# Ismail Matar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ismail_Matar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ismail_Matar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Matar > Source revision: 1355021965 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Emirati footballer (born 1983)}} {{Family name hatnote|Al Junaibi|lang=Arabic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ismail Matar | fullname = Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi | image = Ismail Matar QAT-UAE 20190129 Asian Cup 8 (cropped).jpg | caption = Matar in 2019 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|7|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates |publisher=[FIFA](/source/FIFA) |page=16 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2022}} | birth_place = [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi), United Arab Emirates| height = 1.68 m | position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = 1997–2001 | youthclubs1 = [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) | years1 = 2001–2024 | years2 = 2009 | clubs1 = [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) | clubs2 = → [Al Sadd](/source/Al_Sadd_SC) (loan) | caps1 = 418 | goals1 = 101 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2006 | nationalyears3 = 2012 | nationalyears4 = 2003–2021 | nationalteam1 = [United Arab Emirates U-20](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-20_football_team) | nationalteam2 = [United Arab Emirates U-23](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-23_football_team) | nationalteam3 = [United Arab Emirates Olympic](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-23_football_team) ([O.P.](/source/List_of_overage_players_in_Olympic_football)) | nationalteam4 = [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalcaps2 = 20 | nationalgoals2 = 6 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalcaps4 = 136 | nationalgoals4 = 36 }} '''Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi''' ({{langx|ar|إسماعيل مطر}}; born 7 April 1983 in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi)) is an Emirati former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as an [attacking midfielder](/source/Midfielder) or [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)). Matar was awarded the Golden Ball at the [2003 World Youth Championships](/source/2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) after being voted the tournament's best player even though the UAE only reached the quarter finals. He is best known for leading the UAE to their first ever trophy, which was held in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) in 2007. Matar scored 5 goals in 5 games, and was named [player of the tournament](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations) and the [top scorer](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations). ==Club career== ===Al Wahda=== ====2002–03==== The first game was in the season against [Al-Jazira](/source/Al-Jazira_Club), which he also scored his first in the match. This goal was the equalizer for [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) in the second half, but the joy did not last, Al-Jazira made the second goal and the winning goal latter. Matar continued his brilliant presence in that season and scored 14 goals, as he was named the Best Emarati Young Player in the [UAE League](/source/UAE_League) and led [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) to the [UAE Pro-League](/source/UAE_Pro-League) and the [President's Cup](/source/UAE_President_Cup) titles. He was the only player in that season that has been scored in the Goal of [Muhsin Musabah](/source/Muhsin_Musabah) five goals including two goals in the first round and two in the second round and a goal in the cup final from [penalty shot out](/source/Penalty_shootout_(association_football)). ====2003–04==== The Golden Boy did not shine strongly because of his involvement with the [national team](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) and the [UAE Olympic](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-23_football_team) and [UAE Under-20](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-20_football_team), and he is the only [Emirati](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) player who participated in four games with the [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) and the [national team](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) and [UAE Under-20](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-20_football_team) and [UAE Olympic](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-23_football_team) and distributed his effort in the four teams, which could not shine with [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) and he scored three goals with [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)), the club was ranked sixth in the league, and began the fatigue and exhaustion on Ismail making the press pounce on the [United Arab Emirates Football Association](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Football_Association) to merciless the player from involved with the four national teams. But his effort did not go waste with