Efe Ali

Efe Ali
Personal information
Full name Efe Ali Ali
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Haskovo, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Number 12
Youth career
–2018 Haskovo
2018–2021 Levski Sofia
2021 Haskovo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Beroe II 3 (1)
2021–2022 Beroe Stara Zagora 0 (0)
2022–2023 Sayana Haskovo 24 (4)
2023– Lokomotiv Plovdiv II 17 (2)
2023– Lokomotiv Plovdiv 70 (4)
International career‡
2023– Bulgaria U21
2026– Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:06, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Efe Ali Ali (Bulgarian: Ефе Али Али; born 3 January 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre back for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the Bulgaria national team.

Career

Born in Haskovo, he started his career in the local Haskovo, before moving to Levski Sofia academy. Ali joined Lokomotiv II in January 2023 coming from Sayana Haskovo. After his good plays for the team in Third League, in June 2023 he signed a professional contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

International career

In September 2023 Ali was called up for Bulgaria U21 for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Germany U21 and Kosovo U21. In May 2026 he received his first call-up to the senior national team, for the friendly matches against Montenegro and Moldova. On 5 June 2026, Ali earned his first cap, coming on as a late second-half substitute in the 2:2 away draw with the latter national team.

References

  1. ↑ Профил Ефе Али
  2. ↑ "E. Ali - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ Ефе Али — Академия ЛЕВСКИ
  4. ↑ Ефе Али с трансфер при смърфовете в Локомотив(Пд)
  5. ↑ Ефе Али подписа първи професионален договор с Локо (Пд) - Topsport.bg
  6. ↑ Ефе Али с повиквателна за България U21
  7. ↑ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Черна гора и Молдова" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Drumchev, Philip, ed. (5 June 2026). "Лъвът не изрева в Кишинев: България поведе на два пъти, но не би" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 6 June 2026.