# Ahmad Ajab

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Kuwaiti footballer

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Ahmad Ajab Personal information Full name Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azmi Date of birth (1984-05-13) May 13, 1984 (age 42) Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Striker Youth career Al Sahel Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003–2007 Al-Sahel 54 (34) 2007–2015 Al-Qadisia 140 (56) 2009 → Al-Shabab (loan) 6 (1) 2012–2013 → Al-Salmiya (loan) 7 (1) 2014 → Al-Nasr (loan) 6 (1) Total 213 (93) International career‡ 2005–2013 Kuwait 36 (17) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 November 2013

**Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azmi** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): أَحْمَد سَعْد عَجَب الْعَازِمِيّ; born 13 May 1984) is a [Kuwaiti](/source/Kuwait) footballer. After starting playing for [Al-Sahel](/source/Sahel_(Kuwaiti_football_club)) he moved to [Al-Qadisia](/source/Al_Qadisiya_Kuwait) in July 2007.

## Career

After moving to his new club, he was quickly crowned as the top scorer in 2007 [Kuwaiti Premier League](/source/Kuwaiti_Premier_League) and was called up for the national team where he scored a hat-trick on his debut against [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon_national_football_team), 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.*

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 2 January 2008 Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya Lebanon 1–2 3–2 Friendly 2. 2–2 3. 3–2 4. 30 January 2008 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Oman 1–1 1–1 5. 26 March 2008 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Iran 1–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 6. 23 May 2008 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Qatar 1–0 1–1 Friendly 7. 27 May 2008 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–2 8. 8 June 2008 Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya Syria 1–0 4–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 9. 2–1 10. 4–2 11. 14 June 2008 United Arab Emirates 1–2 2–3 12. 2–2 13. 18 November 2009 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Indonesia 1–1 1–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier 14. 19 February 2010 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Syria 1–1 1–1 Friendly 15. 8 October 2010 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City Bahrain 1–3 1–3 16. 12 October 2010 Vietnam 1–1 3–1 17. 8 November 2013 Malaysia 3–0 3–0

## Personal life

Ahmad brothers, [Khalid](/source/Khalid_Ajab) and [Faisal](/source/Faisal_Ajab_Al-Azemi), was also footballers.

## External links

- [Ahmad Ajab](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/25005.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

- [Ahmad Ajab](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=234308/index.html) – [FIFA](/source/FIFA) competition record (archived)

v t e Kuwaiti Premier League top scorers 1962: Zakaria & Al-Shatti 1963: Al-Dawla 1964: Al-Osaimi 1965: Al-Dawla 1966: Al-Dawla 1967: Al-Dawla 1968: Yusif 1969: Al-Misud & Arti 1970: Shehata 1971: Shehata 1972: Al-Misud & Shehata 1973: Al-Mali 1974: Yaqoub 1975: Yaqoub 1976: Yaqoub 1977: Yaqoub & Al-Dakhil 1978: Buhamad 1979: Al-Mali 1980: Yaqoub 1981: Al-Dakhil & Ahmad 1982: Najim 1983: Hasin 1984: Al-Suwayed 1985: Al-Dakhil 1986: Al-Masnad 1987: Al-Ghanem 1988: Al-Dakhil 1989: Al-Anbari 1990: Al-Nasr 1992: Al-Huwaidi 1993: Marwi 1994: Al-Salah & Jadid 1995: Hanus 1996: Branco 1997: Branco 1998: Marwi 1999: Marwi 2000: Abdullah 2001: Laheeb & Abdullah 2002: John 2003: Marques 2004: Al-Salamah 2005: Al-Khatib 2006: Al Harbi 2007: Abdullah 2008: Ajab 2009: Careca 2010: Al Ajmi 2011: Al Khatib 2012: Lopes 2013: Jemâa 2014: Al-Somah 2015: Fabiano 2016: Al-Khatib 2017: Da Silva 2018: Ajab 2019: Al-Musawi 2020: Fabiano & Nasser 2021: Dabbagh 2022: Al-Khaldi 2023: Khenissi 2024: Khabba

v t e Kuwait squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup 1 Al Rashidi 2 Al Taher 3 Awadh 4 Fadel 5 Ajab 6 Al Fadhel 7 F. Al Enezi 8 Al Sheikh 9 Maqseed 10 Khalaf 11 Al Ansari 12 Al Shemali 13 Neda 14 Al Amer 15 Ali 16 H. Al Enezi 17 Al Mutawa 18 Al Ateeqi 19 Al Rashidi 20 Nasser 21 Mashaan 22 Al Khaldi (c) 23 Al Qallaf Coach: Tufegdžić

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