the [UAE Under-20](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-20_football_team), who was playing in the [FIFA World Youth Championship 2003](/source/2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) in the [UAE](/source/UAE), but he achieved with the [UAE Under-20](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_under-20_football_team) eighth place, and was the best player in the tournament, which was nominated for the best player and has achieved what he wanted. And has many offers from European clubs including the [Chelsea reserve](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) and [Inter Milan](/source/F.C._Internazionale_Milano) and Asian Clubs including Japan clubs and Qatari Club [Al-Sadd](/source/Al-Sadd_Sports_Club). ====2004–05==== Ismail was shown a good form for [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) at [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_UAE_Football_League) season and scored 11 goals including doubles against [Al-Nasr](/source/Al_Nasr_SC_(Dubai)), [Al Jazira](/source/Al-Jazira_Club) and [Al-Shabab](/source/Al-Shabab_(United_Arab_Emirates)) and a winning goal against [Al Ain](/source/Al_Ain_FC). He was most prominent in the ranks of [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) players, help the club to win the [league](/source/UAE_Football_League) title and finished as runners-up in the [Domestic Cup](/source/UAE_President_Cup). [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) had the strongest line of attack in that season, and Matar was [playmaker](/source/playmaker) of heavy caliber, which he was nominated for the Best Emarati Player. Ismail was more vigor and vitality and strength and fitness and determination to win and was serious player at the same time at the season. In match against [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_FC) in the quarter-finals of the [President's Cup](/source/UAE_President_Cup), he scored hat-trick with the club and ascended to the semi-final. ===Al-Sadd Club (loan)=== On 6 May 2009, [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) announced that Ismail had been moved to [Qatar](/source/Qatar)i club [Al-Sadd](/source/Al-Sadd_Sports_Club) on loan until the end of the season to participate with the club in the [Emir Cup](/source/Emir_of_Qatar_Cup).{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/ar/news/2093/%D9%83%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A%D8%A9/2009/05/06/1249948/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%89-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B6%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF| title=Ismail Matar joins Al-Sadd Club.|publisher=goal.com|date= 6 May 2009|access-date= 30 November 2009}} Commenting on his move, Matar said:
"The professional experience in [Al-Sadd](/source/Al-Sadd_Sports_Club) club will be useful to me on both, a technical and moral level. I am now 26-years old and it is difficult for professionalism in [Europe](/source/Europe), and I hope to be lucky with [Al-Sadd](/source/Al-Sadd_Sports_Club) in my short tenure."
Ismail took part in the [Emir Cup](/source/Emir_of_Qatar_Cup) quarter-final, coming on as a substitute for [Hassan Al Haidos](/source/Hassan_Al_Haidos) after 22 minutes. At the time of coming on, [Al Ahli](/source/Al-Ahli_(Doha)) were leading two goals to none, and Al Sadd were a player down after [Ibrahim Majid](/source/Ibrahim_Majid) got sent off after 13 minutes. Ismail played a great match, scoring Al-Sadd's third goal in extra time, as well as creating the other two goals. He scored a penalty in the [penalty shootout](/source/Penalty_shootout_(association_football)), which Al Sadd won 4–2 to ensure a place in the semi-finals. He was named the Man of the Match, in addition to being immediately awarded two thousand dollars by the [Qatar Football Association](/source/Qatar_Football_Association).{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1277/west-asia/2009/05/13/1262173/qatar-uaes-ismail-matar-already-a-big-hit-for-al-sadd| title=Qatar: UAE's Ismail Matar Already A Big Hit For Al Sadd.|publisher=goal.com|date=13 May 2009|access-date=20 December 2009}} ===Return to Al Wahda=== ====2009–10==== On 11 June 2009, rumors spread that Al-Wahda has received an offer of amount 50 million [dirham](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham) from the arch-rivals [Al Ain](/source/Al_Ain_FC),{{cite news|url=http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/4507a0bd-05fd-415a-8dd3-29b787a1e234.aspx| title=Transition of Ismail Matar to Al Ain Club for 50 million....It's a rumor.|publisher=Alkhaleej.ae|date= 8 July 2009|access-date= 27 November 2009}} and offers from other Arabic clubs specifically from Saudi clubs [Al-Hilal](/source/Al-Hilal_FC) and [Al-Ittihad](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Jeddah)) for Ismail, but Al-Wahda denied the rumors and extended Ismail's contract until 2014. To be the seventh player to extend his contract for five years, in an interview with club's website, Ismail has said that he had received offers from Saudi clubs and has offers from other clubs too but he rejected all because he loves the club that help him to improve.