Abdulla Afifa
Qatari footballer (born 1991)
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Abdulla Afifa (Arabic: عبدالله عفيف; born 5 April 1991 is a Qatari footballer who plays as a midfielder In the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League, he won the post-season award of Best Young Player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdullah Taleb Salah Jawad Afifa | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ar-Rayyan, Qatar | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Rayyan | |||
| ASPIRE Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2017 | Al Rayyan | 57 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Al-Sailiya SC (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Al Ahli (loan ) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Al Ahli | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Umm Salal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Al-Kharaitiyat | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Markhiya | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Born in Ar-Rayyan to Syed Taleb, Afifa started playing for the Al Rayyan SC youth teams from a young age. His father was an amateur football player, his uncle was part of the historic 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in which Qatar finished runners-up, and his older brother was also a footballer who retired due to injury. He moved from Al Rayyan's youth teams to ASPIRE Academy in 2004, a year before it was officially inaugurated.[2]
Honors
Individual
QFA Best Player U-23
- Winner (1): 2012
