{{Short description|Bahraini footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mahmood Al Ajmi | image = | fullname = Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|8}}<ref>[https://www.flashscore.com/player/al-ajmi-mahmood/C0H61RHa/ Mahmood Al-Ajmi player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210457/https://www.flashscore.com/player/al-ajmi-mahmood/C0H61RHa/ |date=2018-02-25 }} ''flashscore.com''. Retrieved 20 March 2021</ref> | birth_place = [[Bahrain]] | height = <!-- {{height|m=1.81}} --> | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]] | caps1 = 44 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = [[Bahrain Riffa Club]] | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 22 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = [[KF Tirana]] | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = [[Manama Club (football)|Manama Club]] | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = [[Hidd SCC]] | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]] | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = [[Al Safa FC|Al-Safa]] | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2015–2018 | clubs8 = [[Manama Club (football)|Manama Club]] | caps8 = 88 | goals8 = 29 | years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]] | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10 = [[Al Safa FC|Al-Safa]] | caps10 = 26 | goals10 = | nationalyears1 = 2007–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | pcupdate = 19 November 2018 | ntupdate = 13 January 2018 }}
'''Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi''' (born 8 May 1987)<ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe235684/mahmood-al-ajmi/ Mahmood Al-Ajmi player statistics and clubs] ''worldfootball.net''. Retrieved 20 March 2021</ref> is a [[Bahrain]]i professional [[association football|football]] player who last played for [[Al Safa FC|Al-Safa]].<ref>[https://www.sofascore.com/player/mahmood-al-ajmi/144424 Mahmood Al-Ajmi (Bahrain) football player stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210145/https://www.sofascore.com/player/mahmood-al-ajmi/144424 |date=2018-02-25 }} ''sofascore.com''. Retrieved 20 March 2021</ref> He also represented the [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain national team]] from 2007 to 2013.
==Club career== ===Al-Shabab=== Al-Ajmi began his professional club career with [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab Manama]] in 2006 and appeared in 44 league matches, scoring 11 goals until his move to [[Riffa SC|Bahrain Riffa]] in 2009.
===Al-Riffa=== In 2010, he signed with [[Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]] and scored 22 goals in 33 league matches till 2011. He was also in Riffa's [[Bahraini King's Cup]] winning squad in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahrain – List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bahcuphist.html|access-date=26 August 2011|archive-date=29 December 2017|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229052152/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bahcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> With Riffa, he played in the [[2010 AFC Cup]] continental tournament where Riffa emerged as semi-finalist.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
===KF Tirana=== He was presented to the media on 12 July 2011 along with the other new signings by the club president [[Refik Halili]], where KF Tirana's new kit was unveiled with Al Ajmi chosen to wear the number 10 shirt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbollishqiptar.net/ |title=Tirana, gati për edicionin e ri |date=2011-07-12 |access-date=2011-07-12 |publisher=Futbolli Shqiptar |language=Albanian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723132434/http://futbollishqiptar.net/ |archive-date=2011-07-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=214909|title=Tirana, gati për edicionin e ri|date=2011-07-12|access-date=2011-07-12|publisher=Top Channel|author=|language=Albanian|archive-date=2011-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715194707/http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=214909|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://albaniasoccer.com/lajme/shqiperi/superliga/5022-tirana-halili-prezanton-blerjet-e-veres-dhe-fanellen-e-re.html|title=Halili prezanton blerjet e veres dhe fanellen e re|date=2011-07-12|access-date=2011-07-13|publisher=Albania Soccer|author=|language=Albanian|archive-date=2011-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716002810/http://www.albaniasoccer.com/lajme/shqiperi/superliga/5022-tirana-halili-prezanton-blerjet-e-veres-dhe-fanellen-e-re.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
With Tirana between 2011 and 2012, he lifted tournaments like [[2010–11 Albanian Cup]] and [[2011 Albanian Supercup]].<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/18/albania/super-cup/ks-skenderbeu-korce/kf-tirana/1126866/|title=SKËNDERBEU KORÇË VS. TIRANA 0 - 1|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=2021-03-20|archive-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217025033/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/18/albania/super-cup/ks-skenderbeu-korce/kf-tirana/1126866/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Manama Club=== After his stint with Tirana in Albania, he returned to [[Bahraini Premier League]] with [[Manama Club (football)|Manama]] and appeared in 55 league and cup matches, scoring 12 goals.
===Hidd SCC=== In the 2012–2013 season, he appeared with [[Hidd SCC]] in 22 matches in the Premier League before his second stint with [[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]].
