{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1952)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ali Khalil | image = Ali Khalil (Zamalek).jpg | caption = Khalil with Zamalek in 1978 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1952|11|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Beni Suef, Egypt | height = | position = Striker | years1 = 1971–1980 | clubs1 = Zamalek | caps1 = 111 | goals1 = 78 | years2 = | clubs2 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = | goals3 = | nationalyears1 = 1970–1980 | nationalteam1 = Egypt | nationalcaps1 = 33 | nationalgoals1 = 23 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|EGY}}}} {{MedalCompetition|African Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|1973|}} {{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|3rd|1974|}} | upright = 0.95 | youthclubs1 = Beni Suef SC | youthyears1 = 1964–1969 | clubnumber = | currentclub = | youthyears2 = 1969–1971 | youthclubs2 = Zamalek }}
'''Ali Khalil''' ({{langx|ar|على خليل}}; born 28 November 1952) is an Egyptian football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the most iconic Egyptian football players in the 1970s and one of its greatest strikers.<ref name=":0" /> Khalil spent his entire football career with Zamalek. Nicknamed "Dangerous Ali", he was the Egyptian Premier League's top scorer for two times in the 1976–77 and 1978–79 seasons. He represented Egypt in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
A prolific goal scorer, he played for his country a total of 33 international matches, scoring 23 goals. Despite his relatively short career, retiring at 28, Khalil still maintains his popularity despite his absence from his country over the past decades.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=لبنى عبد الله |date=12 January 2018 |title=شاهد .. على خليل فاكهة الزمالك فى السبعينات |url=https://m.youm7.com/story/2018/1/12/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA/3595991}}</ref> After retirement from professional football in 1980, he moved to the Gulf Area and coached youth football teams. He is now a global expert in the field of training youth players.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emara |first=Mohamed |date=19 December 2020 |title=علي خليل .. فارس الأخلاق الزملكاوية {{!}} كورابيديا - koraapedia |url=https://koraapedia.com/%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%ae%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%ae%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b2%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%a9/ |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=koraapedia.com |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=محمد الغزاوى - نور عادل |date=21 February 2018 |title=رياضة علي خليل: سعيد بورشة عمل مدربي الناشئين.. وأشكر مجلس المصري لاهتمامه بالبراعم |url=https://www.elbalad.news/3180602}}</ref>
==Early life== Ali Khalil was born on 28 November 1952 in Beni Suef, Egypt. He started playing football at his home town with Beni Suef SC youth teams. He played in the U-14 team and continued with the club until he was in the U-18 team.<ref name="محمد عبد الحليم">{{Cite web |last=محمد عبد الحليم |date=17 February 2020 |title=محافظات مشاهير من بلدي..علي خليل ابن بني سويف.. أمين الكرة المصرية |url=https://www.elbalad.news/4177406}}</ref>
==Club career== In 1969, Khalil was chosen to move to Zamalek by Helmy Hussein, who was Zamalek's U-18 coach. Khalil was soon selected to play with the Zamalek U-20 team in the Youth League, which was a tournament that received great media coverage at the time for the cessation of football activity in Egypt due to the War of Attrition. In the final match against Al Ahly, which was broadcast on television, Ali Khalil scored both goals for his team, and Zamalek won 2–1, and after that match, Khalil became a rising star in Egyptian football.<ref name="محمد عبد الحليم"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=البوابة الإلكترونية لمحافظة بني سويف |url=http://www.benisuef.gov.eg/New_portal/BnsDetails.aspx?title=%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%2520%D9%85%D9%86%2520%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A..%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%2520%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%2520%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%2520%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A%2520%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%81..%2520%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=البوابة الإلكترونية لمحافظة بني سويف}}</ref>
thumb|196x196px|Khalil with Zamalek in 1976|left
Khalil played for the first team in 1971, he won with Zamalek the October League Cup title in the 1973–74 season. He also won with his team the 1977–78 Egyptian League title, and three titles of the Egypt Cup, the first title was in 1975, and in the 1977 Egypt Cup, he scored twice in the 3–1 win over Ismaily in the final, and scored a goal in the 1979 Egypt Cup final where Zamalek won Ghazl El Mahlalla by a score of 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web |last=أحمد طارق |date=24 November 2020 |title=على خليل: ضيّعت دورى على الزمالك عشان الأخلاق أهم من البطولات |url=https://m.youm7.com/story/2020/11/24/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86/5081521}}</ref> Khalil played eight league seasons with Zamalek and scored 78 goals for his team. In his nine-seasons career, he scored a total of 94 goals for Zamalek in all competitions. Besides being a fierce goal scorer, Khalil was known for his extreme honesty and integrity, he had a famous incident in the 1978–79 league season, where he scored a goal which passed through the outer torn net and landed in the goal against Ismaily. This goal was a deciding factor in the title, but despite this he told referee of the match, Ahmed Bilal, that the ball was not a goal. As a result, the goal was canceled after it had been awarded, amid major objections from the Ismaily players and fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2023 |title=نجوم سويفية.. الشقيقان خليل تألقان مع قطبي الكرة وأحدهما لقب بالأمين |url=https://www.nogoumfm.net/news/2024/03/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%B4-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=علي خليل نجم الزمالك .. صاحب أشهر هدف الغاه الحكم - الرياضة |url=http://akhbarak.net/news/18767058/articles/35257624/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85 |access-date=4 May 2024 |website=أخبارك.