List of international goals scored by Ali Mabkhout

Ali Mabkhout is an Emirati professional footballer who has represented the United Arab Emirates national team since 2012. He made his first appearance for the UAE on 15 November 2009 at Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain against Czech Republic in a friendly match. As of December 30, 2023, Mabkhout is the top scorer for his country with 85 goals in 114 appearances.[1] He was top goalscorer in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Mabkhout celebrating his goal against Australia at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Since he made his first appearance for the national team in 2012, Mabkhout has been an instrumental member of the United Arab Emirates, being part of the side during the 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup, as well as participating in FIFA World Cup qualification and regional tournaments like the Arabian Gulf Cup. On 31 August 2019, in a friendly game against Sri Lanka, Mabkhout opened the scoring with his 50th international goal, and went on to get a hat-trick in an eventual 5–1 win.[2] This made Mabkhout only the second Emirati player in history to score 50 goals for the side after Adnan Al Talyani. On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win, to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.[3][a]

List of goals edit

Scores and results list United Arab Emirates's goal tally first.[1][4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2012 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Bahrain 1–0 6–2 Friendly
2 2–2
3 4–2
4 5–2
5 14 November 2012 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Estonia 2–1 2–1
6 5 January 2013 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain   Qatar 2–1 3–1 21st Arabian Gulf Cup
7 8 January 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Bahrain 1–0 2–1
8 22 March 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Uzbekistan 2–1 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 5 September 2013 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 3–3 2013 OSN Cup
10 9 September 2013   New Zealand 2–0 2–0
5 October 2013 Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China   Laos 2–0 2–0 Unofficial friendly
9 October 2013   Malaysia 3–0 3–1
11 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong   Hong Kong 1–0 4–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 2–0
13 3–0
14 9 November 2013 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Philippines 4–0 4–0 Friendly
15 19 November 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Vietnam 3–0 5–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 5–0
17 17 November 2014 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Kuwait 1–0 2–2 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
18 2–0
19 20 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Iraq 1–0 2–0
20 2–0
21 25 November 2014 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Oman 1–0 1–0
22 11 January 2015 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia   Qatar 3–1 4–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup
23 4–1
24 15 January 2015   Bahrain 1–0 2–1
25 23 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia   Japan 1–0 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup
26 30 January 2015 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia   Iraq 3–2 3–2
27 3 September 2015 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Malaysia
2–0
10–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 6–0
29 8–0
30 5 November 2015   Turkmenistan
3–1
5–1 Friendly
31 4–1
32 5–1
33 12 November 2015   East Timor
1–0
8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 2–0
35 16 January 2016   Iceland
2–1
2–1
Friendly
36 6 October 2016   Thailand
1–0
3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
37
2–0
38 7 June 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia   Laos
1–0
4–0 Friendly
39
3–0
40 13 June 2017 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 29 August 2017 Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates   Saudi Arabia 1–1 2–1
42 14 November 2017 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates   Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
43 22 December 2017 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Oman 1–0 1–0 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
44 11 September 2018 Estadi Palamós Costa Brava, Palamós, Spain   Laos
1–0
3–0 Friendly
45
2–0
46 10 January 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   India 2–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
47 14 January 2019 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates   Thailand 1–0 1–1
48 21 January 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Kyrgyzstan 2–1 3–2 (a.e.t.) 2019 AFC Asian Cup
49 25 January 2019 Hazza bin Zayed, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates   Australia 1–0 1–0
50 21 March 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Saudi Arabia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
51 31 August 2019 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Sri Lanka
1–0
5–1
52
2–0
53
3–0
54 10 September 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Malaysia
1–1
2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
55
2–1
56 10 October 2019 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Indonesia
2–0
5–0
57
3–0
58
4–0
59 15 October 2019 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand   Thailand
1–1
1–2
60 26 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Yemen
1–0
3–0 24th Arabian Gulf Cup
61
2–0
62
3–0
63 2 December 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Qatar
1–2
2–4
64
2–3
65 12 November 2020 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Tajikistan
1–2
3–2 Friendly
66
2–2
67 29 March 2021   India
1–0
6–0
68
2–0
69
3–0
70 24 May 2021 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Jordan
1–0
5–1
71
2–0
72
4–0
73 3 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Malaysia
1–0
4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
74
3–0
75 11 June 2021   Indonesia
1–0
5–0
76
3–0
77 15 June 2021   Vietnam
2–0
3–2
78 7 September 2021 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Syria
1–0
1–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
79 12 October 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Iraq
2–2
2–2
80 16 November 2021 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon   Lebanon
1–0
1–0
81 29 May 2022 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Gambia
1–0
1–1
Friendly
82 16 November 2023 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates     Nepal
2–0
4–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
83
3–0
84 21 November 2023 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Bahrain
2–0
2–0
85 30 December 2023 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Kyrgyzstan
1–0
1–0
Friendly

Hat-tricks edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 16 October 2012 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United arab Emirates   Bahrain 4 – (19', 39', 53', 65') 6–2 Friendly
2 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong   Hong Kong 3 – (30', 55', 90') 4–0 Asian Cup qualifiers [5]
3 3 September 2015 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Malaysia 3 – (22', 33', 75') 10–0 World Cup qualifiers [6]
4 5 November 2015 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Turkmenistan 3 – (64', 76', 81') 5–1 Friendly [7]
5 31 August 2019 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Sri Lanka 3 – (18' pen., 42', 52') 5–1 Friendly [8]
6 10 October 2019 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Indonesia 3 – (51', 63' pen., 72') 5–0 World Cup qualifiers [9]
7 26 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Yemen 3 – (21', 38', 54') 3–0 Gulf Cup [10]
8 29 March 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   India 3 – (12', 32' pen., 60') 6–0 Friendly [11]
9 24 May 2021 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Jordan 3 – (17' pen., 29', 50') 5–1 Friendly [12]

Statistics edit

 
Mabkhout in early January 2015, during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Mabkhout's three goals against Sri Lanka on 31 August 2019 were initially considered in an unofficial friendly; hence, he become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer when he scored two goals against Malaysia on 10 September 2019.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Al-Hajeri, Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "United Arab Emirates vs. Sri Lanka (5:1) | National Football Teams".
  3. ^ "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong 0–4 UAE". soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ^ "UAE 10–0 Malaysia". soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ "UAE 5–1 Turkmenistan". soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ "UAE 5–1 Sri Lanka". soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. ^ "UAE 5–0 Indonesia". soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  10. ^ "UAE 3–0 Yemen". soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. ^ "UAE 6–0 India". soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  12. ^ "UAE 5–1 Jordan". soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2021.