Mahira Ali
Egyptian footballer (born 1997)
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Mahira Ali Mohmed Ali El Danbouki (born 1 November 1997) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Beijing Jingtan in the Chinese Women's Super League and the Egypt women's national team.
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Ali in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahira Ali Mohmed Ali El Danbouki | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansoura, Egypt[1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Jingtan | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Oakville Blue Devils | 21 | (34) |
| 2019–2020 | Aimz Academy Egypt | ||
| 2020–2022 | El Gouna FC | ||
| 2022–2023 | Wadi Degla SC | ||
| 2023 | FC Kryvbas | 9 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Masar | 81 | (51) |
| 2026– | Beijing Jingtan | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Egypt | 35 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 May 2022 | |||
Club career
In 2018 she joined the Oakville Blue Devils in League1 Ontario. She scored her first goal in her debut on June 10, 2018, against West Ottawa SC.[2] On July 21, she scored five goals in an 11–0 victory over Darby FC.[3] On August 11, she scored four goals in a 6–1 victory over Aurora FC.[4] In 2018, she won the award for Goal of the Year and was named a league First Team All-Star.[5] She scored 16 goals in just 8 games during her first season with the Blue Devils.[6][7] On May 31, 2019, she scored a hat trick against North Mississauga SC,[8] and four goals on June 23 against DeRo United FC.[9] She was again named a league First Team All-Star in 2019, after scoring 18 goals in 13 league games (adding 1 goal in five playoff matches).[10][11] She won the league title with Oakville in 2019 becoming one of the first Egyptian women, along with teammate Rana Hamdy to win a domestic league title.[12]
In 2019/20, she played with AIMZ Egypt, winning the Best Player in the Egyptian Women's Premier League award.[13]
In 2021, she won the inaugural Egyptian Women's Cup with El Gouna.[14]
In August 2022, she signed with Wadi Degla SC.[15] She helped the side qualify for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League, recording two assists (one in each match) in the qualifying tournament.[16]
In March 2023, she joined Ukrainian Women's League club FC Kryvbas on an 18 month contract.[17][18] She eventually was able to join the club in Ukraine in mid-May.[19]
In 2024, she joined FC Masar in the Egyptian Women's Premier League.[20] She won a bronze medal with the team at the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League, in the club's first ever appearance in the competition.[21][22]
International career
Ali has represented Egypt at the U16, U17, and U18 levels.[13]
Ali represents the Egypt women's national team since 2016.[23] She scored in March 2016 against Libya.[24]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 October 2022 | Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Jordan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |