Yusef Ahmed

Yousef Ahmed
Personal information
Full name	Youssef Ahmed Ali
Date of birth	14 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Medina, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2015	Al-Sadd
2009–2010	→ Qatar SC (loan)
2015–2018	Al-Arabi
2018–2019	Al-Khor
2018–2019	→ Al-Shamal (loan)
2019	→ Umm Salal (loan)
2019–2021	Al Bidda
International career‡
2003–2005	Qatar U-17
2008–2011	Qatar U-23
2006–2016	Qatar
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:15, 13 December 2010 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Youssef Ahmed Ali (

Arabic: يوسف أحمد; born 14 October 1988) is a Qatari international footballer who plays as a striker . Ahmed was born in Saudi Arabia.^[1] He began playing football in the streets of Jeddah, but eventually left Saudi Arabia due to the lack of possibility of obtaining citizenship. He then emigrated to Qatar and played with the youth teams of Al-Sadd before obtaining Qatari citizenship.^[2] He is known for his speed and pace, earning him the nickname "The fastest man in Asia".^[3]^[4]^[5]

Career

In 2010, Ahmed won the

2011 Asian Cup, but rejected the offer.^[7]

Ahmed was sidelined with injury for most of the 2010/11 season, as a result he missed Al Sadd's historic triumph in the 2011 AFC Champions League. He returned from injury for the 2011/12 season.

International goals

Under–17

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2004	Japan	Bangladesh	6–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
2.	7 September 2004	Japan	Bangladesh	6–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
3.	9 September 2004	Japan	Uzbekistan	2–2	Draw	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
4.	12 September 2004	Japan	Kuwait	4–3	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
5.	12 September 2004	Japan	Kuwait	4–3	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
6.	18 September 2004	Japan	Iran	2–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
7.	18 September 2004	Japan	Iran	2–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
8.	17 September 2005	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Netherlands	3–5	Lost	2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
9.	20 September 2005	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Gambia	1–3	Lost	2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Under–23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2008	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	7–0	Won	2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
2.	6 June 2008	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	7–0	Won	2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Senior team

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.^[8]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 August 2008	Doha, Qatar	Tajikistan	4–0	5–0	Friendly
2.	12 January 2011	Doha, Qatar	China	1–0	2–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
3.	12 January 2011	Doha, Qatar	China	2–0	2–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
4.	23 July 2011	Doha, Qatar	Vietnam	3–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	28 July 2011	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	22 May 2012	Madrid, Spain	Albania	1–2	1–2	Friendly
7.	8 June 2012	Doha, Qatar	South Korea	1–0	1–4	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	6 February 2013	Doha, Qatar	Malaysia	2–0	2–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.	27 March 2013	Doha, Qatar	Egypt	3–1	3–1	Friendly
10.	17 April 2013	Doha, Qatar	Palestine	2–0	2–0	Friendly