Tarek El Ali

This article is about the Lebanese footballer. For other people with the same name, see Tariq Ali (disambiguation).
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ahmad and the family name is El Ali.

Tarek El Ali
El Ali with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Tarek Ahmad El Ali[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kenema, Sierra Leone[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2004 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Nejmeh
2005–2012 Mabarra (28)
2012–2021 Ahed 72 (15)
2016–2019 → Tadamon Sour (loan) 28 (2)
International career
2007 Lebanon U23 (2)
2007–2011 Lebanon 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tarek Ahmad El Ali (Arabic: طارق أحمد العلي; born 6 February 1986) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Nejmeh

El Ali signed for Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh's youth team on 4 August 2003.[2] He began his senior career aged 17, in 2004–05.[3] In his only season at Nejmeh, El Ali helped his side win the league,[3] the Elite Cup,[4] and the Super Cup.[4]

Mabarra

In 2005 the Lebanese forward moved to Mabarra, staying seven seasons at the club, until 2012.[3] El Ali won the Lebanese FA Cup with Mabarra 2007–08, the club's first,[4] and competed in the 2009 AFC Cup.[5] On 5 May 2009, El Ali scored his first AFC Cup goal against Iraqi club Erbil.[5] However, with two wins in six matches, Mabarra came last in their group and were knocked-out of the competition.[6]

Ahed

In 2012 El Ali moved to Ahed.[3] During his four-season stay, he won a league title (2014–15),[3] two Elite Cups (2013 and 2015),[4] and a Super Cup (2015).[4]

Loan to Tadamon Sour

On 17 August 2016, Tadamon Sour announced the signing of El Ali on a one-year loan from Ahed.[7] Following a year at Tadamon Sour, playing 16 games and scoring twice,[3] the loan was extended for two more years.[8]

Return to Ahed

On 12 September 2019, Ahed announced the return from loan of El Ali.[3] In his first season after returning to the club, El Ali helped Ahed lift the 2019 Super Cup,[9] as well as the 2019 AFC Cup.[10]

International career

On 18 April 2007, El Ali scored two goals for Lebanon U23, in a 2–1 win against Indonesia in the 2008 Olympic Games Qualifiers.[11] He also played for the senior team, scoring two goals in five games between 2007 and 2011.[3]

Career statistics

International

List of international goals scored by Tarek El Ali
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 January 2008 Jordan  Jordan 1–1 1–4 Friendly
2 23 July 2011 Beirut, Lebanon  Bangladesh 2–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honours

Nejmeh

Mabarra

Ahed

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Tarek El Ali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tarek El-Ali". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Arbil v Al Mabarrah" (PDF). the-afc.com. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ "العهد يعير طارق العلي إلى التضامن صور". كووورة. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ^ "العهد يستعيد طارق العلي رسميا". كووورة. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ Haroun, Ali (15 September 2019). "النجم التونسي احمد العكايشي يقود العهد للفوز بكأس السوبر على حساب الانصار". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Lebanon 2–1 Indonesia" (PDF). the-afc.com. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  12. ^ معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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