{{short description|Emirati footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ali Mabkhout | image = Lebanon v United Arab Emirates, 16 November 2021 32 (Ali Mabkhout).jpg | caption = Mabkhout with the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] in 2021 | full_name = Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran Al Hajeri<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|ali-mabkhout/14300|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|5|df=y}}<ref name="FCWC 2017">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Al Jazira |url=http://www.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2017/pdf/FCWC_2017_Squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043355/http://www.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2017/pdf/FCWC_2017_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates<ref name=GSA/> | height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uaeproleague.ae/en/player/ali-ahmed-mabkhout-mohsen-alhajeri/adnoc-pro-league-2 |title=Ali Mabkhout |publisher=UAE Pro League |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = 2004–2008 | youthclubs1 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] | years1 = 2008–2024 | clubs1 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] | caps1 = 300 | goals1 = 218 | years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 10 <!-- LEAGUE GAMES ONLY - When you update this parameter, please update the pcupdate parameter! -->| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|United Arab Emirates U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 16 | nationalgoals2 = 9 | nationalyears3 = 2009–2024 | nationalteam3 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] | nationalcaps3 = 114 | nationalgoals3 = [[List of international goals scored by Ali Mabkhout|85]]<!-- OFFICIAL FIFA GAMES ONLY - When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! --> | pcupdate = 4 April 2025 | ntupdate = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{UAE}}}}{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015 Australia]]|}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Gulf Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013 Bahrain]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup|2018 Kuwait]]|}} {{Medal|3rd|[[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014 Saudi Arabia]]|}} {{Medal|Competition|[[GCC U-23 Championship]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2010 GCC U-23 Championship|2010 Qatar]]|}} }} '''Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran [[Bani Hajer|Al Hajeri]]''' ({{langx|ar|عَلِيّ أَحْمَد مَبْخُوت مُحْسِن عِمْرَان الْهَاجِرِيّ}}; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional [[association football|football]]er who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[UAE Pro League]] club [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]].
Coming through the [[youth system]], Mabkhout made his debut for [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]'s first team in 2009.
==Club career== Mabkhout made his [[AFC Champions League]] debut against [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al Ittihad]] on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2166.pdf|title=Match Summary - Al Ittihad 1–1 Al Jazira|publisher=The AFC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604182337/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2166.pdf|archive-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2163.pdf|title=Match Summary - Al Jazira 2–2 Esteghlal|publisher=The AFC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607155919/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/367-2163.pdf|archive-date=7 June 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/oliveira-has-made-a-name-for-himself-in-arabian-gulf-league-1.688441|title=Oliveira has made a name for himself in Arabian Gulf League|author=Paul Oberjuerge|publisher=The National|date=22 January 2014|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
==International career== In the quarter-final of the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]], Mabkhout scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] at [[Stadium Australia]] in [[Sydney]]; he went on to convert his penalty kick as the UAE defeated the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|defending champions]] 5–4 in a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-23/uae-japan-asian-cup/6043964?section=asiancup2015|title=Asian Cup 2015: UAE complete shock win over Japan to reach semi-final after penalty shootout dramatics|date=23 January 2015|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
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 men's national soccer team|Australia]], which qualified his country to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/25/asian-cup-report-australia-uae-south-korea-qatar-son-heung-min-spurs |title=Australia out of Asian Cup as UAE pounce on Milos Degenek error |work=The Guardian |date=25 January 2019 }}</ref>
On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in a 5–0 win to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/ali-mabkhout-words-cannot-tell-you-how-happy-or-how-proud-i-am-1.922002|title=Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am|website=The National|date=11 October 2019}}</ref>{{NoteTag|Mabkhout's three goals against [[Sri Lanka national football team|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 national football team|Malaysia]] on 10 September 2019.<ref name=rsssf/>}}
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/01/28/uae-asian-cup-talking-points-mabkhouts-role-midfield-balance-and-offensive-options/ |title=UAE Asian Cup talking points: Mabkhout's role, midfield balance and offensive options |publisher=The National News |date=28 January 2024 }}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== Club === {{updated|match played 4 April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[UAE President's Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[UAE League Cup]] !