Hamdan Ismael Mohammed Al-Kamali ( ar, حمدان إسماعيل محمد الكمالي; born 2 May 1989) is an
Emirati footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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for
Al-Nasr and the
UAE national team. He was part of the United Arab Emirates football team at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Al Wahda
Al Kamali began his career with Al Wahda at the age of seven, where he played in the club's youth teams, a physical education teacher at his school was impressed with his talent, who took him to the Al Wahda club in
Bani Yas
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, where he attracted the attention of the Egyptian coach Abdel Fattah coach of the youth teams at that time, Al Wahda signed him after selection by the coach Abdel Fattah. In the
2006–07 season, Al Kamali become a first team player. He made his official debut for the first-team on 12 November 2006 in a 0–1 loss to
Al Jazira at the
Vice Presidents Cup, where he was
sent off
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after a foul on
Toni
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Al Kamali was listed as one of the best 100 young players in the world by the respected Spanish football Magazine 'Don Balon'. He also attracted interest from
Lyon
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; only to have
Al Wahda reject the French team's bid for him.
Olympique Lyonnais
After a long time of negotiations he was officially introduced by the Lyon president
Jean-Michel Aulas
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on 28 January 2012, on a 6-month loan with the option of permanent switch.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.''
Honours
Club
;Al Wahda
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Pro-League: 1
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2009–10
UAE
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AFC U-19 Championship: 1
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2008
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Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations
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Records
' A round- ...
: 1
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2010
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Asian Games Silver Medal: 1
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2010
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Gulf Cup of Nations
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: 1
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2013
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AFC Asian Cup third place: 1
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2015
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1989 births
Living people
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
Al Wahda FC players
Shabab Al Ahli Club players
Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players
Men's association football defenders
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Olympique Lyonnais players
People from Abu Dhabi
Emirati men's footballers
Emirati expatriate men's footballers
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Olympic footballers for the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates men's international footballers
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for the United Arab Emirates
UAE Pro League players
Emirati expatriate sportspeople in France
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games