Ali Assadalla Qambar (Arabic: علي أسد الله; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Sadd. Born in Bahrain, he represents the Qatar national team.

International career

Assadalla was born in Bahrain, but was naturalized as Qatari. He was called up to the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013. He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine. He played in all of Qatar's matches in the tournament, scoring a goal against Kuwait during extra time in the semi-final. He formed a prolific partnership with Boualem Khoukhi, who won the top scorer award, throughout the tournament. This culminated in his team defeating Jordan in the finals and claiming its maiden WAFF title, in addition to Asad being declared 'Best Player of the Tournament'.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 January 2014Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, QatarKuwait3–03–02014 WAFF Championship
2.23 November 2014King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaOman2–13–122nd Arabian Gulf Cup
3.3–1
4.26 March 2015Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, QatarAlgeria1–01–0Friendly
5.3 September 2015Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarBhutan3–015–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.8–0
7.12–0
8.13 November 2015Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, QatarTurkey1–01–2Friendly
9.8 August 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarIraq2–02–1Friendly
10.9 March 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarAzerbaijan1–11–2Friendly
11.16 August 2017St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton, EnglandAndorra1–01–0Friendly
12.31 August 2017Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, MalaysiaSyria1–11–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 31 August 2017

Honours

Al-Sadd

Qatar B

Qatar

Individual

External links

  • at Soccerway
  • at National-Football-Teams.com
  • at BeSoccer