{{cite news|url=http://www.super.ae/news/details.php?cid=4&id=513| title=Ismail Matar: We depend on luck, so we fail ..!|publisher=super.ae|date= 8 September 2009|access-date= 27 November 2009}} On 28 September 2009, during [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi))'s 3–1 win against [Al-Ahli](/source/Al-Ahli_Football_Club_-_Dubai), Ismail assisted [Fernando Baiano](/source/Fernando_Baiano). On 4 October 2009, [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)) defeated [Ajman](/source/Ajman_Club) 5–1 which Ismail scored one goal and assisted [Fernando Baiano](/source/Fernando_Baiano) again. On 10 October 2009, Ismail injured in UAE's friendly match against [Palestine](/source/Palestine_national_football_team), and was out for almost five weeks. On 24 November 2009, Ismail returned from injury{{cite news|url=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091124/SPORT/711239901/1004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170228/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091124/SPORT/711239901/1004|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015| title=Matar to return after injury layoff|publisher=thenational.ae|date=23 November 2009|access-date=27 November 2009}} and play against [Baniyas](/source/Bani_Yas_Club) in the [UAE President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup) and played in the last minutes.{{cite news|url=http://www.emaratalyoum.com/Articles/2009/12/Pages/02122009/12032009_4b2d095f8a6e4159b0664c5463a73cf9.aspx|title=Hiksberger: participation of Ismail, was to kill time.|publisher=emaratalyoum.com|date=3 December 2009|access-date=4 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206055209/http://www.emaratalyoum.com/Articles/2009/12/Pages/02122009/12032009_4b2d095f8a6e4159b0664c5463a73cf9.aspx|archive-date=6 December 2009|url-status=dead}} On 1 December 2009, in week 7 of the season in match against [Al Ain](/source/Al_Ain_FC) which known as UAE's [El classico](/source/El_classico), he replaced Fahad Masoud in the 64th minutes., he had a chance in the last minutes but he did not succeed in the elusive and [Waleed Salim](/source/Waleed_Salim) which beyond ball. The match was ended 1–0 in favor of Al-Wahda. On 17 December 2009, Ismail named as The Most Popular Arab Player, commented Ismail, when received the award "This award is dear to his heart of pride and honor him, because the love of the fans and a badge on his chest and thanked everyone who voted him".{{cite news|url=http://www.super.ae/news/details.php?id=4036| title=Ismail Matar: winning the Super Award pride to me.|publisher=Super.ae|date=17 December 2009|access-date=20 December 2009}} On 20 December 2009, he played a key role in the match against [Baniyas](/source/Baniyas_SC) after scoring in 32 minutes, and was substituted on 79th minutes. The match ended 1–0 for [Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi)). Ismail had received invasion from [Al-Ittihad](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Jeddah)) to participate in the ceremony to retire star [Hamzah Idris](/source/Hamzah_Idris) against [Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC) on 30 December 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=41344&y=2009| title=Ismail Matar participate in the festival retire Hamzah Idris.|publisher=alittihad.ae|date=22 December 2009|access-date=24 December 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://www.al-jazirah.com/119991/sp32d.htm |title=Matar, Chico and Al-Shater participate in the ceremony to retire star Hamza. |publisher=al-jazirah.com |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=24 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224083905/http://www.al-jazirah.com/119991/sp32d.htm |archive-date=24 December 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://al-madina.com/node/208190| title=Ismail Matar in the interest of the Al-Ittihad Club|date=21 December 2009|access-date=24 December 2009}} ====AFC Champions League==== On 30 January 2010 during [AFC Champions League](/source/2010_AFC_Champions_League) [qualifying play-off](/source/2010_AFC_Champions_League_qualifying_play-off), he played against [Al-Karamah](/source/Al-Karamah_SC). He assisted [Mahmoud Khamees](/source/Mahmoud_Khamees) to score the only goal in the match in the 72nd minute. Seven days later, on 6 February 2010, he scored against [Churchill Brothers SC](/source/Churchill_Brothers_SC) in the 85th minute and assisted twice, one for [Fernando Baiano](/source/Fernando_Baiano) in the 45th minute and again to [Abdulrahim Jumaa](/source/Abdulrahim_Jumaa) in the 63rd minute. The win helped Al Wahda qualify for the group stage of the tournament. He played 13 matches against Saudi clubs in the Asian Champions League, during which he won twice over Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly, and drew 6 times, compared to losing on 5 occasions, while scoring 3 goals during those confrontations. Ittihad Jeddah is considered the most team that Ismail Matar faced in the AFC Champions League with 5 matches starting from the 2010 version, as it lost 2-0 to it, 4-0 in that version, and in the subsequent version it lost 3-0 and tied it 0-0, before He achieved his first victory in the 2019 edition 4-1, when Ismail scored a