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Lebanese footballer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarek Ahmad El Ali (Arabic: طارق أحمد العلي; born 6 February 1986) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tarek Ahmad El Ali[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Kenema, Sierra Leone[1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Nejmeh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Nejmeh | ||
2005–2012 | Mabarra | (28) | |
2012–2021 | Ahed | 72 | (15) |
2016–2019 | → Tadamon Sour (loan) | 28 | (2) |
International career | |||
2007 | Lebanon U23 | (2) | |
2007–2011 | Lebanon | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
El Ali signed for Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh's youth team on 4 August 2003.[2] He began his senior career aged 17, in 2004–05.[3] In his only season at Nejmeh, El Ali helped his side win the league,[3] the Elite Cup,[4] and the Super Cup.[4]
In 2005 the Lebanese forward moved to Mabarra, staying seven seasons at the club, until 2012.[3] El Ali won the Lebanese FA Cup with Mabarra 2007–08, the club's first,[4] and competed in the 2009 AFC Cup.[5] On 5 May 2009, El Ali scored his first AFC Cup goal against Iraqi club Erbil.[5] However, with two wins in six matches, Mabarra came last in their group and were knocked-out of the competition.[6]
In 2012 El Ali moved to Ahed.[3] During his four-season stay, he won a league title (2014–15),[3] two Elite Cups (2013 and 2015),[4] and a Super Cup (2015).[4]
On 17 August 2016, Tadamon Sour announced the signing of El Ali on a one-year loan from Ahed.[7] Following a year at Tadamon Sour, playing 16 games and scoring twice,[3] the loan was extended for two more years.[8]
On 12 September 2019, Ahed announced the return from loan of El Ali.[3] In his first season after returning to the club, El Ali helped Ahed lift the 2019 Super Cup,[9] as well as the 2019 AFC Cup.[10]
On 18 April 2007, El Ali scored two goals for Lebanon U23, in a 2–1 win against Indonesia in the 2008 Olympic Games Qualifiers.[11] He also played for the senior team, scoring two goals in five games between 2007 and 2011.[3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 January 2008 | Jordan | Jordan | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2 | 23 July 2011 | Beirut, Lebanon | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
Nejmeh
Mabarra
Ahed
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