Ashad Ali
Ashad Ali (born 14 September 1986), nicknamed Adey or Adubarey, is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Valencia. He was a member of the Maldives national football team.[1]
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| އަސްހަދު ޢަލީ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ali Umar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 September 1986 Addu City, Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Maldivian Democratic Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Ashad started his career at Victory Sports Club. He later joined VB Sports Club before joining the newly promoted side BG Sports Club[2]
In 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Club Green Streets.[3]
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Sri Lanka | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 2. | 23 March 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
Penalty feinting incident
Adey gained global notability after simulating a fall prior to the run up of a penalty shootout in the third place match of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup against Afghanistan, deceiving goalkeeper Mansur Faqiryar.[4] The match was won 7–8 to the Maldives.[5]
A similar move was pulled off by Thomas Müller later that year during the 2014 FIFA World Cup (Germany v Algeria). In the 88th minute, Thomas Müller deceptively stumbled while lining up the kick, before getting up and running through the Algerian wall. A few days later, Müller admitted to a German TV reporter that the free kick was a designed play.[6]
References
- "Ali, Assad 'Adey'". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- "Assad Ali (Adey) (2013)". MaldiveSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- Adey signs for Green Streets Mihaaru Sports. 25 January 2018
- "Crafty penalty 'trip' routine in shootout helps Maldives beat Afghanistan". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- "The greatest penalty feint of all time". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- "Thomas Mueller admits botched Germany free-kick was trick that failed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
External links
- Assad 'Adey' Ali at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ashad Ali at Soccerway
- Ashad Ali at ESPN FC