Ali Afif


Ali Hassan Afif Yahya is a Qatari footballer of Somali descent. He currently plays as a striker for Al-Duhail. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.

Personal

Afif has six siblings. His father, Hassan Afif, is of Somali descent and was born in Moshi, Tanzania. His father previously played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia before relocating to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized. After retiring, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and 2006 till 2007. His mother, Fayza, comes from Yemen.
He has a brother, Akram Afif, who is also a member of Qatar's football team. He currently plays for Al Sadd on loan from Villareal CF.

International career

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 2008Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–05–0Friendly
2.30 December 2008Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar5–25–2Friendly
3.26 May 2009Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–12–1Friendly
4.10 June 2009International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.9 September 2009Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–1Friendly
6.14 October 2009Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Paris, France1–12–2Friendly
7.28 December 2009Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–03–2Friendly
8.5 September 2013Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar3–03–0Friendly
9.13 October 2013Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar6–06–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10.25 December 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Club

;Al-Sadd
;Al-Duhail
;Qatar