Ali Samooh
Maldivian footballer
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Ali "Samuttey" Samooh (born 5 July 1996) is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dhivehi Premier League club Maziya and the Maldives national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Samooh | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | A. Dh. Mahibadhoo, Maldives | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maziya[1] | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Mahibadhoo | ||
| 2016 | Maziya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Mahibadhoo | 22 | (0) |
| 2016– | Maziya | (2+) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Maldives U19 | (1) | |
| 2014 | Maldives U23 | ||
| 2015– | Maldives | 53 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:58, 7 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Samooh joined the youth team of Mahibadhoo Sports Club in 2012 and he is listed as being the player of the match in a youth match against Club Valencia on 28 January 2014.[2] He debuted for the senior team during the 2014 season and he made thirteen appearances in 2014 and a further nine in 2015 without scoring for the club.[3] He left in December 2015.[4]
He joined Maziya on 14 December 2015.[4] He debuted for the club in the 2016 AFC Cup during the 5–2 loss against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the group stage on 23 February 2016,[5] and he competed again in the group stage with Maziya in 2017. He was made club captain ahead of the 2023 season,[6] and he scored two goals during the 2025–26 season.[7][8]
He has won the Dhivehi Premier League on six occasions with Maziya (2016, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022, 2023, 2025–26).[9]
International career
Between 2013 and 2014, Samooh represented Maldives at U19 and U23 level, scoring once for Maldives U19 in 2013.
He was first included in the squad for the senior Maldives team during the 2015 SAFF Championship and he made his debut during the tournament on 28 December 2015 during the 4–1 loss against Afghanistan.[10] He won the 2018 SAFF Championship with Maldives,[11] and he scored his first goal for Maldives on 19 November 2019 during the 3–1 victory against Guam during 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[12]
Statistics
Club
Only partial statistics are known.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Asia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mahibadhoo | 2014 | Dhivehi League | 13 | 0 | — | |
| 2015 | Dhivehi Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | ||
| Maziya | 2016 | Dhivehi Premier League | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Dhivehi Premier League | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Dhivehi Premier League | — | ||||
| 2019–20 | Dhivehi Premier League | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Dhivehi Premier League | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Dhivehi Premier League | — | ||||
| 2023 | Dhivehi Premier League | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Dhivehi Premier League | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Dhivehi Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||
International
- Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | 18 |  Guam | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Maziya
- Dhivehi Premier League: 2016, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022, 2023, 2025–26; runners-up 2018
- Maldives FA Cup: 2012, 2014, 2022; third place 2017
- Maldivian FA Charity Shield: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2025; runner-up 2020
- Malé League: 2017; third place 2018
- President's Cup: 2015, 2023; runner-up 2021–22
Maldives
- SAFF Championship: 2018
- South Asian Super Cup: 2025
