7 Things You Need To Know About The UAE Star Striker Ali Mabkhout
The UAE faces Qatar in the semi-finals of the Asian AFC Cup on Tuesday and it’s in thanks to team work and one epic goal from Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omaran Alhajeri aka Ali Mabkhout.
The 28-year-old Emirati has four goals under his belt already in the international tournament and to say Emiratis are proud of the team is an understatement.
Here are seven things you need to know about about the UAE’s star striker
He plays striker for Abu Dhabi’s Al Jazira Club and the UAE national team
He’s only 28
He’s worked with brands like adidas
Redefine Touch ???????? #Copa19
تعامل مع الكرة بأسلوب رهيب مع حذاء الكوبا الجديد!@adidasfootball #HereToCreate #Createdwithadidas pic.twitter.com/zvfK7EZiW0
— علي مبخوت الهاجري (@alimabkhout07) November 15, 2018
He scored the winning goal to take the UAE through to the semi-finals of the Asian AFC
This was his fourth goal of the tournament.
And UAE fans LOVE him
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— مبخوتيه عالميه ???? (@mahary_dubai) December 25, 2017
And tweet cute messages @him all the time
يعطيك العافية ، و نتريا الريال pic.twitter.com/SlhkQde6eO
— محمد. (@M7mdA_Alzaabi) December 9, 2017
He is proud to be from the UAE
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was at a winning AFC match and Mabkhout stated,“I don’t care about personal awards. My objective is to win the cup for my country”and stated his goal is to raise the name of the UAE.
نعاهدك يا سيدي ان يكون هدفنا دائما هو رفع اسم الامارات عاليا..
فرحتك يا سيدي سعادة وطن ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/wDSXzBvVXc— علي مبخوت الهاجري (@alimabkhout07) January 22, 2019
