Sultan Adil
Emirati footballer (born 2004)
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Sultan Adil Mohamed Abdalla Al-Amiri (Arabic: سُلْطَان عَادِل مُحَمَّد عَبْد الله الْأَمِيرِيّ; born 4 May 2004) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a striker for Shabab Al Ahli and the United Arab Emirates national team.
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Adil in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sultan Adil Mohamed Abdalla Al-Amiri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalba, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Ittihad Kalba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Ittihad Kalba | 34 | (4) |
| 2023– | Shabab Al Ahli | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ittihad Kalba (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | United Arab Emirates U-20 | ||
| 2022– | United Arab Emirates | 21 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Personal life
Sultan was born in Kalba, Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.
The father of Sultan is Adel Mohammed, himself a former footballer who participated with the UAE national team in their 1996 achievement of finishing runners-up in the Asian Cup.[2]
In media interviews, Adel Mohammed spoke about his son Sultan after the latter left the national team camp, saying that the punishment imposed by the Football Association was deserved and that he was shocked by his son's behavior when he left the camp to go to a café after the national team's match.[3]
Club career
Sultan was formed in the Ittihad Kalba academy. He was promoted to the first team in 2021 and made his professional debut on 30 January 2021 against Shabab Al Ahli.[4][5]
International career
Adil made his debut for United Arab Emirates national team on 24 March 2022, in a 0–1 defeat against Iraq in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6] On 17 October 2023, he scored his first international goal against Lebanon in a friendly game.[7]
On 4 January 2024, Adil was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[8] He scored in the UAE's opening match of the tournament – a 3–1 win over Hong Kong on 14 January.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 14 October 2025[10]
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2023 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Lebanon | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. | 18 January 2024 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar |  Palestine | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 4. | 21 March 2024 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Yemen | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 26 March 2024 | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City, Khobar, Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 6. | 11 June 2024 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Bahrain | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 7 | 25 March 2025 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  North Korea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 14 October 2025 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |