Ali Sulieman

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Ali Sulieman
Personal information
Full name Ali Suleiman Ibrahim
Date of birth (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hawassa City
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Red Sea
2021–2022 Bahir Dar Kenema 26 (5)
2022– Hawassa City 57 (26)
International career‡
2019– Eritrea 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2020

Ali Sulieman Ibrahim (born 12 September 2000) is an Eritrean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Hawassa City and the Eritrea national team.

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Early life

Sulieman was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Eritrean parents who fled the country. The family returned to Eritrea when Sulieman was four months old. [2]

Club career

Red Sea

Domestically Sulieman played for Red Sea FC of the Eritrean Premier League. [3] He was spotted by the club at age 16 when he was competing in a zonal tournament in Asmara. He joined the club which was competing with at least three others to sign the striker. He was top scorer in the Premier League two times. [2]

Bahir Dar Kenema

In July 2021 he joined Ethiopian Premier League club Bahir Dar Kenema on a two-year deal, becoming the second Eritrean player in the league, along with Robel Teklemichael. [4] The player was spotted by the club in Eritrea's matches against Ethiopia in the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup held in Bahir Dar. [5] [6] Sulieman made his competitive debut for the club on 27 September 2021 in a 3–0 victory over Adama City in the 2021 Addis Ababa City Cup. He was named Man of the Match for his performance which included his first goal and assist for the club. [7] [8] [9] Three days later he was injured in a victory over Jimma Aba Jifar which saw Bahir Dar reach the final of the tournament. He was expected to miss the final match as he was to be sidelined at least twenty days. [10] During the 2021–22 season he made twenty six league appearances, scoring five goals. [11]

Hawassa City

In July 2022 at the conclusion of the season, it was announced that Suleiman had signed for fellow Ethiopian Premier League club Hawassa City. [12]

International career

Sulieman made his senior international debut on 4 September 2019 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Namibia. He also scored his first goal in the eventual 2–1 defeat. [13] Later that month he was part of Eritrea’s squad for the 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship. He scored in Group Stage matches against Sudan and Djibouti. [14] [15] He added a brace against Zanzibar in the quarter-finals as part of the 5–0 victory. [16] Eritrea went on to win the bronze medal in the tournament. [17]

In July 2021 he was part of Eritrea's squad that competed at the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup. He scored a hat-trick in the nation's opening match against Ethiopia, earning a 3–3 draw. [18] He later scored in a 1–1 rematch draw against Ethiopia in the classification round. His second-half goal forced penalty kicks, during which Sulieman converted as Eritrea eventually won the match. [19] [20] Following the tournament he received the top scorer award with four goals. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 July 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupAfricaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahir Dar Kenema 2021–22 Ethiopian Premier League 265??——256
Hawassa City 2022–23 Ethiopian Premier League 296??——296
2023–24 Ethiopian Premier League 2820??——2820
Career total83310000008331

    National team

    As of match played 25 January 2020 [13]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Eritrea 201983
    202010
    Total93
    As of 13 December 2019
    Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sulieman goal.
    List of international goals scored by Ali Sulieman [13]
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    14 September 2019 Denden Stadium, Asmara, EritreaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–21–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
    213 December 2019 Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2–03–0 2019 CECAFA Cup
    33–0

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    2. 1 2 Legesse, Michael. "በሴካፋ ውድድር ከደመቀው ዓሊ ሱሌይማን ጋር የተደረገ ቆይታ" [An interview with Ali Suleiman, who excelled in the Sekafa competition] (in Amharic). Soccer Ethiopia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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