Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo (; born 22 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Wakrah, on loan from Al-Duhail. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.
Club career Madibo joined the Aspire Academy in Qatar in July 2014.
In January 2015, Madibo joined the senior team of Austrian club LASK Linz. He made his professional league debut against Austria Lustenau on 13 August 2015. In January 2016, he left the club to join Cultural Leonesa.
It was announced that in July 2017 that Madibo was loaned to Belgian First Division A side Eupen from Lekhwiya for the duration of one season.
International career Madibo has represented Qatar at various age groups. He was a member of the Qatar national under-19 football team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, which won the championship. He played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the Qatar national under-20 football team.
Madibo represented Qatar at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada. On June 18, Madibo received a red card for a challenge in his team's second group stage match against Canada, which caused a severe leg injury to Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné; Madibo tackled from behind and kicked Koné's calf, causing a fracture. Madibo later apologised in the dressing room. Meanwhile, Qatar went on to lose 6–0, which became their heaviest-ever defeat. Afterwards, he was handed a five-match ban for causing the incident, following a disciplinary review.
Honours
Al-Duhail Qatar Stars League: 2016–17, 2019–20 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2019 Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2016
Qatar U19 AFC U-19 Championship: 2014
Qatar AFC Asian Cup: 2019
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