Ahmed Imaz (born 12 April 1992) is a Maldivian

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nicknamed "''Aakko''", who is currently playing for Da Grande Sports Club.

Club career

Imaz signed for

Club Eagles Club Eagles, formerly known as Eagles Malé, is a sports club based in Malé, Maldives. It is best known for its football team. The team were promoted to Dhivehi League in 2006 and relegated back to the Second Division the next season. They we ...

in 2011 and played three very successful seasons at the club, breaking through to the Maldives U23 and Maldives senior team in the following year. On 24 December 2014, Imaz signed a one-year deal with Maziya. After one-year he extended his contract with Maziya and stayed until February 2019. On 09 March 2019, Imaz signed for newly promoted club Da Grande Sports Club

International career

Imaz made his debut in the Maldives' first match of

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, in which they won 2-1 against

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on 23 August 2012, coming on to play in the 89th minute, replacing the

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Career statistics

International goals

Under–23

:''Scores and results list Maldives U–23's goal tally first.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first.''

Honours

Maldives *

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References

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* 1992 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Maldives men's international footballers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for the Maldives Club Eagles players Da Grande Sports Club players {{Maldives-footy-bio-stub