Ali Naajih

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Ali Naajih
Personal information
Full name Ali Naajih
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth R.Ungoofaaru, Maldives
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Maziya (on loan from United Victory)
Number 66
Youth career
2019 New Radiant
2019 United Victory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 United Victory 2 (0)
2020-2021 United Victory 7 (0)
2021–2022 United Victory 4 (0)
2022– United Victory 7 (0)
2023– Maziya S&RC (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019-2021 Maldives U23 4 (0)
2021– Maldives 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Naajih (born 8 December 1999 [1] ) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maziya on loan from United Victory.

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Club career

Ali Naajih started training with New Radiant youth team in 2019 and after they got suspended, he moved to United Victory and played in FAM Youth Championship with United Victory.

He became a regular starter for United Victory in Dhivehi Premier League after Ihusan Abdhul Ghanee took over. [2]

On 22 April 2022 against Club Valencia (Maldives) he got the Man of the Match award for his performance; this was the first time a local goalkeeper won the Man of the match in the 2019-2020 season and first one to win it since 3 January 2020. [3]

International career

Naajih was first called up to the Maldives U23 National Football Team in February 2019, for the 220 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in Saudi Arabia. [4] [5] [6] He was also included in the squad of Maldives U23 National Football Team for the 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal.

He made his international debut on 25 October 2021, in a 4–0 defeat against Iraq national under-23 football team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification in Bahrain. [7] [8] [9]

His debut for the Maldives national football team was made on 9 November 2021 against Sri Lanka national football team in the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament, a friendly tournament held in Sri Lanka. [10] [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeaguePresident's CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsAppsGoals
United Victory 19-20Premier League20—20
20-21Premier League70—70
21-22Premier League00440
22-23Premier

League

70—70
Maziya S&RC 23-Premier

League

00—00
Total1604200
Career totals1604200

[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

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  2. ↑ https://adhadhu.com/article/10817
  3. ↑ Mihaaru, Hussain Habeeb (22 April 2021). "Valencia balikoh UV hathakah, match ge thari akee Najih". Mihaaru.
  4. ↑ Mihaaru, Azzam Alifulhu (17 March 2019). "Qualification ah zuvaan gaumee team final kohfi". Mihaaru.
  5. ↑ "އޭ.އެފް.ސީ ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންގައި ގަލްފުގެ ގަދަބާރުތަކާ ވާދަކުރާނީ ވަރުގަދަ ދިވެހި ޒުވާން ޓީމެއް". www.boalha.mv (in Divehi).
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  9. ↑ Mihaaru, Mohamed Zayan Zahir (25 October 2021). "Furathama match gai varugadha Iraq athun Raajje bali vejje". Mihaaru.
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  14. ↑ "Dhagandey Scores a Double as Green Streets Thrash United Victory". boalha.mv.
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  19. ↑ "DDPL: TC Defeated UV And SUS Got A Point from Maziya". Tekkers.
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