Ahmed Ali Mohamed ( so, Axmed Cali; born 23 October 1990) is a Somali

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who currently plays for side

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, where he plays as a

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. Ali also

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the Somalia national team.

Early life

Ali was born in

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and lived since age five in

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, where he grew up.

Club career

Ali made his debut in 2010, for Alphense Boys. The next year, he moved to CVV De Jodan Boys, where he combined football with his law studies. Ali moved to England with his family in 2013, after his contract with Jodan Boys was dissolved. From October 2015 to February 2016, he played for Sheffield FC. He then played for Bromsgrove Sporting FC, which he exchanged for Redditch United FC in November 2016. In January 2017 he returned to Bromsgrove Sporting. In January 2018 he returned to the field at Bromsgrove Sporting. After the coach's resignation, Ali went to Halesowen Town FC in March 2018. In October 2018 Ali returned to Redditch United. In January 2019 he moved to Qatar. On 20 December 2019, Ahmed rejoined Southern League Division One Central side

. Ali made his second debut on 21 December 2019 in a home Southern League Division One Central fixture against

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, and had a debut to remember scoring a brace in a 4–1 victory for

International career

On 22 November 2012, Ali made his debut for the Somalia national team in a friendly match against Ugandan club

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. Three days later, he played his first international match at the 2012 CECAFA Cup in a 1–5 loss to Burundi. He also played in that tournament against Sudan and

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. On 5 September 2019, he captained the side in a 1–0 win against

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, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.

Personal life

His brother Mohamud Ali also plays for the national team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Ahmed 1990 births Living people Association football midfielders Somalian footballers Somalia international footballers Northern Premier League players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Halesowen Town F.C. players Somalian expatriate footballers Somalian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Somalian emigrants to the Netherlands People with acquired Dutch citizenship Dutch footballers People from Reeuwijk Alphense Boys players ADO Den Haag players CVV de Jodan Boys players Rijnsburgse Boys players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Qatar Somalian expatriates in Qatar Footballers from South Holland