goal in that match. Matar played 3 matches against Al-Ahly Jeddah, winning 2-1 in the 2008 edition and drawing 0-0 in the other match, without shaking the net. While he played against Al-Hilal twice in the 2007 edition, he tied in the first without goals and scored a goal in the second, which ended 1-1 and qualified Al-Wahda advanced to the next round, and tied a third 2-2 in a match that brought them together in the 2017 edition. Ismail played against Al-Nasr in the final price of the 2019 edition, losing in one and drawing in the other, to bid his team farewell to the championship from that round and the 2021 quarter-finals, and scored his team's only goal despite the exclusion. ====2010–11==== On 19 February 2011, Matar scored his first [hat-trick](/source/hat-trick) of the season in a 5–3 loss against [Ittihad Kalba](/source/Kalba_Club), he overtook Mohamed Salem as Al Wahda's all-time greatest scorer in the [Pro-League](/source/UAE_Pro-League). In 2016, Matar has been rumoured to join Selangor FC in Malaysian Super league. ==International career== ===2003 World Youth Championships=== Ismail was part of UAE's squad for [2003 FIFA World Youth Championship](/source/2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) which held in home country. He began his stardom to reach to the quarter-finals when he scored the only goal in the tournament against [Australia](/source/Australia_men's_national_soccer_team). However, UAE knocked out from tournament in match against [Colombia](/source/Colombia_national_football_team). He won the Golden Ball award and became the first Arab player to wins this award.{{cite web|title=Ismail Matar.. The first Arab player wins this Award in Youth Championships|url=http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=21&article=208678&issueno=9154|publisher=aawsat.com|access-date=26 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219194632/http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=21&article=208678&issueno=9154|archive-date=19 February 2012|url-status=dead}} {{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/news/newsid=90350.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026075825/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/news/newsid=90350.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2007| title=Ismail Matar best player.|publisher=[FIFA](/source/FIFA).com|date=19 December 2003|access-date=30 November 2009}} ===2007 Gulf Cup=== Known Ismail when he leading [United Arab Emirates national football team](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) to their first ever trophy at the [18th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/18th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup), and his goals was critical in the tournament. When he scored against [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) in the 90+1 minute, [UAE](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) qualify to semi-final and against [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) in the 90+1 minute, [UAE](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) qualify to final. In the final match, he scored a goal against [Oman](/source/Oman_national_football_team) in the 72nd minute to lead [UAE](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) to win their first title in the [Gulf Cup](/source/Arabian_Gulf_Cup), Matar was named as MVP player of the tournament after scoring five goals in the tournament that makes him top scorer of the edition. He is the third player to win both titles on the best player and top scorer in the tournament after Iraqi player [Hussein Saeed](/source/Hussein_Saeed) in [1984](/source/1984_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations) and Qatari [Mubarak Mustafa](/source/Mubarak_Mustafa) in [1992](/source/1992_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations). ===2012 Olympic=== Matar was named as one of the three [overage players](/source/List_of_overage_players_in_Olympic_football) to participate in the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics) in [London](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). ===Recent=== Ismail called up for two [friendly](/source/Friendly_match) matches against [Palestine](/source/Palestine_national_football_team) on 10 October 2009 and [Jordan](/source/Jordan_national_football_team) on 14 October. He was injured in match against [Palestine](/source/Palestine_national_football_team) and was replaced in 30th minute. On 5 November 2009, UAE coach [Srečko Katanec](/source/Sre%C4%8Dko_Katanec) announced the squad for the next training camp in November 2009, but Ismail was not called up because of injury.{{cite news|url=http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/05/90305.html| title=Exclusion of Matar and Al Hamadi from the squad against Manchester City|publisher=Alarabiya.net|date= 5 November 2009|access-date= 27 November 2009}} He was returned to the squad for the friendly match against [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) on 16 December 2009. Matar faced cheekbone fracture during Arabian Gulf League in late 2018 and had to go through surgery.