Ali Saleh (footballer)
Emirati footballer (born 2000)
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Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro (born 22 January 2000), or simply Ali Saleh (Arabic: علي صالح), is an Emirati professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al Wasl and the United Arab Emirates national team.
Full name
Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro[1]
Date of birth
22 January 2000[2]
Place of birth
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
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Saleh with Al-Wasl in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wasl | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Al Wasl | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Al Wasl | 178 | (40) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United Arab Emirates U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2019– | United Arab Emirates | 54 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:12, 23 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:29, 18 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
International career
On 4 January 2024, Saleh was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[4]
Personal life
He was born in Dubai, with a Scottish mother and an Emirati father, accrediting his family as the driving force for his football passion. He is a fan of Manchester United and stated that he would love to play in the English Premier League one day, having taken a week training in the boot camp of the club and posting photo with fellow Scottish manager Alex Ferguson.[5][6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 May 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Wasl | 2015–16 | UPL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 178 | 40 | ||
- Includes the UAE League Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearance in the Arab Club Champions Cup
International
- As of goal scored 5 September 2024[8]
- Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Sri Lanka | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 November 2020 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Tajikistan | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 3. | 30 November 2021 | Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar |  Syria | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
| 4. | 21 March 2024 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Yemen | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 6 June 2024 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia |  Nepal | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 6. | 5 September 2024 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Qatar | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Al Wasl
- UAE Pro League: 2023–24
- UAE President's Cup: 2023–24
- UAE–Qatar Super Shield: 2025
