Ali Assad

Ali Assadalla Qambar (; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Sadd. Born in Bahrain, he represents the Qatar national team.

International career Assadalla was born in Bahrain, but was naturalized as Qatari. He was called up to the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013. He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine. He played in all of Qatar's matches in the tournament, scoring a goal against Kuwait during extra time in the semi-final. He formed a prolific partnership with Boualem Khoukhi, who won the top scorer award, throughout the tournament. This culminated in his team defeating Jordan in the finals and claiming its maiden WAFF title, in addition to Asad being declared 'Best Player of the Tournament'.

Career statistics Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 4 January 2014 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–0 3–0 2014 WAFF Championship 2. 23 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2–1 3–1 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup 3. 3–1 4. 26 March 2015 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–0 Friendly 5. 3 September 2015 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–0 15–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 6. 8–0 7. 12–0 8. 13 November 2015 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–2 Friendly 9. 8 August 2016 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–0 2–1 Friendly 10. 9 March 2017 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–1 1–2 Friendly 11. 16 August 2017 St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton, England 1–0 1–0 Friendly 12. 31 August 2017 Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia 1–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationCorrect as of 31 August 2017

Honours Al-Sadd Qatar Stars League: 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 Qatar Cup: 2017, 2020, 2021 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021 Qatari Stars Cup: 2010, 2019-20 Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2014, 2017, 2019 AFC Champions League: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Third-place: 2011

Qatar B WAFF Championship: 2014

Qatar Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014 AFC Asian Cup: 2023

Individual WAFF Championship MVP: 2014