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="16"|[[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] |[[2008–09 UAE Pro League|2008–09]]<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|115641|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[UAE Pro League]] |4||2||0||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|–||7||3 |- |[[2009–10 UAE Pro League|2009–10]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |16||3||8||3||0||0||6{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||30||6 |- |[[2010–11 Al Jazira Club season|2010–11]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |8||2||6||4||0||0||5{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||colspan="2"|–||19||7 |- |[[2011–12 UAE Pro League|2011–12]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |12||3||4||2||3||0||2{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||21||5 |- |[[2012–13 UAE Pro League|2012–13]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |24||11||2||0||2||1||5{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||colspan="2"|–||33||13 |- |[[2013–14 UAE Pro League|2013–14]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |19||7||0||0||2||1||8{{efn|name=ACL}}||3||colspan="2"|–||29||11 |- |[[2014–15 UAE Pro League|2014–15]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|UAE Pro League |24||16||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||colspan="2"|–||26||17 |- |[[2015–16 UAE Pro League|2015–16]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |23||23||4||5||0||0||5{{efn|name=ACL}}||2||colspan="2"|–||32||30 |- |[[2016–17 UAE Pro League|2016–17]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |25||33||2||1||1||0||4{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||1{{efn|name=USC|Appearance in [[UAE Super Cup]]}}||0||33||35 |- |[[2017–18 UAE Pro League|2017–18]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|UAE Pro League |16||13||4||1||2||1||7{{efn|name=ACL}}||5||5{{efn|One appearance in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and one goal in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||1||34||21 |- |[[2018–19 UAE Pro League|2018–19]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|UAE Pro League |19||20||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||20 |- |[[2019–20 UAE Pro League|2019–20]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |19||13||2||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||14 |- |[[2020–21 UAE Pro League|2020–21]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |26||25||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||25 |- |[[2021–22 UAE Pro League|2021–22]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|UAE Pro League |20||10||0||0||1||0||5{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||2{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}}||0||28||11 |- |[[2022–23 UAE Pro League|2022–23]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |25||27||2||1||5||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||30 |- |[[2023–24 UAE Pro League|2023–24]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|UAE Pro League |20||10||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||11 |- !colspan="3"|Total !300!!218!!56!!18!!24!!6!!51!!16!!8!!1!!439!!259 |- |[[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] |[[2024–25 UAE Pro League|2024–25]]<ref name="SW" />{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |UAE Pro League |20||10||1||0||4||2||colspan="2"|–||7{{efn|Four appearances and four goals in [[AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League]], one appearance and two goals in Emirati-Qatari Super Cup}}||6||32||18 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !320!!228!!57!!18!!28!!8!!51!!16!!15!!7!!461!!277 |}
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=== International === {{See also|List of international goals scored by Ali Mabkhout}}
{{updated|match played 21 January 2025}}<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mabkhout-intlg.html|title=Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches|website=RSSSF|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|35785|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="15"|[[United Arab Emirates national football team|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 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!114!!85 |}
==Honours== '''Al Jazira''' * [[UAE Pro League]]: [[2010–11 UAE Pro League|2010–11]], [[2016–17 UAE Pro League|2016–17]], [[2020–21 UAE Pro League|2020–21]] * [[UAE President's Cup]]: [[2010–11 UAE President's Cup|2010–11]], [[2011–12 UAE President's Cup|2011–12]], [[2015–16 UAE President's Cup|2015–16]] * [[UAE League Cup]]: [[2009–10 Etisalat Emirates Cup|2009–10]] * [[UAE Super Cup]]: [[2021 UAE Super Cup|2021]] * [[2017 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup 2017]]: Fourth place
'''United Arab Emirates U23''' * [[GCC U-23 Championship]]: [[2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]] * [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] silver medal: [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2010]]
'''United Arab Emirates''' * [[Arabian Gulf Cup]]: [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013]] * [[AFC Asian Cup]] third place: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
'''Individual''' * [[UAE Pro League]] top scorer: [[2016–17 UAE Pro League#Top scorers|2016–17]], [[2020–21 UAE Pro League#Top scorers|2020–21]] * [[AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League]] top scorer: [[2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League|2024–25]] * [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] top scorer: [[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014]], [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]] * [[AFC Asian Cup]] top scorer: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup#Goalscorers|2015]] * [[AFC Asian Cup records and statistics#Team of the Tournament|AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament]]: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup#Awards|2015]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/afcasiancup/status/561811330525433856|title=AC2015 DREAM TEAM|date=1 February 2015|publisher=AFC Asian Cup official twitter|access-date=8 July 2015}}</ref> [[2019 AFC Asian Cup#Awards|2019]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-technical-report-and-statistics |title=AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics |publisher=AFC |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
== See also == * [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|List of top international men's football goalscorers by country]] * [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]] * [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]
== Notes == {{reflist|group=note}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{FIFA player|311770}} * {{AFC player|36486}} * {{Soccerway|115641}} * {{Goalzz|55429}}
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