Ali Samooh

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Ali Samooh
Personal information
Full name Ali Samooh
Date of birth (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth A. Dh. Mahibadhoo, Maldives
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Maziya [1]
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2015 Mahibadhoo
2016–201? Maziya
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Mahibadhoo 22 (0)
2016– Maziya
International career‡
2013 Maldives U19 (1)
2014–201? Maldives U23
2015– Maldives 53 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2016
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:58, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Ali "Samuttey" Samooh (born 5 July 1996) is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dhivehi Premier League club Maziya and the Maldives national team.

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Club career

Samooh joined the youth team of Mahibadhoo Sports Club in 2012 and he is listed as being the player of the match in a youth match against Club Valencia on 28 January 2014. [2] He debuted for the senior team during the 2014 season and he made thirteen appearances in 2014 and a further nine in 2015 without scoring for the club. [3] He left in December 2015. [4]

He joined Maziya on 14 December 2015. [4] He debuted for the club in the 2016 AFC Cup during the 5–2 loss against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the group stage on 23 February 2016, [5] and he competed again in the group stage with Maziya in 2017. He was made club captain ahead of the 2023 season. [6]

He has won the Dhivehi Premier League on six occasions with Maziya (2016, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022, 2023, 2025–26). [7]

International career

He represented Maldives at U19 and U23 level, scoring once for Maldives U19 in 2013.

Statistics

Club

Only partial statistics are known. [3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueAsia
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mahibadhoo 2014 Dhivehi League 130—
2015 Dhivehi Premier League 90—
Maziya 2016 Dhivehi Premier League60
2017 Dhivehi Premier League50
2018 Dhivehi Premier League
2019–20 Dhivehi Premier League
2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League
2022 Dhivehi Premier League
2023 Dhivehi Premier League
2024Dhivehi Premier League——
2025–26 Dhivehi Premier League
Career total220270

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Maldives 201510
201650
201730
201870
201941
2020—
2021100
202280
202340
202420
202580
Total531
Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first. [3]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2019 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives 18Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1–03–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Maziya

Maldives

References

  1. ↑ "Maziya SRC squad depth for 2025/26 Dhivehi Premier League". Edition.mv. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "28th January 2014 (Tuesday). Club Valencia vs Mahibadhoo Sports Club. ELL Home Care Player of the Match. Mahibadhoo Sports Club Jersey No.17 Samooh Ali". Facebook. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ali Samooh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Asadullah renewed his contract while two more players from Mahibadu joined Maziya (in Dhivehi)". SunOnline. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mohun Bagaqn 5-2 Maziya". www.mohunbaganclub.com. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "We are delighted to announce that defender Samooh Ali (Sammutey) will be the new captain of Maziya for the 2023 season". Facebook. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Maldives- List of Champions". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-02.


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