{{cite news| url = https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/uae-forward-ismail-matar-suffers-cheekbone-fracture-and-is-a-doubt-for-2019-asian-cup-1.799085| title= UAE forward Ismail Matar suffers cheekbone fracture and is a doubt for 2019 Asian Cup|date= December 4, 2018| work = The National }} ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|25 May 2024}}{{cite news|url=http://ufl.ae/en/person/ismaeil-al-junaibi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506060959/http://ufl.ae/en/person/ismaeil-al-junaibi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2022|title=Ismail Al Junaibi Career Stats|publisher=uaefootballleague}}{{cite news|url=http://www.scoresway.com/index.php?sport=soccer&language_id=en&page=player&view=summary&id=10841|title=Player – Ismail Matar|publisher=scoresway}} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="3"|Cup{{efn|Includes [UAE Super Cup](/source/UAE_Super_Cup) and [UAE President Cup](/source/UAE_President_Cup), [Etisalat Emirates Cup](/source/Etisalat_Emirates_Cup), [Emir of Qatar Cup](/source/Emir_of_Qatar_Cup)}} !colspan="3"|[Asia](/source/AFC_Champions_League){{efn|Includes [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League)}} !colspan=3|[Club World Cup](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup) !colspan="3"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists |- |rowspan="9" valign=center|'''[Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi))''' |[2001–02](/source/UAE_Football_League_2001%E2%80%9302) |7||1||2||6||3||2||2||0||1||colspan="3"|—||15||4||5 |- |[2002–03](/source/UAE_Football_League_2002%E2%80%9303) |19||11||7||4||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="3"|—||23||12||10 |- |[2003–04](/source/UAE_Football_League_2003%E2%80%9304) |11||3||4||5||1||3||6||0||3||colspan="3"|—||22||4||10 |- |[2004–05](/source/UAE_Football_League_2004%E2%80%9305) |18||12||7||4||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="3"|—||22||14||8 |- |[2005–06](/source/UAE_Football_League_2005%E2%80%9306) |17||10||9||7||3||6||4||2||3||colspan="3"|—||28||15||18 |- |[2006–07](/source/UAE_Football_League_2006%E2%80%9307) |19||6||5||6||2||8||8||1||0||colspan="3"|—||33||9||13 |- |[2007–08](/source/UAE_Football_League_2007%E2%80%9308) |21||5||4||2||0||1||4||0||2||colspan="3"|—||27||5||7 |- |[2008–09](/source/UAE_Football_League_2008%E2%80%9309) |18||8||7||1||0||4||6||0||0||colspan="3"|—||25||9||11 |- |!colspan="2"|'''Total''' ! 130 !! 57 !! 45 !! 35 !! 13 !! 28 !! 30 !! 3 !! 9 !!colspan="3"|— !! 195 !! 73 !! 82 |- |rowspan="2" valign=center|'''[Al-Sadd](/source/Al-Sadd_Sports_Club)'''
(loan) |2009 |colspan="3"|—||2||1||1||colspan="6"|—||2||1||1 |- |!colspan="2"|'''Total''' !colspan="3"|— !! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !!colspan="6"|— !! 2 !! 1 !! 1 |- |rowspan="16" valign=center|'''[Al-Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_FC_(Abu_Dhabi))''' |[2009–10](/source/UAE_Football_League_2009%E2%80%9310) |18||5||-||4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="3"|—||22||5||0 |- |[2010–11](/source/UAE_Football_League_2010%E2%80%9311) |17||6||-||8||0||0||5||1||0||3||1||0||33||8||0 |- |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_UAE_Pro-League) |17||3||-||6||0||0||5||2{{efn|name=SC|Appearance in [2012 GCC Champions League](/source/2012_GCC_Champions_League)}} ||-||0||0||0||28||5||- |- |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_UAE_Pro-League) |15||1||-||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||1||0 |- |[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_UAE_Pro-League) |22||4||7||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||4||0 |- |[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_UAE_Pro-League) |20||1||0||1||0||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||22||2||0 |- |[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_UAE_Pro-League) |23||5||4||8||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||31||6||0 |- |[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_UAE_Pro-League) |22||2||5||9||1||0||7||1||0||0||0||0||38||4||0 |- |[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UAE_Pro-League) |17||2||1||7||0||0||5||0||0||0||0||0||29||2||0 |- |[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_UAE_Pro-League) |20||1||5||4||1||0||6||1||0||0||0||0||30||2||0 |- |[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_UAE_Pro-League) |14||1||4||3||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||19||1||0 |- |[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_UAE_Pro_League) |23||7||12||2||1||0||6||1||0||0||0||0||31||8||0 |- |[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_UAE_Pro_League) |23||4||5||6||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||29||5||8 |- |[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UAE_Pro_League) |18||1||5||3||0||0||2{{efn|name=ACCC|Appearances in [Arab Club Champions Cup](/source/Arab_Club_Champions_Cup)}}||0||0||0||0||0||23||1||5 |- |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_UAE_Pro_League) |19||2||0||7||0||3||1{{efn|name=ACCC|Appearances in [Arab Club Champions Cup](/source/Arab_Club_Champions_Cup)}}||0||0||0||0||0||28||2||3 |- |!colspan="2"|'''Total''' !238||44||48||76||5||6||40||6||0||3||1||0||357||56||54 |- !style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="2"| Career Totals !