Younes Ali
Qatari footballer (born 1983)
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Younes Ali Rahmati (Persian: یونسعلی رحمتی; born 3 January 1983) is a Qatari football coach and a former player who is the currently head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli. He played as a midfielder and was a member of the Qatar national football team.
Full name
Younes Ali Rahmati
Date of birth
3 January 1983
Place of birth
Doha, Qatar
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Younes Ali Rahmati | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Rayyan (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Al Ahli | 118 | (5) |
| 2007–2013 | Al-Rayyan | 118 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Umm Salal SC | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Al Ahli | 61 | (1) |
| Total | 303 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2013 | Qatar | 29 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Markhiya | ||
| 2020–2021 | Qatar SC | ||
| 2021–2024 | Al-Arabi | ||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Rayyan | ||
| 2025– | Al Ahli | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play alongside Pep Guardiola, whom he considered his role model, in Al Ahli.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 21 May 2019[1]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al Ahli | 2000–01 | QSL | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 118 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Al Rayyan | 2007–08 | QSL | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 25 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 118 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Umm Salal SC | 2013–14 | QSL | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Al Ahli | 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 61 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 303 | 10 | ||||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
