# Mahmood Al-Ajmi

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Bahraini footballer (born 1987)

Mahmood Al Ajmi Personal information Full name Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 39)[1] Place of birth Bahrain Position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2006–2009 Al-Shabab 44 (11) 2010–2011 Bahrain Riffa Club 33 (22) 2011–2012 KF Tirana 3 (0) 2012 Manama Club 55 (12) 2012–2013 Hidd SCC 22 (4) 2014 Al-Shabab 29 (1) 2014–2015 Al-Safa 32 (3) 2015–2018 Manama Club 88 (29) 2018 Gokulam Kerala 10 (3) 2019–2020 Al-Safa 26 International career‡ 2007–2013 Bahrain 12 (3) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2018

**Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi** (born 8 May 1987)[2] is a [Bahraini](/source/Bahrain) professional [football](/source/Association_football) player who last played for [Al-Safa](/source/Al_Safa_FC).[3] He also represented the [Bahrain national team](/source/Bahrain_national_football_team) from 2007 to 2013.

## Club career

### Al-Shabab

Al-Ajmi began his professional club career with [Al-Shabab Manama](/source/Al-Shabab_Club_(Manama)) in 2006 and appeared in 44 league matches, scoring 11 goals until his move to [Bahrain Riffa](/source/Riffa_SC) in 2009.

### Al-Riffa

In 2010, he signed with [Al-Riffa](/source/Riffa_SC) and scored 22 goals in 33 league matches till 2011. He was also in Riffa's [Bahraini King's Cup](/source/Bahraini_King's_Cup) winning squad in 2010.[4] With Riffa, he played in the [2010 AFC Cup](/source/2010_AFC_Cup) continental tournament where Riffa emerged as semi-finalist.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### KF Tirana

He was presented to the media on 12 July 2011 along with the other new signings by the club president [Refik Halili](/source/Refik_Halili), where KF Tirana's new kit was unveiled with Al Ajmi chosen to wear the number 10 shirt.[5][6][7]

With Tirana between 2011 and 2012, he lifted tournaments like [2010–11 Albanian Cup](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Albanian_Cup) and [2011 Albanian Supercup](/source/2011_Albanian_Supercup).[8]

### Manama Club

After his stint with Tirana in Albania, he returned to [Bahraini Premier League](/source/Bahraini_Premier_League) with [Manama](/source/Manama_Club_(football)) and appeared in 55 league and cup matches, scoring 12 goals.

### Hidd SCC

In the 2012–2013 season, he appeared with [Hidd SCC](/source/Hidd_SCC) in 22 matches in the Premier League before his second stint with [Al-Shabab](/source/Al-Shabab_Club_(Manama)).

### Al Safa

In 2014, he moved to [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) and joined [Saudi Second Division](/source/Saudi_Second_Division) side [Al Safa FC](/source/Al_Safa_FC).

### Back to Manama

Al-Ajmi came back with his previous side [Manama Club](/source/Manama_Club_(football)) 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](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Bahraini_King's_Cup)[9] and [2017 Bahraini Super Cup](/source/Bahraini_Super_Cup).

He also represented the club in the [2018 AFC Cup](/source/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](/source/India) and joined [I-League](/source/I-League) side [Gokulam Kerala FC](/source/Gokulam_Kerala_FC).[10] He scored his first goal for *the Malabarians*, against [Mohun Bagan AC](/source/Mohun_Bagan_AC) on 12 February.[11] He appeared in 10 league matches, scoring 3 goals.[12]

With Gokulam, He has also appeared in the [Hero Super Cup](/source/Hero_Super_Cup) in 2018.[13]

## International career

Al-Ajmi made his senior international debut on 16 October 2007 against [Libya](/source/Libya_national_football_team) in a 2–0 win match. He scored his first goal for [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_national_football_team) against [Iran](/source/Iran_national_football_team) in a [2014 FIFA World Cup](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup) Qualification match, which ended as 1-1.

He has also represented Bahrain in tournaments including [2010 WAFF Championship](/source/2010_WAFF_Championship), [2012 Arab Nations Cup](/source/2012_Arab_Nations_Cup) alongside [2015 AFC Asian Cup](/source/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](/source/David_Beckham), [Ronaldinho](/source/Ronaldinho), [Thierry Henry](/source/Thierry_Henry) and [Alessandro Nesta](/source/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.*[14]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 November 2011 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Iran 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 1 February 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Singapore 1–0 3–1 Friendly 3. 2–0

## Honours

**Al-Riffa**

- [Bahraini King's Cup](/source/Bahraini_King's_Cup): 2010

**KF Tirana**

- [Albanian Cup](/source/Albanian_Cup): [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Albanian_Cup)

- [Albanian Supercup](/source/Albanian_Supercup): [2011](/source/2011_Albanian_Supercup)

**Manama Club**

- [Bahraini King's Cup](/source/Bahraini_King's_Cup): [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Bahraini_King's_Cup)

- [Bahraini Super Cup](/source/Bahraini_Super_Cup): [2017](/source/Bahraini_Super_Cup)

## See also

- [Bahrain men's international footballers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bahrain_men%27s_international_footballers)

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-NFT_14-0)** ["Al-Ajmi, Mahmood"](http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29898/Mahmood_Al_Ajmi.html). National Football Teams. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170729110330/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29898/Mahmood_Al_Ajmi.html) from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

## External links

- [Mahmood Al-Ajmi](https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/119543/) at Soccerway

- [Mahmood Al-Ajmi](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29898.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Bahrain squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup 1 Mansoor 2 Al-Hooti 3 Al-Marzooqi 4 Fatadi 5 Abdulhameed 6 Ayyad 7 Al-Anezi 8 Okwunwanne 9 Al-Malood 10 Al-Hayam 11 Abdullatif 12 Aaish 13 Abdulrahman 14 Isa 15 Omar 16 Saad 17 Ali Baba 18 Al-Safi 19 Al-Ajmi 20 Al-Dakeel 21 Mushaima 22 Khamis 23 Al-Mishkhas Coach: Sharida

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