Yusef Ahmed

For the village in Iran, see Deh-e Yusof Ali.

Yusef Ahmed

Personal information
Full name	Yusef Ahmed Ali
Date of birth	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988
Place of birth	Medina, Saudi Arabia
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Arabi
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2015	Al-Sadd	73	(20)
2009–2010	→ Qatar SC (loan)	8	(2)
2015-	Al-Arabi
International career‡
2003–2005	Qatar U-17	10	(9)
2008–2011	Qatar U-23	11	(2)
2006–	Qatar	24	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:15, 13 December 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Yusef Ahmed Ali (Arabic: يوسف أحمد‎‎; born 14 October 1988) is a Qatari international footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Sadd. Ahmed was born in Saudi Arabia. He began playing football in the streets of Jeddah, but eventually left Saudi Arabia due to the lack of possibility of obtaining citizenship. He then emigrated to Qatar and played with the youth teams of Al-Sadd before obtaining Qatari citizenship. He is known for his speed and pace, earning him the nickname "The fastest man in Asia".

Career

In 2010, Ahmed won the 2010 Qatari Stars Cup with Al-Sadd. He was the top scorer of the tournament, with 8 goals in 7 games, including the only goal in the final against Umm Salal. He was offered a contract with Belgian club Standard Liege in February 2011, after his brilliant performance in the 2011 Asian Cup, but rejected the offer.

Ahmed was sidelined with injury for most of the 2010/11 season, as a result he missed Al Sadd's historic triumph in the 2011 AFC Champions League. He returned from injury for the 2011/12 season.

International goals

Under–17

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2004	Japan	Bangladesh	6–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
2.	7 September 2004	Japan	Bangladesh	6–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
3.	9 September 2004	Japan	Uzbekistan	2–2	Draw	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
4.	12 September 2004	Japan	Kuwait	4–3	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
5.	12 September 2004	Japan	Kuwait	4–3	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
6.	18 September 2004	Japan	Iran	2–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
7.	18 September 2004	Japan	Iran	2–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
8.	17 September 2005	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Netherlands	3–5	Lost	2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
9.	20 September 2005	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Gambia	1–3	Lost	2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Under–23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2008	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	7–0	Won	2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
2.	6 June 2008	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	7–0	Won	2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Senior team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 August 2008	Doha, Qatar	Tajikistan	5–0	Won	Friendly
2.	12 January 2011	Doha, Qatar	China PR	2–0	Won	2011 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
3.	12 January 2011	Doha, Qatar	China PR	2–0	Won	2011 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
4.	23 July 2011	Doha, Qatar	Vietnam	3–0	Won	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
5.	28 July 2011	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–2	Lost	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
6.	22 May 2012	Madrid, Spain	Albania	1–2	Lost	Friendly
7.	8 June 2012	Doha, Qatar	South Korea	1–4	Lost	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round
8.	6 February 2013	Doha, Qatar	Malaysia	2–0	Won	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honors

Individual

• Qatari Stars Cup Top Scorer

2011

Club

• Al-Sadd

• Qatari League: 2006–07
• Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2007
• Qatari Stars Cup: 2010–11
• Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2007, 2008

References

General

• Yusef Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yusef Ahmed – FIFA competition record
• Yusef Ali – QSL.com.qa

Specific