Ali Madan
Bahraini footballer (born 1995)
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Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan (Arabic: عَلِيّ جَعْفَر مُحَمَّد أَحْمَد مَدَن; born 30 November 1995) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.[3]
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Ali Madan playing for Al-Riffa SC in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jidhafs, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Riffa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Al-Shabab | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Al-Najma | (13) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Al-Riffa | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Al Urooba (loan) | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | → Ajman (loan) | 46 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Ajman (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Bahrain U23 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Bahrain | 102 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:39, 13 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
International career
Madan was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[4] He was called up to participate in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar. On 5 December 2019, Madan scored the crucial penalty against Iraq which qualified Bahrain to the tournament's final.[5]
On 20 January 2024, Madan scored a crucial last minute goal against Malaysia in their 1–0 win at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup tournament.[6] Called up for the Bahraini national team, and won the gulf cup for the second time. (24-25) Has scored 2 goals in 4 matches in the 24-25 gulf cup.
Career statistics
International
| Bahrain | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 102 | 15 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 September 2017 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 9 November 2017 | Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 29 December 2017 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Qatar | 1–1 | 1–1 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 4. | 20 December 2018 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain |  Tajikistan | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 December 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 4–2 | 24th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 6. | 3 June 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Cambodia | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 5–0 | |||||
| 8. | 1 September 2021 |  Haiti | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly | |
| 9. | 5–0 | |||||
| 10. | 6 October 2021 |  Curaçao | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 11. | 16 November 2021 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 12. | 20 January 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 13. | 21 March 2024 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Nepal | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 25 December 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Iraq | 1–0 | 2–0 | 26th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 15. | 2–0 |
