Ali Mabkhout

Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran Al Hajeri (Arabic: عَلِيّ أَحْمَد مَبْخُوت مُحْسِن عِمْرَان الْهَاجِرِيّ; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr and the United Arab Emirates national team.

Ali Mabkhout

Mabkhout with the United Arab Emirates in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran Al Hajeri[1]
Date of birth	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Nasr
Number	7
Youth career
2004–2008	Al Jazira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2024	Al Jazira	300	(218)
2024–	Al-Nasr	13	(8)
International career‡
2008–2009	United Arab Emirates U20	10	(6)
2012	United Arab Emirates U23	16	(9)
2009–	United Arab Emirates	114	(85)
Medal record Representing  United Arab Emirates Men's Football AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Gulf Cup Winner 2013 Bahrain Runner-up 2018 Kuwait 2014 Saudi Arabia GCC U-23 Championship Winner 2010 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025

Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira's first team in 2009.

Club career

Mabkhout made his AFC Champions League debut against Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute.^[4] On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw.^[5]

Mabkhout formed a partnership with Ricardo Oliveira, his teammate from 2009 to 2014; this partnership was said to contribute towards the development of Mabkhout's talents in his formative years.^[6]

International career

In the quarter-final of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Mabkhout scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Japan at Stadium Australia in Sydney; he went on to convert his penalty kick as the UAE defeated the defending champions 5–4 in a penalty shootout.^[7]

During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals hosted by the United Arab Emirates, Mabkhout netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory over defending champions Australia, which qualified his country to the semi-finals.^[8]

On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.^{[9][note 1]}

Mabkhout was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, yet he surprisingly was not able to feature in any match during the competition under coach Paulo Bento.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			UAE President's Cup		UAE League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Jazira	2008–09[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	4	2	0	0	0	0	3[a]	1	–		7	3
	2009–10[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	16	3	8	3	0	0	6[a]	0	–		30	6
	2010–11[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	8	2	6	4	0	0	5[a]	1	–		19	7
	2011–12[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	12	3	4	2	3	0	2[a]	0	–		21	5
	2012–13[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	24	11	2	0	2	1	5[a]	1	–		33	13
	2013–14[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	19	7	0	0	2	1	8[a]	3	–		29	11
	2014–15[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	24	16	1	0	0	0	1[a]	1	–		26	17
	2015–16[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	23	23	4	5	0	0	5[a]	2	–		32	30
	2016–17[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	25	33	2	1	1	0	4[a]	1	1[b]	0	33	35
	2017–18[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	16	13	4	1	2	1	7[a]	5	5[c]	1	34	21
	2018–19[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	19	20	1	0	0	0	–		–		20	20
	2019–20[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	19	13	2	1	4	0	–		–		25	14
	2020–21[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	26	25	1	0	0	0	–		–		27	25
	2021–22[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	20	10	0	0	1	0	5[a]	1	2[d]	0	28	11
	2022–23[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	25	27	2	1	5	2	–		–		32	30
	2023–24[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	20	10	1	0	4	1	–		–		25	11
Total			300	218	56	18	24	6	51	16	8	1	439	259
Al-Nasr	2024–25[12][citation needed]	UAE Pro League	13	8	1	0	3	2	–		5[e]	6	22	16
Career total			313	226	57	18	27	8	51	16	13	7	461	275

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
2. Appearance in UAE Super Cup
3. One appearance in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
4. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Four appearances and four goals in AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, one appearance and two goals in Emirati-Qatari Super Cup

International

See also: List of international goals scored by Ali Mabkhout

As of match played 21 January 2025^[10][13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United Arab Emirates	2009	1	1
	2010	1	1
	2011	0	0
	2012	6	5
	2013	11	11
	2014	15	5
	2015	14	13
	2016	8	3
	2017	9	6
	2018	6	2
	2019	15	19
	2020	2	5
	2021	16	14
	2022	5	1
	2023	5	4
Total		114	85

Honours

Al Jazira

• UAE Pro League: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
• UAE President's Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16
• UAE League Cup: 2009–10
• UAE Super Cup: 2021

United Arab Emirates U23

• GCC U-23 Championship: 2010
• Asian Games silver medal: 2010

United Arab Emirates

• Arabian Gulf Cup: 2013
• AFC Asian Cup third place: 2015

Individual

• UAE Pro League top scorer: 2016–17, 2020–21
• AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League top scorer: 2024–25
• Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer: 2014, 2019
• AFC Asian Cup top scorer: 2015
• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2015,^[14] 2019^[15]

See also

• List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

Notes

1. Mabkhout's three goals against Sri Lanka on 31 August 2019 were initially considered in an unofficial friendly; hence he become the UAE's all-time leading goalscorer when he scored two goals against Malaysia on 10 September 2019.^[10]