List of international goals scored by Ali Ashfaq

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Ali Ashfaq is the top goalscorer of all time for the Maldives national football team, with 57 goals in 90 appearances since his debut in 2003. [1]

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Ali Ashfaq, the all time top scorer for Maldives. Ali Ashfaq 2021.jpg
Ali Ashfaq, the all time top scorer for Maldives.

On 3 December 2003, Ashfaq scored his debut goal, yet his first hat-trick for Maldives against Mongolia in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In September 2013, Ashfaq netted six times against Sri Lanka in 2013 SAFF Championship, thus becoming the only player ever for Maldives to score a double hat-trick. In the same tournament, he netted four goals against Bhutan and became the all-time top scorer of SAFF Championship with 23 goals, surpassing the record previously held by India's Bhaichung Bhutia.

Goals

Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first. [1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 December 2003 National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg  Mongolia 1–012–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
25–0
36–0
48–0
513 October 2004Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2–03–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
63–0
77 December 2005 People's Football Stadium, Karachi, PakistanFlag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan 3–09–1 2005 SAFF Gold Cup
89–1
99 December 2005Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–02–0
1028 October 2007National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2–02–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1116 April 2009Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2–13–2 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
1218 April 2009Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 1–05–0
132–0
147 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan 2–13–1 2009 SAFF Championship
153–1
1611 December 2009Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3–15–1
1721 March 2011National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–04–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
183–0
194–0
2022 November 2011Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 3–03–0 Friendly
212 December 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1–01–1 2011 SAFF Championship
226 December 2011Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3–13–1
2327 August 2012Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1–02–1 2012 Nehru Cup
2414 February 2013National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2–03–0Friendly
253–0
262 September 2013 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, NepalFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2–010–0 2013 SAFF Championship
273–0
284–0
295–0
306–0
3110–0
324 September 2013Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 3–28–2
334–2
346–2
357–2
3627 November 2013 Stade Linité, Victoria, SeychellesFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1–11–3Friendly
3729 November 20131–11–2
3813 May 2014National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 3–17–1
394–1
4019 May 2014Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2–32–3 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
4121 May 2014Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1–02–0
422–0
438 October 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, BhutanFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2–04–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
443–0
454–0
4624 December 2015 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3–13–1 2015 SAFF Suzuki Cup
4728 December 2015Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–03–1
4829 March 2016National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2–24–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
494–2
506 September 2016Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 2–04–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
514–0
5210 October 2019 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFlag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1–21–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5319 November 2019National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Guam.svg  Guam 3–13–1
547 October 2021National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2–02–0 2021 SAFF Championship
5510 October 2021National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–01–0
5613 October 2021National Football Stadium, Malé, MaldivesFlag of India.svg  India 1–11–3
579 November 2021 Racecourse Ground, Colombo Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4–04–4 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament

Statistics

As of match played 21 March 2023 [1]
YearAppsGoals
200334
200482
200543
200600
200721
200870
200987
201010
2011166
201261
2013714
201465
201595
201634
201720
201800
201942
202000
202194
202220
202310
Total9858

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mamrud, Roberto. "Ali Ashfaq – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 November 2016.