Ahmed Thoriq

Ahmed Thoriq

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Mahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	CHSE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	New Radiant	?	(?)
2006–2007	Mahibadhoo ZJ	?	(?)
2007–2009	New Radiant	?	(?)
2010–2010	VB Sports	?	(2)
2010–2013	New Radiant	?	(17)
International career
2003–2013	Maldives	35	(16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Thoriq (born 4 October 1980) is a Maldivian retired professional footballer, nicknamed "Tom".

Biography

He is from the island of Mahibadhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll.

International career

His first competitive international tournament was the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Championship held in Bangladesh. He made only one appearance in the competition, by replacing Ali Umar as a substitute in their first match where they won 6–0 to Bhutan. ^[1] He also was the joint top scorer in the 2005 with the fellow national teammates Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel with 3 goals, ^[2] and 2009 SAFF Championship with Enamul Haque and Channa Ediri Bandanage by scoring a total of 4 goals. ^[3]

He officially retired from the national team, on 14 February 2013 with the teammate Assad Abdul Ghanee, after the friendly match played between Pakistan at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. He was awarded with a "golden plaque" by Football Association of Maldives as recognition of his contribution to the national team. ^[4]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Maldives	2003	4	2
	2004	3	1
	2005	4	3
	2008	5	1
	2009	8	4
	2011	9	5
	2012	1	0
	2013	1	0
Total		35	16

Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thoriq goal.

List of international goals scored by Ahmed Thoriq

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	3 December 2003	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Mongolia	9–0	12–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[6]
2				11–0
3	13 October 2004	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Vietnam	1–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
4	7 December 2005	People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	Afghanistan	5–1	9–1	2005 SAFF Gold Cup	[8]
5				6–1
6				8–1
7	3 June 2008	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Pakistan	2–0	3–0	2008 SAFF Championship	[9]
8	5 December 2009	National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Nepal	1–0	1–1	2009 SAFF Championship	[10]
9	7 December 2009	National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Afghanistan	1–1	3–1	2009 SAFF Championship	[11]
10	9 December 2009	National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	India U23	1–0	2–0	2009 SAFF Championship	[12]
11	11 December 2009	National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	1–0	5–1	2009 SAFF Championship	[13]
12	6 August 2011	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Comoros	1–0	2–2	2011 Indian Ocean Island Games	[14]
13	22 November 2011	National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Seychelles	1–0	3–0	Friendly	[15]
14				2–0
15	6 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India	Bangladesh	1–0	3–1	2011 SAFF Championship	[16]
16				2–0

Honours

Maldives

• SAFF Championship: 2008

References

1. "South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
2. "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
3. "Maldives 0 - 0 India: India wins on penalties". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
4. "Assad and Tom retired from national team". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
5. "Ahmed Thoriq". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
6. "Maldives vs. Mongolia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
7. "Maldives vs. Vietnam". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
8. "Maldives vs. Afghanistan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
9. "Maldives vs. Pakistan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
10. "Maldives vs. Nepal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
11. "Maldives vs. Afghanistan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
12. "Maldives vs. India (Olympic)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
13. "Maldives vs. Sri Lanka". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
14. "Maldives vs. Comoros". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
15. "Maldives vs. Seychelles". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
16. "Maldives vs. Bangladesh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

External links

• Ahmed Thoriq at National-Football-Teams.com
• New Radiant SC sfdd