Ali Madan

Ali Madan

Ali Madan playing for Al-Riffa SC in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan [1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Jidhafs, Bahrain
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Riffa
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Al-Shabab
2018–2020	Al-Najma		(13)
2020–	Al-Riffa		(6)
2021–2022	→ Al Urooba (loan)	25	(7)
2022–2024	→ Ajman (loan)	46	(11)
International career‡
2015–2017	Bahrain U23	9	(4)
2016–	Bahrain	102	(15)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Bahrain Gulf Cup Winner 2024 Kuwait
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:39, 13 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan (Arabic : عَلِيّ جَعْفَر مُحَمَّد أَحْمَد مَدَن; born 30 November 1995) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a winger for Bahraini club Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team. ^[3]

International career

Madan was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. ^[4] He was called up to participate in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar. On 5 December 2019, Madan scored the crucial penalty against Iraq which qualified Bahrain to the tournament's final. ^[5]

On 20 January 2024, Madan scored a crucial last minute goal against Malaysia in their 1–0 win at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup tournament. ^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 21 March 2025 ^{[7] [8]}

Bahrain
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	6	0
2017	12	3
2018	7	1
2019	15	1
2020	3	0
2021	16	6
2022	12	0
2023	12	0
2024	17	4
2025	2	0
Total	102	15

International goals

Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first. ^[7]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2017	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Chinese Taipei	2–0	5–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.	9 November 2017	Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–0	2–0	Friendly
3.	29 December 2017	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Qatar	1–1	1–1	23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
4.	20 December 2018	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain	Tajikistan	3–0	5–0	Friendly
5.	2 December 2019	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Kuwait	1–0	4–2	24th Arabian Gulf Cup
6.	3 June 2021	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Cambodia	3–0	8–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.				5–0
8.	1 September 2021		Haiti	1–0	6–1	Friendly
9.				5–0
10.	6 October 2021		Curaçao	2–0	4–0
11.	16 November 2021		Kyrgyzstan	1–1	4–2
12.	20 January 2024	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Malaysia	1–0	1–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup
13.	21 March 2024	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Nepal	3–0	5–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	25 December 2024	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Iraq	1–0	2–0	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
15.				2–0

References

1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Bahrain" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
2. "Ali Madan". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
3. Ali Madan at Soccerway
4. "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. "البحرين ترد اعتبارها من العراق وتترشح إلى نهائي خليجي 24" (in Arabic). mercatoday.com. 5 December 2019.
6. "Bahrain 1–0 Malaysia" (PDF). AFC. 20 January 2024.
7. "Ali Madan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
8. Abdulghaffar, Mohammad (14 February 2025). "Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.

External links

• Ali Madan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ali Madan at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com )
• Ali Madan at WorldFootball.net
• Ali Madan at WorldFootball.com