Bandar Mohammed Al-Ahbabi (Arabic: بندر محمد سعيد صالح الأحبابي; born 9 July 1990) is an Emirati professional association footballer who plays for United FC in the UAE Pro League.
Academic career Bandar began playing football when he was ten years old, where his physical education teacher Ismail helped him enroll for Al Ain FC's youth academy. His future as a professional player was about to end at age 12, when his father withdrew him from the academy because of its influences on his grades. Despite this, his mother persuaded him to play again.
International career On 23 February 2014, Al Ahbabi was called up the first time to the UAE senior team for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Uzbekistan. He was left out of the starting line-up. On 11 June 2015, he made his debut with the national team in a 3–0 defeat to South Korea, starting the match and wearing the number 21 jersey.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupSuper CupUPCACLOtherTotalAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAl Ain2009–10000100000000000—1002010–1111011032—000501—26342011–12000200—000000—200Total11011332000000501—2934Al Dhafra (loan)2012–132034523—100——26572013–142145625—303——30613Total41791148000403——561120Baniyas2014–152143622—201000—29662015–162202500—301——30032016–17200300————500Total45451422000502000—6469Al Ain2016–171505100—200501—23062017–181301202—000701—22042018–1921100001000006016Four Appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup1034212019–2017312301—200700—293132020–212014000—100100—22142021–222105502—100——27072022–232336202100300—00029382023–24301100000000101000502Total13383414072009002704610188945Career total230194852921200180532056103372978 Notes
International goals Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 21 March 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1–1 2–1 Friendly 2. 30 August 2019 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 4–0 4–0 Friendly
Honours Al Ain Arabian Gulf League: 2011–12, 2017–18, 2021–22 UAE League Cup: 2021–22 UAE President's Cup: 2017–18 AFC Champions League: 2023–24 AFC Champions League runner-up: 2016 UAE Super Cup runner-up: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2018
Individual UAEPL Player of the Month: October 2019 UAEPL Dream Team: 2018–19 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019 UAE Pro League The Golden Ball Best Emirati player of the Year: 2021–22 (UAE Pro League Season awards)
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