Ala Zhir
Emirati footballer (born 2004)
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Alaeddine "Ala" Ben El Agamy El Zhir (Arabic: علاء الدين زهير; born 7 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Al-Wahda and the United Arab Emirates national team. Born in Tunisia, he represents the UAE at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alaeddine Ben El Agamy El Zhir | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Monastir, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wahda | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Monastir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Monastir | 28 | (2) |
| 2020– | Al-Wahda | 93 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United Arab Emirates | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Monastir, Zhir was the youth product of local club US Monastir.[2]
In January 2020, Zhir was transferred to UAE Pro League side Al-Wahda.[3][2]
International career
In December 2021, Zhir received a call-up to the Tunisia national team for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup but later withdrew from the squad to focus at club football.[4][5]
Zhir obtained United Arab Emirates passport in 2023,[2] but was only eligible to represent United Arab Emirates national team in January 2025. He had first United Arab Emirates call-up in March 2025 for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers game against Iran and Korea DPR.[6]