Bandar Al-Ahbabi
Emirati footballer (born 1990)
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Bandar Mohammed Saeed Saleh Al-Ahbabi (Arabic: بندر محمد سعيد صالح الأحبابي) (born 9 July 1990) is an Emirati professional association footballer who plays for United FC in the UAE Pro League.
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Al-Ahbabi with the United Arab Emirates in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bandar Mohammed Saeed Saleh Al-Ahbabi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United FC (Dubai) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Ain | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Al Ain | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Al-Dhafra (loan) | 41 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Baniyas | 45 | (4) |
| 2016–2025 | Al Ain | 157 | (11) |
| 2026- | United FC (Dubai) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2023 | United Arab Emirates | 44 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2021 | |||
Academic career
Bandar began playing football when he was ten years old, where his physical education teacher Ismail helped him enroll for Al Ain FC's youth academy. His future as a professional player was about to end at age 12, when his father withdrew him from the academy because of its influences on his grades. Despite this, his mother persuaded him to play again.[3]
International career
On 23 February 2014, Al Ahbabi was called up the first time to the UAE senior team for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Uzbekistan.[4][5] He was left out of the starting line-up.[6] On 11 June 2015, he made his debut with the national team in a 3–0 defeat to South Korea, starting the match and wearing the number 21 jersey.[7][8]
Career statistic
Club
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Super Cup | UPC | ACL | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Al Ain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Al Dhafra (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 6 | 13 | |||||||
| Total | 41 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 56 | 11 | 20 | |||||
| Baniyas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 64 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Al Ain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 23 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | 22 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | 13 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 133 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 9 | 45 | |
| Career total | 230 | 19 | 48 | 52 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 337 | 29 | 78 | |
- Notes
- Four Appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
International goals
- Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 March 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 30 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Dominican Republic | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Al Ain
- Arabian Gulf League: 2011–12, 2017–18, 2021–22
- UAE League Cup: 2021–22
- UAE President's Cup: 2017–18
- AFC Champions League: 2023–24
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2016
- UAE Super Cup runner-up: 2018
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2018
Individual
- UAEPL Player of the Month: October 2019[12]
- UAEPL Dream Team: 2018–19
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019[13]
- UAE Pro League The Golden Ball Best Emirati player of the Year: 2021–22 (UAE Pro League Season awards)
