Younes Ali

Younes Ali

Personal information
Full name	Younes Ali Rahmati
Date of birth	(1983-01-03) January 3, 1983
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Box-to-Box midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	Al Ahli	118	(5)
2007–2013	Al Rayyan	118	(4)
2013–2014	Umm Salal SC	6	(0)
2014–2017	Al Ahli	61	(1)
International career‡
2003–2013	Qatar	29	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 21, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 21, 2019

Younes Ali Rahmati (Persian: یونس‌علی رحمتی; born 3 January 1983) is a Qatari footballer. He plays as a midfielder and he's a member of the Qatar national football team.

Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play alongside Pep Guardiola, whom he considered his role model, in Al Ahli.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 May 2019

Club	Season	League	League		Cup1		League Cup2		Continental3		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Ahli	2000–01	QSL	16	0
	2001–02		0	0
	2002–03		14	2
	2003–04		15	0
	2004–05		22	2
	2005–06		26	0
	2006–07		25	1
	Total		118	5
Al Rayyan	2007–08	QSL	20	0
	2008–09		25	3
	2009–10		20	0
	2010–11		17	0
	2011-12		15	1
	2012-13		21	0
	Total		118	4
Umm Salal SC	2013–14	QSL	6	0
Al Ahli	2014–15		24	0
	2015–16		19	0
	2016–17		18	1
	Total		61	1
Career total			303	10

¹Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

²Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

External links

• Player profile - doha-2006.com
• Younes Ali – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Player profile - QSL.com.qa