نت |language=ar |archive-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504010213/http://akhbarak.net/news/18767058/articles/35257624/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85 |url-status=dead }}</ref>alt=Zamalek SC team 1978|thumb|230x230px|Khalil (front row, first from left) with Zamalek in 1978 Khalil was Zamalek's valuable striker of the 1970s and the beloved player of its fans. He scored decisive goals for Zamalek which earned him nickname of "Dangerous Ali".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=طاهر |first1=عمر |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4MZJDwAAQBAJ&q=%27%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%2520%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%27%2520%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83&pg=PT318 |title=ألبومات عمر طاهر الساخرة |last2=الكرمة |first2=دار |date=31 January 2018 |publisher=Al-Karma Books |isbn=978-977-6467-96-5 |language=ar}}</ref> He was the Egyptian Premier League top scorer in 1976-77 and 1978–79.<ref>{{Cite web |title=علي خليل يُذكِّر بواقعة "الأمانة" بعد 39 عاما |url=https://www.yallakora.com//news/320894/%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%ae%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%8a-%d8%b0%d9%83-%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-39-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a7-%d9%88%d9%8a%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%87-%d9%86%d8%b5%d9%8a%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b5%d8%a9 |access-date=4 May 2024 |website=يلاكورة.كوم |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Emara |first=Mohamed |date=19 December 2020 |title=علي خليل .. فارس الأخلاق الزملكاوية {{!}} كورابيديا - koraapedia |url=https://koraapedia.com/%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%ae%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%ae%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b2%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%a9/ |access-date=4 May 2024 |website=koraapedia.com |language=ar}}</ref> In 1980, at the height of his career, Khalil, who was 28 at the time, retired from football and became a youth coach.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E1MgodUlIw |title=الحلقة الكاملة {{!}} كابتن علي خليل نجم الزمالك ومنتخب مصر السابق {{!}} رد الجميل |language=en |access-date=7 May 2024 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=إسلام صادق |date=24 October 2017 |title=بعد غياب 35 عامًا.. علي خليل: حسن شحاتة أكثر المستفيدين من رحيلي (حوار) |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/1209511}}</ref>
==International career== In 1970, Khalil played for the Egypt national team before playing in Zamalek's first team, as the national team was training in Zamalek Stadium. Khalil was staying at the time in a room under the stands, along with Mussad Nour. Khalil stood watching the training and the coach chose him to complete the division. After playing, he was officially called to the national team. Afterwards, he was called to be a part of the team that played in the 1971 Mediterranean Games in Izmir, where Egypt finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=علي خليل نجم الزمالك .. صاحب أشهر هدف الغاه الحكم - الرياضة |url=http://akhbarak.net/news/18767058/articles/35257624/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85 |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=أخبارك.نت |language=ar |archive-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504010213/http://akhbarak.net/news/18767058/articles/35257624/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
thumb|Khalil (front row, first from right) with Egypt in the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt|left|230x230pxHis first appearance with his country was in a game that took place in Cairo Stadium on December 1, 1972, against Kenya at the 1973 African Games qualifiers, which Egypt won 1–0. He scored his first international goal on December 8, 1972, against Tunisia in Cairo at the 1974 World Cup Qualifiers. He also played in the 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations, and scored two goals in the group stage, and Egypt finished as champions.
He was a part of the team that participated in the 1973 All-Africa Games in Nigeria and he scored against Guinea and Upper Volta in the group stage. Egypt won the bronze medal. Khalil played in the 1974 African Cup of Nation in Egypt, where he scored the winning goal against Uganda in the group stage, and also the second goal against Ivory Coast in the group stage. The Egyptians finished 3rd. He also was a part of the team that won the 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palestine Cup 1972-1975 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/palestine-cups.html |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Khalil's final international match was on April 13, 1980, in the 1980 Summer Olympics Qualifiers against Zambia at the Independence Stadium in Lusaka, which finished in a 1–1 draw, and Khalil scored Egypt's goal. He played 33 caps for his country and scored 23 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali Khalil - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/egy-akhalil-intlg.html |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | colspan="3" |Egypt |- !Year !Apps !Goals |- |1970 |0 |0 |- |1971 |0 |0 |- |1972||3||1 |- |1973||7||5 |- |1974||7||9 |- |1975||8||3 |- |1976||0||0 |- |1977||6||4 |- |1978||0||0 |- |1979||1||0 |- |1980 |1 |1 |- !Total||33||23 |}
== Honours == === Player === '''Zamalek''' * Egyptian Premier League: 1977–78 * Egypt Cup: 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79 * October League Cup: 1974
'''Egypt''' * Palestine Cup of Nations: 1972, 1975
'''Individual''' * Egyptian Premier League top scorer : 1976–77, 1978–79
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalil, Ali}} Category:1952 births Category:Egyptian men's footballers Category:Egypt men's international footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Zamalek SC players Category:Living people Category:African Games bronze medalists for Egypt Category:African Games bronze medalists in football Category:20th-century Egyptian sportsmen