Ali Mekawir
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Ali Mekawir | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Navua F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Hana | ||
| 2018 | Marist | ||
| 2019 | Western United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Langney Wanderers | 11 | (5) |
| 2021 | Honiara City | ||
| 2021–2022 | Waneagu United | ||
| 2022 | Adelaide City | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | TFA Dubai | ||
| 2024– | Navua F.C. | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Solomon Islands U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2018 | Solomon Islands U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Solomon Islands | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ali Mekawir (born 27 July 2000) is a Solomon Islands footballer who currently plays for Navua F.C. in Fiji[1] and the Solomon Islands national team.
In his early career Mekawir played with Hana and Marist.[2] In 2019 he joined Western United.[3] Later that year he was one of three Solomon Islands footballers to join a club in England after attending the local Stars Football Academy. With Langney Wanderers of the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division, Mekawir scored against Tower Hamlets in the 2020–21 FA Cup to become the first-ever Solomon Islands player to score in the tournament.[4][5] Later that month he went on to score against Eastbourne United in the 2020–21 FA Vase.[6] He scored a total of five goals in eleven league appearances that season.[7]
In January 2021 Mekawir returned to the Solomon Islands and joined Telekom S-League debutantes Honiara City.[8] He debuted for the club on 24 January 2021, scoring a goal in the eventual draw with league leaders Henderson Eels.[9] He went on to be one of the top scorers in the league that season.[10] The following season he moved to Waneagu United.[11]
In April 2022 it was confirmed that Mekawir had signed with Adelaide City of the NPL South Australia.[12]