Abdulla Al Kamali

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Abdulla Al Kamali
Personal information
Full name Abdulla Ali Mohammad Al Kamali
Date of birth (1989-12-09) December 9, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–2002 Sharjah
2002–2007 Al Wasl
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Al Wasl
2008–2009 Atlético-PR 0 (0)
2009–2010 Al-Ahli 2 (0)
2011–2013 Al Sharjah 11 (1)
International career
2007–2008 UAE U18 ? (5)
UAE U20 ? (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2011

Abdulla Ali Mohammad Al Kamali (born December 9, 1989, in Dubai), or simply Abdulla, is an Emirati football striker. He currently plays for Al Sharjah SC in the UAE Football League.

Al Kamali made his professional debut for Al Wasl in UAE League, being the top goalscorer of the reserves league.[1] He scored 18 goals for the UAE national under-20 football team, and five goals for the UAE national under-18 football team during the 2007-2008 season.[2]

Career[edit]

Atlético Paranaense[edit]

He is the first UAE player[3] and second from the Arab world, after Khaled Kharroubi of Algeria, to have signed a professional contract with a first division football club in the Brazilian league.[4]

Al-Ahli[edit]

He joined Al-Ahli in 2009.[5][6] And before the beginning of the 2010-11 season he was released from the club as per the coach David O'Leary recommendation.[7]

Career Statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Club Season League
Cup2

Asia1
Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Al-Ahli 2009–10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


1Continental competitions include the AFC Champions League
2Other tournaments include the UAE President Cup and Etisalat Emirates Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Al Kamali será apresentado no Furacão na quinta-feira" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved June 16, 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Atacante árabe de 18 anos é contratado pelo Atlético-PR" (in Portuguese). iG. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  3. ^ Ali, Sayed (August 4, 2008). "UAE's Al Kamali first Arab football player in Brazil". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  4. ^ "Atlético-PR contrata o atacante árabe Abdullah Al Kamali" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  5. ^ "Elogiado por técnico, Emerson estreia nesta quarta nos Emirados Árabes" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. ^ "Abdullah Al Kamali Signs Official Contract with Al Ahli Club". Abdullah Al Kamali's official website. August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  7. ^ "Al Ahli releases Al Kamali" (in Arabic). Korabia. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

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