Ashad Ali
Maldivian footballer
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Ashad Ali (born 14 September 1986), nicknamed Adey or Adubarey, is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dhivehi Premier League club Club Valencia. He was a member of the Maldives national football team.[2]
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| އަސްހަދު ޢަލީ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 December 2018 – 2 February 2022[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ali Umar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Maldivian Democratic Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Ashad started his career at Victory Sports Club. He later joined VB Sports Club before joining the newly promoted side BG Sports Club[3]
In 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Club Green Streets.[4]
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Sri Lanka | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 2. | 23 March 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
Penalty feinting incident
Adey gained global notability after simulating a fall prior to the run up of a penalty shootout in the third place match of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup against Afghanistan, deceiving goalkeeper Mansur Faqiryar.[5] The match was won 7–8 to the Maldives.[6]
A similar move was pulled off by Thomas Müller later that year during the 2014 FIFA World Cup (Germany v Algeria). In the 88th minute, Thomas Müller deceptively stumbled while lining up the kick, before getting up and running through the Algerian wall. A few days later, Müller admitted to a German TV reporter that the free kick was a designed play.[7]