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 418 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 101 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 93 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 113 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 19 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 35 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 70 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 9 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 9 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 3 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 1 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 0 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 604 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 130 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 137 |} ===International=== {{updated|17 February 2022}}{{NFT player|id=7906|name=Ismail Matar Al-Mukhaini|accessdate=21 January 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/matar-intlg.html |title=Ismael Matar Ibrahim Khames Al-Junaibi - Century of International Appearances |author=Roberto Mamrud |website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF) |access-date=6 September 2013 }} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | colspan=3 | [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2003||10||2 |- |2004||16||3 |- |2005||9||3 |- |2006||9||3 |- |2007||17||7 |- |2008||16||5 |- |2009||8||3 |- |2010||4||1 |- |2011||9||2 |- |2012||6||3 |- |2013||8||2 |- |2014||3||0 |- |2016||3||2 |- |2017||6||0 |- |2018||4||0 |- |2019||5||0 |- |2021||3||0 |- !Total!!136!!36 |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !colspan="7"|'''Ismail Matar: International goals''' |- bgcolor="#D9D9D9" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 30 October 2003 || [Sharjah Stadium](/source/Sharjah_Stadium_(football)), [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_(city)) || {{fb|TKM}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || [2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier](/source/2004_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification) |- | 2. || 18 November 2003 || [Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium](/source/Maktoum_Bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum_Stadium), [Dubai](/source/Dubai) || {{fb|SRI}} || style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 || 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 3. || 10 July 2004 || [Hohhot People's Stadium](/source/Hohhot_People's_Stadium), [Hohhot](/source/Hohhot) || {{fb|CHN}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–2 || [Friendly](/source/Exhibition_game) |- | 4. || 11 November 2004 || [Al-Rashid Stadium](/source/Al-Rashid_Stadium), Dubai || {{fb|JOR}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 || Friendly |- | 5. || 10 December 2004|| [Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium](/source/Jassim_Bin_Hamad_Stadium), [Doha](/source/Doha) || {{fb|QAT}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–2 || [17th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/17th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) |- | 6. || 9 February 2005 || Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai || {{fb|SUI}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || Friendly |- | 7. || 11 October 2005 || [Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium](/source/Sheikh_Khalifa_International_Stadium), [Al Ain](/source/Al_Ain) || {{fb|OMN}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–2 || Friendly |- | 8. || 16 November 2005 || [Abbasiyyin Stadium](/source/Abbasiyyin_Stadium), [Damascus](/source/Damascus) || {{fb|SYR|1980}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 || Friendly |- | 9. || 22 February 2006 || Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai || {{fb|OMN}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || [2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier](/source/2007_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification) |- | 10. || 1 March 2006 || [People's Football Stadium](/source/People's_Football_Stadium), [Karachi](/source/Karachi) || {{fb|PAK}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 4–1 || 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 11. || 10 December 2006 || [Sheikh Zayed Stadium](/source/Zayed_Sports_City_Stadium), [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) || {{fb|SVK}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || Friendly |- | 12. || 17 January 2007 || Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|OMA}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || [17th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/17th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) |- | 13. || 23 January 2007 || [Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium](/source/Mohammed_Bin_Zayed_Stadium), Abu Dhabi || {{fb|KUW}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 14. || 23 January 2007 || [Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium](/source/Mohammed_Bin_Zayed_Stadium), Abu Dhabi || {{fb|KUW}} || style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 15. || 27 January 