Assim Madibo
Qatari footballer (born 1996)
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Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo (Arabic: عاصم ماديبو; born 22 October 1996) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Wakrah, on loan from Al-Duhail. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.
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Madibo with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Al-Wakrah (on loan from Al-Duhail) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Aspire Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | LASK Linz | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pasching/LASK Linz II | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Cultural Leonesa | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Al-Duhail | 80 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Eupen (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Al-Gharafa (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Al-Gharafa (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Al-Wakrah (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Qatar U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Qatar U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Qatar U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Qatar U23 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Qatar | 53 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Madibo joined the Aspire Academy in Qatar in July 2014.[2]
In January 2015, Madibo joined the senior team of Austrian club LASK Linz. He made his professional league debut against Austria Lustenau on 13 August 2015. In January 2016, he left the club to join Cultural Leonesa.[4]
It was announced that in July 2017 that Madibo was loaned to Belgian First Division A side Eupen from Lekhwiya for the duration of one season.[5]
International career
Madibo has represented Qatar at various age groups. He was a member of the Qatar national under-19 football team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, which won the championship. He played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the Qatar national under-20 football team.[citation needed]
Madibo represented Qatar at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada.[6] On June 18, Madibo received a red card for a challenge in his team's second group stage match against Canada, which caused a severe leg injury to Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné; Madibo tackled from behind and kicked Koné's calf, causing a fracture. Madibo later apologised in the dressing room. Qatar went on to lose 6–0.[7] Afterwards, he was handed a five-match ban for causing the incident, following a disciplinary review.[8]
Honours
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Al-Duhail
Qatar U19
Qatar