Ali Al-Biski

Mohammed Ali Al-Dibiski, commonly known as Ali Al-Biski (Arabic: علي البسكي; 1941 – 24 April 2019), is a Libyan former footballer who played as a striker. Although he did not score in FIFA approved competitions due to Libya's lack of participation at the time, he is the Libya national team's all-time top scorer.^[1][2]

Ali Al-Biski

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Ali Al-Dibiski
Date of birth	1941
Place of birth	Tripoli, Libya
Date of death	24 April 2019 (aged 77–78)
Place of death	Tunisia
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1964	Al-Tarsana
	Al-Mashaal
1964–1966	Al-Madina
1966–1968	Al-Ahli Tripoli
1968–1970	Al-Ittihad Tripoli
International career
1961–1970	Libya	44	(35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Al-Biski was the top scorer of the 1965 Pan Arab Games and the 1966 Arab Nations Cup, and praised for his teamwork, dribbling and positioning by the Egyptian media.^[3] Al-Biski was also twice the top scorer of the Libyan Premier League: in 1965 with Al-Madina SC and in 1968 with Al Ahli Tripoli.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Libya goal.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 September 1961	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Saudi Arabia		5–1	1961 Pan Arab Games
2
3
4
5	29 February 1964	7 October Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Malta		2–2	1964 Tripoli Tournament	[4]
6	14 November 1964	Kuwait University Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Lebanon		2–1	1964 Arab Nations Cup
7	18 November 1964		Jordan		5–2
8	14 March 1965	7 October Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Kuwait		4–1	1965 Tripoli Tournament	[4]
9	2 September 1965	Zamalek Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Muscat and Oman		15–1	1965 Pan Arab Games
10
11
12
13	6 September 1965		Lahej		16–0
14
15
16
17	9 September 1965		United Arab Republic		1–8
18	10 September 1965		Palestine	1–0	4–2
19				4–2
20	12 March 1966	7 October Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Morocco B		4–0	1966 Tripoli Tournament	[5]
21
22
23	1 April 1966	Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Oman		21–0	1966 Arab Nations Cup
24
25
26
27
28
29
30	6 April 1966		North Yemen		13–1
31
32
33
34
35	8 April 1966		Iraq		1–3
36	10 April 1966		Lebanon		6–1
37
38
39	March 1967	7 October Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Libya B		5–1	1967 Tripoli Tournament	[4]
40
41

References

1. "LIBYAN FOOTBALL LEGEND ALI AL-BISKI DIES AGED 78". CAF Online.
2. "Ali Al-Baski ... the story of a child who loved football and became "A Legend of the Knights"". Rimessa.net. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Ali Al-Baski, the historical goal scorer for Libyan football". Al Wasat. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. ""March" ... a witness to the most prominent confrontations of "the Knights of the Mediterranean"". Al Wasat. Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
5. "Morocco And Libya ... Matches, Numbers And Statistics". Akhbar Libya 24. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

• Arab Cup - rsssf.com
• 4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt) - rsssf.com