List of international goals scored by Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq is the top goalscorer of all time for the Maldives national football team, with 58 goals in 101 appearances since his debut in 2003.

On 3 December 2003, Ashfaq scored his debut goal, yet his first hat-trick for Maldives against Mongolia in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In September 2013, Ashfaq netted six times against Sri Lanka in 2013 SAFF Championship, thus becoming the only player ever for Maldives to score a double hat-trick. In the same tournament, he netted four goals against Bhutan and became the all-time top scorer of SAFF Championship with 23 goals, surpassing the record previously held by India's Bhaichung Bhutia.

International goals Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ashfaq goal

+ List of international goals scored by Ali AshfaqNo.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition13National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1–012–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification25–036–048–059National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification63–0712People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan3–09–12005 SAFF Gold Cup89–1913People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan1–02–02005 SAFF Gold Cup1017National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification1127National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–13–22010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification1228National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1–05–02010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification132–01429Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–01–0Friendly1531Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2–13–12009 SAFF Championship163–11732Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh3–15–12009 SAFF Championship1834National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–04–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification193–0204–02144National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3–03–0Friendly2246Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India1–01–12011 SAFF Championship2348Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India3–13–12011 SAFF Championship2454Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India1–02–1Friendly2557National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–03–0Friendly263–02758Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal2–010–02013 SAFF Championship283–0294–0305–0316–03210–03359Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal3–28–22013 SAFF Championship344–2356–2367–23761Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles1–11–3Friendly3862Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles1–11–2Friendly3963National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3–17–1Friendly404–14164National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–32–32014 AFC Challenge Cup4265National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1–02–02014 AFC Challenge Cup432–04471Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan2–04–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification453–0464–04774Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India3–13–12015 SAFF Championship4875Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India1–03–12015 SAFF Championship4978National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–24–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification504–25180National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification524–05384Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–21–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification5486National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification5590National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives2–02–02021 SAFF Championship5691National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1–01–02021 SAFF Championship5792National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1–11–32021 SAFF Championship5893Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka4–04–4Friendly

Hat-tricks Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition 1National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives4 – (4', 61', 63', 68')12–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification2National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3 – (41', 84', 88')4–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification3Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal6 – (21' pen., 46' pen., 51', 53', 58', 87')10–02013 SAFF Championship4Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal4 – (48', 51', 76', 79')8–22013 SAFF Championship5Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan3 – (23', 33', 57' pen.)4–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Statistics

+ Appearances and goals by yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMaldives20033420048220054320072120087020098720101020111662012612013714201465201595201634201720201942202194202220202310202630Total10158

+Goals by competitionCompetitionGoalsAFC Challenge Cup qualification6AFC Asian Cup qualification2FIFA World Cup qualification14Friendlies10SAFF Championship23AFC Challenge Cup3Total58

+Goals by opponentOpponentGoals121044433322221111111Total58

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