scored his first senior goal for Al Jazira. He started next match against rivals Al Ain in the Dubai derby. His talent emerged remarkably and he scored his second senior goal in the 90th minute and match 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.[2] On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw.[3]

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.[4]

International career

Youth

2012 Summer Olympics

He was part of the UAE Olympic team that qualified for the Olympic Games in London. At the Olympics, he played in 3 games, against Uruguay, Great Britain and Senegal.

Senior

Mabkhout made his senior national team debut on 16 October 2012 at Za'abeel Stadium in Dubai against Gulf Rival Bahrain in a friendly match, Ali Mabkhout has scored his first ever hat-trick and led UAE to a massive 6–2 win.

21st Arabian Gulf Cup

Ali Mabkhout played in his first major senior international tournament at the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in 2013. He was selected by UAE international team coach Mahdi Ali. He played a significant part in UAE's victory. In the group stage, against Qatar he scored in the 28th minute, in a match which ended 3–1 to UAE. He also scored a fantastic goal against Bahrain in the second group match. After qualifying from their group, UAE faced Kuwait in the semifinal, winning 1-0, before beating Iraq 2-1 in the final. 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 penalty kick as the Emiratis defeated the defending champions 5–4 in a penalty shootout.[5] 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.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 March 2020.

Club Season League Cup2 Asia1 Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Al-Jazira 2009–10 16306201102360
2010–11 8206400001460
2011–12 123030031018 40
2012–13 2411021041030130
2013–14 197100083027101
2014–15 2416400011025174
2015–16 2323110052029251
2016–17 2533010041030350
2017–18 1613031075023150
2018–19 1920000000019200
2019–20 1913011000019130
Total20514462390331102581646
Career Totals 205 144 6 23 9 0 33 11 0 258 164 6


1 Continental competitions include the AFC Champions League
2 Other tournaments include the UAE President Cup and Etisalat Emirates Cup,

International matches
As of 2 December 2019[7]
United Arab Emirates national team
YearAppsGoals
200910
201010
201265
20131110
2014145
20151413
201683
201796
201862
20191316
Total8360

International goals
Scores and results list United Arab Emirates's goal tally first.[8][7]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 October 2012Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bahrain1–06–2Friendly
22–2
34–2
45–2
514 November 2012Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Estonia2–12–1
65 January 2013Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain Qatar2–13–121st Arabian Gulf Cup
78 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–02–1
822 March 2013Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan2–12–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
95 September 2013King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Trinidad and Tobago2–03–32013 OSN Cup
109 September 2013 New Zealand2–02–0
—5 October 2013Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China Laos2–02–0Unofficial friendly
—9 October 2013  Malaysia3–03–1
1115 October 2013Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–04–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
122–0
133–0
149 November 2013Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Philippines4–04–0Friendly
1519 November 2013Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Vietnam3–05–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1617 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kuwait1–02–222nd Arabian Gulf Cup
172–0
1820 November 2014King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iraq1–02–0
192–0
2025 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Oman1–01–0
2111 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia Qatar3–14–12015 AFC Asian Cup
224–1
2315 January 2015  Bahrain1–02–1
2423 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Japan1–01–12015 AFC Asian Cup
2530 January 2015Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia Iraq3–23–2
263 September 2015Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Malaysia
2–0
10–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
276–0
288–0
295 November 2015 Turkmenistan
3–1
5–1
Friendly
304–1
315–1
3212 November 2015 Timor-Leste
1–0
8–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
332–0
3416 January 2016 Iceland
2–1
2–1
Friendly
356 October 2016 Thailand
1–0
3–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
36
2–0
377 June 2017Shah Alam Stadium Selangor, Malaysia Laos
1–0
4–0
Friendly
38
3–0
3913 June 2017Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4029 August 2017Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia1–12–1
4114 November 2017Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
4222 December 2017Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Oman1–01–023rd Arabian Gulf Cup
4311 September 2018Estadi Palamós Costa Brava Palamós, Spain Laos
1–0
3–0
Friendly
44
2–0
4510 January 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates India2–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup
4614 January 2019Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Thailand1–01–1
4721 January 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kyrgyzstan2–13–2 (a.e.t.)2019 AFC Asian Cup
4825 January 2019Hazza bin Zayed, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Australia1–01–0
4921 March 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia2–12–1Friendly
—31 August 2019Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Sri Lanka
1–0
5–1
Unofficial friendly
—
2–0
—
3–0
5010 September 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia
1–1
2–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
51
2–1
5210 October 2019Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Indonesia
2–0
5–0
53
3–0
54
4–0
5515 October 2019Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand Thailand
1–1
1–2
5626 November 2019Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Yemen
1–0
3–0
24th Arabian Gulf Cup
57
2–0
58
3–0
592 December 2019Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar
1–2
2–4
60
2–3

Honours

Club
Al Jazira
  • UAE Pro-League:
  • Winners: 2010–11, 2016–17
  • Etisalat Emirates Cup:

International
UAE
2010
2010 London 2012 UAE football game
2013
2015

Individual

References
  1. Ali Mabkhout at national-football-teams.com
  2. "Match Summary - Al Ittihad 1–1 Al Jazira" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012.
  3. "Match Summary - Al Jazira 2–2 Esteghlal" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012.
  4. Paul Oberjuerge (22 January 2014). "Oliveira has made a name for himself in Arabian Gulf League". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015.
  6. "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019.
  7. "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. "Al-Hajeri, Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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