Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira's first team in 2009. After spending 16 years at the club, during which time he made 300 appearances and scored 218 goals, he transferred to Al-Nasr in 2024.
Mabkhout is all the all-time top scorer for the UAE national team, with 85 goals.
Club career Mabkhout made his AFC Champions League debut against Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute. On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw.
Mabkhout formed a partnership with Ricardo Oliveira, his teammate from 2009 to 2014، this partnership was said to contribute towards the development of Mabkhout's talents in his formative years.
International career In the quarter-final of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Mabkhout scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Japan at Stadium Australia in Sydney; he went on to convert his penalty kick as the UAE defeated the defending champions 5–4 in a penalty shootout.
During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals hosted by the United Arab Emirates, Mabkhout netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory over defending champions Australia, which qualified his country to the semi-finals.
On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.
Mabkhout was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, yet he surprisingly was not able to feature in any match during the competition under coach Paulo Bento.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueUAE President's CupUAE League CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl Jazira2008–09UAE Pro League42000031–732009–10UAE Pro League163830060–3062010–11UAE Pro League82640051–1972011–12UAE Pro League123423020–2152012–13UAE Pro League2411202151–33132013–14UAE Pro League197002183–29112014–15UAE Pro League2416100011–26172015–16UAE Pro League2323450052–32302016–17UAE Pro League25332110411033352017–18UAE Pro League16134121755134212018–19UAE Pro League19201000––20202019–20UAE Pro League19132140––25142020–21UAE Pro League26251000––27252021–22UAE Pro League20100010512028112022–23UAE Pro League25272152––32302023–24UAE Pro League20101041––2511Total3002185618246511681439259Al-Nasr2024–25UAE Pro League20101042–763218Career total32022857182885116157461277
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited Arab Emirates200911201011201100201265201311112014155201514132016832017962018622019151920202520211614202251202354202410Total11585
Honours Al Jazira UAE Pro League: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21 UAE President's Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 UAE League Cup: 2009–10 UAE Super Cup: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup 2017: Fourth place
United Arab Emirates U23 GCC U-23 Championship: 2010 Asian Games silver medal: 2010
United Arab Emirates Arabian Gulf Cup: 2013 AFC Asian Cup third place: 2015
Individual UAE Pro League top scorer: 2016–17, 2020–21 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League top scorer: 2024–25 Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer: 2014, 2019 AFC Asian Cup top scorer: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2015, 2019
See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
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