Ali Assadalla
Qatari footballer (born 1993)
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Ali Assadalla Qambar (Arabic: علي أسد الله; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Sadd. Born in Bahrain, he represents the Qatar national team.[3]
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| Full name | Ali Assadalla Qambar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manama, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Sadd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Al Muharraq | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Al Sadd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Al Sadd | 207 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Qatar U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Qatar B | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Qatar | 65 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 January 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
Assadalla was born in Bahrain, but was naturalized as Qatari. He was called up to the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013.[4] He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[5] He played in all of Qatar's matches in the tournament, scoring a goal against Kuwait during extra time in the semi-final. He formed a prolific partnership with Boualem Khoukhi, who won the top scorer award, throughout the tournament.[6] This culminated in his team defeating Jordan in the finals and claiming its maiden WAFF title, in addition to Asad being declared 'Best Player of the Tournament'.[7]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. | 4 January 2014 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 WAFF Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | 23 November 2014 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Oman | 2–1 | 3–1 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 26 March 2015 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Algeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | 3 September 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Bhutan | 3–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | 8–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 12–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 13 November 2015 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Turkey | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 9. | 8 August 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Iraq | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 10. | 9 March 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 11. | 16 August 2017 | St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton, England |  Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 12. | 31 August 2017 | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia |  Syria | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
| Correct as of 31 August 2017[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
- Al-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Qatar Cup: 2017, 2020, 2021
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2010, 2019-20
- Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2014, 2017, 2019
- AFC Champions League: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup Third-place: 2011
- Qatar B
- Qatar
Individual
- WAFF Championship MVP: 2014