2007 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi || {{fb|KSA}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 16. || 31 January 2007 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|OMA}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |- | 17. || 21 June 2007 || [MPPJ Stadium](/source/MPPJ_Stadium), [Petaling Jaya](/source/Petaling_Jaya) || {{fb|MAS}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 || Friendly |- | 18. || 28 October 2007 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|VIE}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 || [2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)) |- | 19. || 26 March 2008 || Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus || {{fb|SYR|1980}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 20. || 14 June 2008 || [Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium](/source/Al-Sadaqua_Walsalam_Stadium), [Kuwait City](/source/Kuwait_City) || {{fb|KUW}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 21. || 14 June 2008 || Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City || {{fb|KUW}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 22. || 22 June 2008 || [Al-Qatara Stadium](/source/Tahnoun_bin_Mohammed_Stadium), Al Ain || {{fb|SYR|1980}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–3 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 23. || 29 August 2008 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|BHR}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–3 || Friendly |- | 24. || 21 January 2009 || [KLFA Stadium](/source/KLFA_Stadium), [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) || {{fb|MAS}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 || [2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier](/source/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification) |- | 25. || 21 January 2009 || KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur || {{fb|MAS}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 || 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 26. || 1 April 2009 || [King Fahd International Stadium](/source/King_Fahd_International_Stadium), [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh) || {{fb|KSA}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–3 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 27. || 7 September 2010 || [Al-Nahyan Stadium](/source/Al-Nahyan_Stadium), Abu Dhabi || {{fb|KUW}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 || Friendly |- | 28. || 11 October 2011 || [Suwon World Cup Stadium](/source/Suwon_World_Cup_Stadium), [Suwon](/source/Suwon) || {{fb|KOR}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || [2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)) |- | 29. || 15 November 2011 || Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City || {{fb|KUW}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 30. || 29 January 2012 || Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai || {{fb|UZB}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || Friendly |- | 31. || 29 February 2012 || [Al Nahyan Stadium](/source/Al_Nahyan_Stadium), Abu Dhabi || {{fb|LIB}} || style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || style="text-align:center;" | 4–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |- | 32. || 12 October 2012 || Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai || {{fb|UZB}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–2 || Friendly |- | 33. || 9 November 2013 || Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|PHI}} || style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 || Friendly |- | 34. || 19 November 2013 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|VIE}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 || [2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier](/source/2015_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification) |- | 35. || 9 November 2016 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|BHR}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || Friendly |- | 36. || 15 November 2016 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|IRQ}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier |} ==Honours== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Al Wahda''' *[UAE Pro League](/source/UAE_Pro_League): [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_UAE_Pro_League), [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_UAE_Pro_League), [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_UAE_Pro_League) *[UAE President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup): [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_UAE_President's_Cup) *[UAE Federation Cup](/source/UAE_Federation_Cup): [2001](/source/2001_UAE_Federation_Cup) *[UAE League Cup](/source/UAE_League_Cup): [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_UAE_League_Cup), [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UAE_League_Cup), [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_UAE_League_Cup) *[UAE Super Cup](/source/UAE_Super_Cup): [2002](/source/2002_UAE_Super_Cup), [2011](/source/2011_UAE_Super_Cup), [2017](/source/2017_UAE_Super_Cup), [2018](/source/2018_UAE_Super_Cup) '''United Arab