Ahmed Thoriq

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 38 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2004 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–03–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 December 2005 People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 5–19–1 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
3.6–1
4.8–1
5.3 June 2008 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2–03–0 2008 SAFF Championship
6.5 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1–01–1 2009 SAFF Championship
7.7 December 2009Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1–13–1
8.9 December 2009Flag of India.svg  India 1–02–0
9.11 December 2009Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–05–1
10.6 August 2011 Stade Linité, Mahé, Seychelles Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–02–2 Football at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games
11.6 December 2011 Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–03–1 2011 SAFF Championship
12.2–0

Honours

Maldives

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.