Khalifa Al Hammadi

{{short description|Emirati footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Khalifa Al-Hammadi | image = | caption = | fullname = Khalifa Mubarak Khalfan Khairi Al-Hammadi<ref name="FIFA">{{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 |access-date=30 December 2018 |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> | height = 1.78 m<ref name="AFC"/> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|7}}<ref name="FIFA"/> | birth_place = [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017 | youthclubs1 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] | years1 = 2017– | clubs1 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] | caps1 = 114 | goals1 = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2018–2022 | nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2019– | nationalteam2 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] | nationalcaps2 = 37 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | pcupdate = 06:33, 30 December 2018 (UTC) | ntupdate = 19:35, 28 January 2024 (UTC) }}

'''Khalifa Mubarak Khalfan Khairi Al-Hammadi''' ({{langx|ar|خَلِيْفَة مُبَارَك خَلفَان خَيْرِيّ الْحَمَّادِيّ}}; born 7 November 1998) is an Emirati professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]] for [[UAE Pro League]] club [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates national team]].<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|khalifa-alhammadi/504701}}</ref>

==Club career== Al Hammadi made his professional debut for [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] in the [[UAE Pro League]] on 30 November 2017, starting against [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]] before being substituted out for [[Ahmed Rabee]] in the 63rd minute with the match finishing as a 2–1 away win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/30/united-arab-emirates/premier-league/al-sharjah/al-jazeera-abu-dhabi/2567888/ |title=Al Sharjah vs. Al Jazira – 30 November 2017 |website=Soccerway |publisher=[[Perform Group]] |date=30 November 2017 |access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref>

==International career== Al Hammadi was included in [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]' squad for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]] hosted on home soil.<ref name="AFC">{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |title=AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |format=PDF |date=27 December 2018 |access-date=30 December 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228174458/http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |archive-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>

On 4 January 2024, he was named in the UAE's squad for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Squad_Lists/AFC-Asian-Cup-Qatar%E2%84%A2-2023-Squad-Lists.pdf|title=AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref> He scored a stoppage-time equaliser in their round of 16 match against [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] to tie the game 1–1, though his nation would end up being knocked out on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/tajikistan-stun-uae-penalties-move-into-asian-cup-quarter-finals-2024-01-28/|title=Tajikistan stun UAE on penalties to move into Asian Cup quarter-finals|publisher=Reuters|date=28 January 2024|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|28 January 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] |2019||8||0 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||4||0 |- |2022||9||0 |- |2023||10||1 |- |2024||4||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!37!!2 |}

:''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Khalifa Al Hammadi |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 16 November 2023 || [[Al Maktoum Stadium]], Dubai, United Arab Emirates || {{fb|NEP}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 2 || 28 January 2024 || [[Ahmad bin Ali Stadium]], Al Rayyan, Qatar || {{fb|TJK}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || [[2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|2023 AFC Asian Cup]] |}

==Honours== '''Al Jazira''' *[[UAE Pro League]]: [[2020–21 UAE Pro League|2020–21]]<ref name="soccerway"/> *[[UAE Super Cup]]: [[2021 UAE Super Cup|2021]]<ref name="soccerway"/>

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==External links== *{{NFT player|73330}} *{{Goalzz|145212}} *{{WorldFootball.net|khalifa-al-hammadi}}

{{Al Jazira Club squad}} {{Navboxes |title=United Arab Emirates squads |bg=#FFFFFF |fg=#FF0000 |bordercolor=#00732F |list1= {{United Arab Emirates squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}} }}

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