Ali Saleh (footballer)

Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro (born 22 January 2000), or simply Ali Saleh (Arabic: علي صالح), is an Emirati professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al Wasl and the UAE national team.

Ali Saleh
Saleh with Al-Wasl in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Wasl
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2016 Al Wasl
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Al Wasl 172 (37)
International career
2018 United Arab Emirates U19 3 (3)
2019– United Arab Emirates 37 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:12, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

International career

On 4 January 2024, Saleh was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[4]

Personal life

He was born in Dubai, with a Scottish mother and an Emirati father, accrediting his family as the driving force for his football passion. He is a fan of Manchester United and stated that he would love to play in the English Premier League one day, having taken a week training in the boot camp of the club and posting photo with fellow Scottish manager Alex Ferguson.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 May 2024[7]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Wasl 2015–16 UPL 40000040
2016–17 11100021
2017–18 111205[lower-alpha 2]000181
2018–19 175215[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]1257
2019–20 1711000181
2020–21 2243000254
2021–22 2395000289
2022–23 264610000325
2023–24 2174400513012
Career total 142322661006217840
  1. Includes the UAE League Cup
  2. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  3. Appearance in the Arab Club Champions Cup

International

As of goal scored 6 June 2024[8]
Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
131 August 2019Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Sri Lanka5–15–1Friendly
212 November 2020Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tajikistan3–23–2
3.30 November 2021Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar Syria2–02–12021 FIFA Arab Cup
4.21 March 2024Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Yemen1–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.6 June 2024Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia   Nepal3–04–0

References

  1. "Ali Saleh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. "Ali Saleh". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "UAE Golden Boy Ali Saleh on his Scottish roots and aspirations with club and country". 27 June 2019.
  6. "Ali Saleh: The golden boy with the golden touch". 26 March 2021.
  7. Ali Saleh at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. "Ali Saleh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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