Ali Al-Habsi

Ali Al-Habsi
Al-Habsi playing for Reading in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Muscat, Oman
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Al-Mudhaibi 35 (0)
2002–2003 Al-Nasr 4 (0)
2003–2006 Lyn Oslo 62 (0)
2006–2011 Bolton Wanderers 10 (0)
2010–2011 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 34 (0)
2011–2015 Wigan Athletic 102 (0)
2014 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2017 Reading 78 (0)
2017–2019 Al-Hilal 34 (0)
2019–2020 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
Total 360 (0)
National team
2001–2019 Oman 136 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ali Al-Habsi (born 30 December 1981) is a former Omani football player. He was a goalkeeper. He played for the Oman national team.

Career statistics

Club

Source:[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyn 2003 Tippeligaen 13 0 3 0 – 2 0 – 18 0
2004 24 0 4 0 – – – 28 0
2005 25 0 2 0 – – – 27 0
Total 62 0 9 0 – 2 0 – 73 0
Bolton Wanderers 2005–06 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2006–07 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2007–08[3] 10 0 1 0 1 0 4[c] 0 – 16 0
2008–09[4] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2009–10[5] 0 0 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
2010–11[6] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 10 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 – 18 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2010–11[5] Premier League 34 0 2 0 4 0 – – 40 0
Wigan Athletic 2011–12[7] Premier League 38 0 1 0 1 0 – – 40 0
2012–13[8] 29 0 2 0 3 0 – – 34 0
2013–14[9] Championship 24 0 4 0 0 0 – 0 0 28 0
2014–15[10] 11 0 1 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Total 136 0 10 0 9 0 – 0 0 155 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2014–15[10] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Reading 2015–16[11] Championship 32 0 5 0 3 0 – – 40 0
2016–17[12] 46 0 1 0 1 0 – 3[d] 0 51 0
Total 78 0 6 0 4 0 – 3 0 91 0
Al-Hilal 2017–18[2] Saudi Pro League 13 0 1 0 – 4[e] 0 0 0 18 0
2018–19[2] 21 0 2 0 — — 1[f] 0 24 0
Total 34 0 3 0 — 4 0 1 0 42 0
West Bromwich Albion 2019–20[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 321 0 30 0 15 0 10 0 4 0 380 0
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup, King Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

Source:[13][14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Oman 2001 2 0
2002 1 0
2003 11 0
2004 19 0
2005 0 0
2006 5 0
2007 14 0
2008 11 0
2009 13 0
2010 6 0
2011 8 0
2012 9 0
2013 3 0
2014 10 0
2015 13 0
2016 2 0
2017 4 0
2018 3 0
2019 2 0
Total 136 0

Honours

Lyn Oslo

Wigan Athletic

Al Hilal

Oman

Individual

  • Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011
  • Arab Goalkeeper of the Year: 2004
  • Norwegian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2004
  • Wigan Athletic Player of the Year: 2010–11
  • Nominated for the Best at Sport award at the British Muslim Awards: 2015[15]
  • Reading FC Player of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ali Al-Habsi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ali Al-Habsi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  13. ↑ Mohammed, Husain; Mamrud, Roberto (14 February 2019). "Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  14. ↑ Ali Al-Habsi at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.