Abdulla Afifa (

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: عبدالله عفيف; born 5 April 1991 is a

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who plays as a

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In the 2011–12

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, he won the post-season award of Best Young Player.

Personal life

Born in Ar-Rayyan to Syed Taleb, Afifa started playing for the Al Rayyan SC youth teams from a young age. His father was an amateur football player, his uncle was part of the historic

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in which Qatar finished runners-up, and his older brother was also a footballer who retired due to injury. He moved from Al Rayyan's youth teams to ASPIRE Academy in 2004, a year before it was officially inaugurated.

Honors

Individual

QFA Best Player U-23 :Winner (1): 2012

References

External links

QSL.com.qa profile

Goalzz.com profile
1991 births Living people Qatari footballers Al-Rayyan SC players Al-Sailiya SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Umm Salal SC players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Al-Markhiya SC players Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Association football midfielders {{Qatar-footy-midfielder-stub