===Al Safa=== In 2014, he moved to [[Saudi Arabia]] and joined [[Saudi Second Division]] side [[Al Safa FC]].
===Back to Manama=== Al-Ajmi came back with his previous side [[Manama Club (football)|Manama Club]] in 2015. It was his one of the most successful stints in his club career, appearing in 88 league matches and scoring 29 goals. With Manama, he won the prestigious [[2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/192450/In-Pictures-Manama-claim-first-Kings-Cup-title|title=In Pictures: Manama claim first King's Cup title|publisher=AFC|date=3 March 2017|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231926/http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/192450/In-Pictures-Manama-claim-first-Kings-Cup-title|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Bahraini Super Cup|2017 Bahraini Super Cup]].
He also represented the club in the [[2018 AFC Cup]], but Manama didn't qualify for the knockout stages as they lost 5 matches in the Group-B.
===Gokulam Kerala=== In 2018, he moved to [[India]] and joined [[I-League]] side [[Gokulam Kerala FC]].<ref name="Abhishek Kundu">{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Kundu|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2018-19-gokulam-fc-rope-in-haitian-midfielder-fabien-vorbe|date=23 January 2017|access-date=20 March 2021|title=I-League 2018-19: Gokulam FC rope in Haitian midfielder Fabien Vorbe|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203103253/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2018-19-gokulam-fc-rope-in-haitian-midfielder-fabien-vorbe|archive-date=3 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored his first goal for ''the Malabarians'', against [[Mohun Bagan AC]] on 12 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/i-league-gokulam-kerala-beat-kolkata-giants-mohun-bagan-2-1-1502584292.html|title=I-League: Gokulam Kerala beat Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan 2-1|website=The Statesman|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=24 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624101502/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/i-league-gokulam-kerala-beat-kolkata-giants-mohun-bagan-2-1-1502584292.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in 10 league matches, scoring 3 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/aizawl-end-i-league-campaign-with-win-over-gokulam-kerala/articleshow/63138705.cms|title=Aizawl end I-League campaign with win over Gokulam Kerala|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807000044/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/aizawl-end-i-league-campaign-with-win-over-gokulam-kerala/articleshow/63138705.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
With Gokulam, He has also appeared in the [[Hero Super Cup]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/super-cup-2018-foreigners-qualifiers/tqnbc810tpa01cm15jw07em1r|title=Super Cup 2018: List of foreigners registered by teams for qualifiers|website=Goal.com|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109015149/https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/super-cup-2018-foreigners-qualifiers/tqnbc810tpa01cm15jw07em1r|url-status=live}}</ref>
==International career== Al-Ajmi made his senior international debut on 16 October 2007 against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] in a 2–0 win match. He scored his first goal for [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] Qualification match, which ended as 1-1.
He has also represented Bahrain in tournaments including [[2010 WAFF Championship]], [[2012 Arab Nations Cup]] alongside [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] Qualification. He appeared in a total of 12 matches for the Bahrain and scored 3 goals between 2007 and 2013.
==Pepsi Tournament== Al Ajmi's exploits include the Channel 4 2006 TV series The Pepsi Max World Challenge. In November 2005, Pepsi and T4 teamed up to find the best 2 amateur footballers in Bahrain, with AlAjmi and Mohamed Ajaj beating thousands of entries. They went on to compete against the best amateur players from 10 other countries. The series was set around the globe with a $100,000 prize for the winning team performing different football challenges involving [[David Beckham]], [[Ronaldinho]], [[Thierry Henry]] and [[Alessandro Nesta]]. The two Bahraini men's footballers got the highest points throughout the tournament to lose in the final.
==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29898/Mahmood_Al_Ajmi.html|title=Al-Ajmi, Mahmood|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729110330/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29898/Mahmood_Al_Ajmi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 11 November 2011 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|IRN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 2. || rowspan="2" | 1 February 2013 || rowspan="2" | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain || rowspan="2" | {{fb|SIN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–1 || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | 3. || align=center | '''2'''–0 |}
==Honours== '''Al-Riffa''' *[[Bahraini King's Cup]]: 2010 '''KF Tirana''' *[[Albanian Cup]]: [[2010–11 Albanian Cup|2010–11]] *[[Albanian Supercup]]: [[2011 Albanian Supercup|2011]] '''Manama Club''' *[[Bahraini King's Cup]]: [[2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup|2016–17]] *[[Bahraini Super Cup]]: [[Bahraini Super Cup|2017]]
==See also== * [[:Category:Bahrain men's international footballers|Bahrain men's international footballers]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway}} * {{NFT player}}
{{Bahrain Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
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