Ali Alrida Ismail
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| Full name | Ali Alrida Mohamad Ismail[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mais al-Jabal, Lebanon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nejmeh | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Nejmeh[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nejmeh | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → AC Sporting (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Lebanon U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Lebanon U23 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Ali Alrida Mohamad Ismail (Arabic: علي الرضا محمد اسماعيل; born 8 July 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national under-23 team.
Ismail was born on 8 July 2003 in Mais al-Jabal, Lebanon.[1] He developed an interest in football at a young age and progressed through local youth setups before joining Nejmeh, one of the most prominent clubs in the Lebanese Premier League. His early involvement in the sport led to his selection for Lebanon's youth national teams, where he gained experience in competitive international football.[4]
Club career
International career
Ismail has represented Lebanon at various youth levels. In 2021, he was part of Lebanon's squad for the WAFF U-18 Championship, where the team reached the final before finishing as runners-up to Iraq.[7] Ismail was called up to the under-23 team for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification,[8] where he contributed to the team's first-ever qualification for the final tournament.[9] He was called up for the final tournament, held in Saudi Arabia in January 2026.[10]
Ismail has also received call-ups to the senior Lebanon national team.[11]