Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri ( ar, أحمد مبارك أحمد عبيد المحيجري; born 23 February 1985), commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani professional footballer who plays for Al-Markhiya as a midfielder.

Club career

Kano has previously played for various clubs in GCC countries with clubs like Al-Wehda Club, Al-Ahli SC,

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and Ettifaq FC of KSA,

Al Ain S.C.C. Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي العين لكرة القدم; Arabic transliteration, transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC or simply Al Ain is a professional Football team, football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (emir ...

and Dubai C.S.C. of the UAE,

Al-Wakra Al-Wakrah Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League and play their home games at the Al-Haribo Sta ...

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and

Al-Sailiya Sport Club Al-Sailiya Sports Club ( ar, نادي السيلية الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club currently competing in the Qatar Stars League. They are based in Doha and play their home games at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. History Al Sail ...

of Qatar and Al Naser Sporting Club of Kuwait. On 5 September 2013, he signed a one-year contract with

2012–13 Oman Elite League The 2012–13 Oman Elite League (known as the ''Omantel Elite League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 4 October 2012 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2013, but for the second seas ...

runners-up Fanja SC. On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with his first professional club Al-Oruba SC.

International career

Kano was a part of the first team squad of the Oman national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2003, along with

Ahmed Hadid Ahmed Hadid Thuwaini Al-Mukhaini ( ar, احمد حديد المخيني; born 18 July 1984), commonly known as Ahmed Hadid, is a former Omani Association football, footballer who last played for Sur SC in Oman Professional League. Club career ...

, Badar Al-Maimani and Ali Al-Habsi.

Arabian Gulf Cup

Kano has made appearances in the

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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, and the

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editions of the Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2003 edition of the tournament, he scored one goal in an important 2−0 win against the United Arab Emirates. In the 2014 edition, he scored one goal in a close 1−1 draw against Iraq. And in the 2017 edition, he managed to score a critical penalty kick in a difficult 1−0 win against the hosts Kuwait. Kano won the most valuable player award of the 2017 Gulf Cup for his role in the success of the Omani team tournament campaign.

AFC Asian Cup

Kano has made appearances in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers, the

2004 Asian Cup The 2004 AFC Asian Cup was the 13th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held from 17 July to 7 August 2004 in China. The defending champio ...

, the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, the

2007 Asian Cup The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its hi ...

, the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, the

2015 Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was ...

, and the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.

FIFA World Cup qualification

Kano has made a total of four appearances in the

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, six in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and fourteen in the

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil. The remaining 31 places were determined by ...

. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he scored one goal in a 1−1 draw against

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. He scored three goals in the

. The first one came in the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a 2−0 win over

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, and the other two goals were scored in the fourth round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, one in a 2−1 win over Jordan and another in a 1−2 loss against

. Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1−0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from the competition.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kano goal.'' Notes:

Honours

Club

Al-Oruba * Omani League (1): 2001–02; Runners-up 2000–01 *

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup ( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially created in 1972 and the champions of that edition were Al-Ahli. Shortly known a ...

(1): 2001; Runners-up 2000 * Oman Super Cup (2): 2000, 2002 Al-Ain * UAE Pro League Runners-up: 2004-05 * UAE President's Cup (1): 2005 * UAE Federation Cup (1): 2005 *

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

Runners-up:

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Al-Rayyan * Emir of Qatar Cup (1): 2006 * Sheikh Jassem Cup Runners-up: 2006 Al-Sailiya * Sheikh Jassem Cup Runners-up: 2007 Al-Ahli * Saudi Crown Prince Cup Runners-up:

Al-Ettifaq Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

* Saudi Crown Prince Cup Runners-up:

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Fanja *

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References

External links

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Ahmed Mubarak
at Goal.com * *
Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri - ASIAN CUP Australia 2015
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Club career

International career

Arabian Gulf Cup

AFC Asian Cup

FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

International

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