Ahmad Ajab

{{short description|Kuwaiti footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ahmad Ajab | fullname = Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azmi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|13}} | birth_place = [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]] | height = {{height|m=1.81|precision=0}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Sahel (Kuwaiti football club)|Al Sahel]] | years1 = 2003–2007 | clubs1 = [[Sahel (Kuwaiti football club)|Al-Sahel]] | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 34 | years2 = 2007–2015 | clubs2 = [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadisia]] | caps2 = 140 | goals2 = 56 | years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → [[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Shabab]] (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = → [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = → [[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]] (loan) | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 1  | totalcaps = 213| totalgoals = 93 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] | nationalcaps1 = 36 | nationalgoals1 = 17 | pcupdate = 4 November 2014 | ntupdate = 8 November 2013 }}

'''Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azmi''' ({{langx|ar|أَحْمَد سَعْد عَجَب الْعَازِمِيّ}}; born 13 May 1984) is a [[Kuwait]]i footballer. After starting playing for [[Sahel (Kuwaiti football club)|Al-Sahel]] he moved to [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al-Qadisia]] in July 2007.

==Career== After moving to his new club, he was quickly crowned as the top scorer in 2007 [[Kuwaiti Premier League]] and was called up for the national team where he scored a hat-trick on his debut against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]], he came from the bench after 50 minutes gone and the scoreline was 2–0 to Lebanon it finished with his hat-trick 2-3. He is currently in some fierce competition to be the World top scorer and Asia's Best Player of the Year. He helped his team to reach the second round of the AFC champions league.

==International goals== :''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. ||rowspan=3 | 2 January 2008 || rowspan=3 | [[Thamir Stadium]], [[Al Salmiya]] ||rowspan=3 | {{fb|LIB}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} ||rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 ||rowspan=4 | [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- | 2. || {{center|'''2'''–2}} |- | 3. || {{center|'''3'''–2}} |- | 4. || 30 January 2008 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] || {{fb|OMA}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || {{center|1–1}} |- | 5. || 26 March 2008 || [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] || {{fb|IRN}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} || {{center|2–2}} || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] |- | 6. || 23 May 2008 || [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{fb|QAT}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–1}} ||rowspan=2 | Friendly |- | 7. || 27 May 2008 || [[Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Dammam]] || {{fb|KSA}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || {{center|1–2}} |- | 8. ||rowspan=3 | 8 June 2008 ||rowspan=5 | Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya ||rowspan=3 | {{fb|SYR}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} ||rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | 4–2 ||rowspan=5 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 9. || {{center|'''2'''–1}} |- | 10. || {{center|'''4'''–2}} |- | 11. ||rowspan=2 | 14 June 2008 ||rowspan=2 | {{fb|UAE}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} ||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 2–3 |- | 12. || {{center|'''2'''–2}} |- | 13. || 18 November 2009 || [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]], [[Jakarta]] || {{fb|IDN}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || {{center|1–1}} || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier]] |- | 14. || 19 February 2010 || [[Al Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] || {{fb|SYR}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || {{center|1–1}} ||rowspan=4 | Friendly |- | 15. || 8 October 2010 ||rowspan=3 | [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]], Kuwait City || {{fb|BHR}} || {{center|'''1'''–3}} || {{center|1–3}} |- | 16. || 12 October 2010 || {{fb|VIE}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || {{center|3–1}} |- | 17. || 8 November 2013 || {{fb|MYS}} || {{center|'''3'''–0}} || {{center|3–0}} |}

==Personal life== Ahmad brothers, [[Khalid Ajab|Khalid]] and [[Faisal Ajab Al-Azemi|Faisal]], was also footballers.

==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=25005}} *{{FIFA player|234308|Ahmad Ajab}}

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