Ali Mabkhout

Ali Mabkhout
	Mabkhout with the United Arab Emirates in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran Al Hajeri
Date of birth	5 October 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
2004–2008	Al Jazira
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2024	Al Jazira
2024–2026	Al-Nasr
International career
2008–2009	United Arab Emirates U20
2012	United Arab Emirates U23
2009–2024	United Arab Emirates
Medal record
Representing United Arab Emirates
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Games
Gulf Cup
GCC U-23 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2025

Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (Arabic: عَلِيّ أَحْمَد مَبْخُوت مُحْسِن عِمْرَان الْهَاجِرِيّ; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira's first team in 2009. After spending 16 years at the club, during which time he made 300 appearances and scored 218 goals, he transferred to Al-Nasr in 2024.

Mabkhout is all the all-time top scorer for the UAE national team, with 85 goals.

Club career

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

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.

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.

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.

On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			UAE President's Cup		UAE League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Jazira	2008–09^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	4	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	–		7	3
	2009–10^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	16	3	8	3	0	0	6	0	–		30	6
	2010–11^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	8	2	6	4	0	0	5	1	–		19	7
	2011–12^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	12	3	4	2	3	0	2	0	–		21	5
	2012–13^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	24	11	2	0	2	1	5	1	–		33	13
	2013–14^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	19	7	0	0	2	1	8	3	–		29	11
	2014–15^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	24	16	1	0	0	0	1	1	–		26	17
	2015–16^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	23	23	4	5	0	0	5	2	–		32	30
	2016–17^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	25	33	2	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	33	35
	2017–18^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	16	13	4	1	2	1	7	5	5	1	34	21
	2018–19^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	19	20	1	0	0	0	–		–		20	20
	2019–20^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	19	13	2	1	4	0	–		–		25	14
	2020–21^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	26	25	1	0	0	0	–		–		27	25
	2021–22^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	20	10	0	0	1	0	5	1	2	0	28	11
	2022–23^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	25	27	2	1	5	2	–		–		32	30
	2023–24^{[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^{[citation needed]}	UAE Pro League	20	10	1	0	4	2	–		7	6	32	18
Career total			320	228	57	18	28	8	51	16	15	7	461	277

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in AFC Champions League
↑ Appearance in UAE Super Cup
↑ One appearance in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
↑ Four appearances and four goals in AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, one appearance and two goals in Emirati-Qatari Super Cup

International

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
	2024	1	0
Total		115	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
FIFA Club World Cup 2017: Fourth place

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, 2019

Notes

↑ 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.

References

1 2 "Ali Mabkhout". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
↑ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Al Jazira" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
↑ "Ali Mabkhout". UAE Pro League. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
↑ "Match Summary - Al Ittihad 1–1 Al Jazira" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012.
↑ "Match Summary - Al Jazira 2–2 Esteghlal" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012.
↑ Paul Oberjuerge (22 January 2014). "Oliveira has made a name for himself in Arabian Gulf League". The National. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
↑ "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
↑ "Australia out of Asian Cup as UAE pounce on Milos Degenek error". The Guardian. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
↑ "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
1 2 "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
↑ "UAE Asian Cup talking points: Mabkhout's role, midfield balance and offensive options". The National News. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
↑ "Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
↑ "AC2015 DREAM TEAM". AFC Asian Cup official twitter. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

External links

Ali Mabkhout – FIFA competition record (archived)
Ali Mabkhout – AFC competition record
Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway
Ali Mabkhout at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

[ACL-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in AFC Champions League

[USC-15] Appearance in UAE Super Cup

[16] One appearance in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup

[17] Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

[18] Four appearances and four goals in AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, one appearance and two goals in Emirati-Qatari Super Cup

[11] 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.

[GSA-1] 1 2 "Ali Mabkhout". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[FCWC_2017-2] "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Al Jazira" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.

[3] "Ali Mabkhout". UAE Pro League. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[4] "Match Summary - Al Ittihad 1–1 Al Jazira" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012.

[5] "Match Summary - Al Jazira 2–2 Esteghlal" (PDF). The AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012.

[6] Paul Oberjuerge (22 January 2014). "Oliveira has made a name for himself in Arabian Gulf League". The National. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

[7] "Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

[8] "Australia out of Asian Cup as UAE pounce on Milos Degenek error". The Guardian. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[9] "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[rsssf-10] 1 2 "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

[12] "UAE Asian Cup talking points: Mabkhout's role, midfield balance and offensive options". The National News. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[SW-13] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ali Mabkhout at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[NFT-19] "Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[20] "AC2015 DREAM TEAM". AFC Asian Cup official twitter. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[21] "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2020.