Emirates''' *[Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/Arabian_Gulf_Cup): [2007](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations), [2013](/source/2013_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations) {{col-end}} '''Individual''' *[FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament](/source/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup): [2003](/source/2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) *Al Hadath Most promising Arab player of the Year: 2004 *[Pro-League Player of the Year](/source/UAE_League): 2006 *[Arabian Gulf Cup Player of the Tournament](/source/Gulf_Cup_of_Nations): [2007](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations) *[Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer](/source/Gulf_Cup_of_Nations): [2007](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations) *[Al Ittihad Pro-League player of the Year](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Emirati_newspaper)): [2007](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Emirati_newspaper)) *[Al-Ahram Silver Team of the Year](/source/Al-Ahram): [2007](/source/Al-Ahram) *[Al-Ahram Golden Team of the Year](/source/Al-Ahram): [2009](/source/Al-Ahram) ==Personal life== Ismail Matar belongs to the Al Mukhaini family where his origins can be traced from the [Sur](/source/Sur%2C_Oman) city in [Oman](/source/Oman), he has a close relationship with the [midfielder](/source/midfielder) of [Oman national football team](/source/Oman_national_football_team) and [Al Ittihad](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Jeddah)) player [Ahmed Hadid](/source/Ahmed_Hadid) as they are cousins. Ismail has two footballer brothers. They are Ahmed (retired) and Yasser (born in 1987, playing for [Al-Jazira](/source/Al-Jazira_Club) since 2009). Matar is married to the daughter of Adel Khalifa Al Shamsi, they married in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) on 13 July 2007, the couple have two children, Alia (born 4 December 2008) and Ali (born 1 November 2010). His father died on 2 January 2009 and Matar was in the [19th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/19th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) in Oman, he did not participate with the national team and instead left to the UAE to attend the funeral of his father.{{cite web |title= The death of his father forced him to leave |url= http://www.alriyadh.com/2009/01/04/article399722.html |publisher=alriyadh.com}} == See also == * [List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps) == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{Official website|http://www.sm3h.com/}} * {{FIFA player|198351}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723012437/http://www.alwahdaclub.net/players2.php?more=11 |date=23 July 2011 |title=Ismail Matar Profile at Alwahda Club website }} * {{Goalzz|3889}} * {{WorldFootball.net|ismail-matar}} * [http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/17363/ Ismail Matar] at Football-Lineups.com * {{Soccerway|ismail-matar/10841}} * {{NFT player|7906}} {{Navboxes colour |title= Awards |bg= gold |list1= {{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box|title=[Arabian Gulf Cup MVP](/source/Gulf_Cup_of_Nations)|before=[Talal Yousef](/source/Talal_Yousef)|after=[Majed Al-Marshedi](/source/Majed_Al-Marshedi)|years=[2007](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations)}} {{succession box|title=[Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer](/source/Gulf_Cup_of_Nations)|before=[Imad Al-Hosni](/source/Imad_Al-Hosni)|after=[Hassan Rabia](/source/Hassan_Rabia)|years=[2007](/source/2007_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations)}} {{s-end}} {{FIFA U-20 World Cup awards}} {{Gulf Cup of Nations Top Scorers}} {{Gulf Cup of Nations Most Valuable Player}} }} {{Navboxes colour |title=United Arab Emirates squads |bg=#FFFFFF |fg=#FF0000 |bordercolor=#00732F |list1= {{United Arab Emirates Squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates Squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates men's football squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matar, Ismail}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Abu Dhabi Category:Emirati men's footballers Category:21st-century Emirati sportsmen Category:United Arab Emirates men's international footballers Category:Al Wahda FC players Category:Al Sadd SC players Category:2004 AFC Asian Cup players Category:2007 AFC Asian Cup players Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup players Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Emirati people of Omani descent Category:Emirati expatriate men's footballers Category:FIFA Men's Century Club Category:Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic footballers for the United Arab Emirates Category:Men's association football forwards Category:UAE Pro League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Category:Emirati expatriate sportspeople in Qatar --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ismail Matar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Matar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Matar?action=history)). 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