Al-Bukharie Sali

Al-Bukharie Sali was born on September 23, 2005, in Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi.^[1]

Sali was encouraged by his father to take up volleyball. In 2022, Ralph Ocampo scouted Sali. He was playing as a middle blocker for Tawi-Tawi's province day. Ocampo recruited him for the VNS Griffins of the Spikers' Turf. He later played for Mapúa High School in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.^[2]

After graduating from high school, Sali entered the University of Santo Tomas and played for the UST Golden Spikers as a wing spiker in the V-League and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).^[2]

The also took part as UST–Gameville Golden Spikers at the 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference^[3]

In November 2025, Sali was called up to the training pool of the Philippines national team for the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.^[4] He later made his national debut in the regional games' volleyball tournament the following month.^[5]