Ismail Al-Ajmi

Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi (Arabic: اسماعيل بن سليمان العجمي; born 9 June 1984), commonly known as Ismail Al-Ajmi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club in Oman Professional League.[1]

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Ajmi.
Ismail Al-Ajmi
Personal information
Full name Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi
Date of birth (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984
Place of birth Al-Khaburah, Oman
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Center Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Nahda
Youth career
2001–2004 Al-Khaboora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Muscat 11 (2)
2006–2007 Al-Shamal 20 (12)
2007–2008 Umm Salal 17 (6)
2008–2011 Al-Kuwait ? (24)
2011–2012 Kazma 20 (8)
2012–2013 Al-Faisaly 26 (7)
2013–2014 Al-Nasr ? (9)
2014 Saham ? (0)
2015–2016 Al-Nahda
2016–2017 Al-Khaboora
International career
2006–2014 Oman 84 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Muscat

In the 2005–06 Omani League, Ismail was given the 'Top Scorer' award for a total of 12 goals and hence helping his club to win the overall Championship.

Kuwait

Ismail's most valuable goal for Kuwait SC came in the Final of the 2009 AFC Cup. The goal was scored seconds before the referee's whistle. This goal meant that is the Champion of the AFC Cup of 2009.

Saham

On 25 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up Saham SC.[2][3][4][5]

Al-Nahda

On 28 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with 2014–15 Oman Professional League champions, Al-Nahda Club.[6]

Club career statistics
Club Season Division League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Muscat 2005-06 Omani League 112220000134
Total 112220000134
Al-Shamal 2006–07 Qatar Stars League 20120000002012
Total 20120000002012
Umm Salal 2007–08 Qatar Stars League 176220000198
Total 176220000198
Al-Kuwait 2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League -4-5-3-0-9
2009–10 -13-7-0-3-26
2010–11 -7-372-0-12
Total -24-15-5-3-47
Kazma 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League -8-95101-19
Total -8-95101-19
Al-Faisaly 2012–13 Saudi Professional League 267310021319
Total 267310021319
Al-Nasr 2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League -9000000-9
Total -9000000-9
Career total -99-21158-4284132
  1. Includes appearances in the AFC Cup
  2. Includes appearances in the GCC Champions League and Club Friendlies

International career

Gulf Cup of Nations

Ismail has made appearances in the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations and the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations.

AFC Asian Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification,[7] he scored four goals, a goal in a 3-0 win over Jordan,[8] a goal in a 4-1 win over Pakistan,[9] a goal in the return leg in a 5-0 win over Pakistan[10] and another in a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates[11] hence helping his team to qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Badar Al-Maimani scored one and the only goal of Oman in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in a 1-1 draw against Australia.[12] In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against Australia and in a 0-0 draw against Iraq[13] and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.[14]

In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he played in six matches and scored one goal in a 2-1 win over Indonesia.[15] But Oman failed to qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[16]

He made four appearances in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification but failed to score a single goal. He again helped his team to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup by finishing at the top of the Group A.[17]

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Ismail has made seven appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and fifteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He scored two goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, one in a 1-0 win over Thailand[18] and another in a 1-1 draw against Bahrain.[19]

He scored two goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, one in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round of FIFA World Cup qualification]] in a 2-0 win over Myanmar[20] and another in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round of FIFA World Cup qualification]] in a 1-0 win over Iraq.[21] Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1-0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.[22]

Goals for Senior National Team
Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.[23]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 December 2005Surakul Stadium, Phuket, Thailand Latvia1–11-22005 King's Cup
21 March 2006Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman Jordan2–03–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
316 August 2006Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan4–14–12007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
46 September 2006Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Pakistan3–05–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
511 October 2006Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman United Arab Emirates2–02–12007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
628 June 2007Singapore, Singapore North Korea2–2(P)2-2Friendly
721 November 2007Muscat, Oman Kenya1–02-2Friendly
826 March 2008Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
914 June 2008Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1010 September 2008Muscat, Oman Zimbabwe2–13–2Friendly
116 January 2010Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Tanah Abang, Indonesia Indonesia2–12–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1223 July 2011Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman Myanmar2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1323 February 2012Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman India2–05–1Friendly
1423 February 2012Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman India3–05–1Friendly
154 June 2013Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Iraq1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Individual

References
  1. Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "اسماعيل العجمي قريب من التوقيع لنادي صحم". Lo3btna.com.
  3. "مصدر موثوق لـ"لعبتنا" يؤكد بأن العجمي قريب من نادي صحم". Lo3btna.com.
  4. "تأكيدا لما تم نشره سابقا العجمي يوقع لنادي صحم". Lo3btna.com.
  5. "رسمياً:صحم يوقع مع إسماعيل العجمي". Lo3btna.com.
  6. "اسماعيل العجمي ينتقل الى صفوف نادي النهضة العماني". Lo3btna.com.
  7. "ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2007". soccerway.com.
  8. "OMAN VS. JORDAN 3 - 0". soccerway.com.
  9. "PAKISTAN VS. OMAN 1 - 4". soccerway.com.
  10. "OMAN VS. PAKISTAN 5 - 0". soccerway.com.
  11. "OMAN VS. UAE 2 - 1". soccerway.com.
  12. "AUSTRALIA VS. OMAN 1 - 1". soccerway.com.
  13. "OMAN VS. IRAQ 0 - 0". soccerway.com.
  14. "ASIAN CUP 2007". soccerway.com.
  15. "INDONESIA VS. OMAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com.
  16. "ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2011". soccerway.com.
  17. "ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2015". afcasiancup.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  18. "THAILAND VS. OMAN 0 - 1". soccerway.com.
  19. "BAHRAIN VS. OMAN 1 - 1". soccerway.com.
  20. "OMAN VS. MYANMAR 2 - 0". soccerway.com.
  21. "Oman VS Iraq 1-0 Match Report". fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013.
  22. "Jordan VS Oman 1-0 Match Report". fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013.
  23. Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi - International Appearances
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