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Ibrahim Majid Abdullmajid ( ar, إبراهيم ماجد عبد المجيد; born on May 12, 1990) is a Qatari
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
. He currently plays as a
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for Al Ahli and the Qatar national team. He was born in Kuwait, and is of a Palestinian descent.


Career

He used to be a striker when he played for
Al Wakrah Al Wakrah ( ar, الوكرة, al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated to the city's immediate north. Governed by Sheikh ...
, then his coach in Al Sadd's youth team saw that he has the ability and the strength of a central defender. He made his senior team debut for Al Sadd in 2007 against
Al-Karamah SC Al-Karamah SC ( ar, نادي الكرامة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in the city of Homs. Founded in 1928, it is considered to be one of Asia's oldest sporting clubs. The club has won eight Syrian League titl ...
. Majid scored one of the winning penalties in the 2011 AFC Champions League final against
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to help Al Sadd secure the continental title for the second time in its history. He also scored against
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in the penalty shoot-out during the third-place match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.


International goals

''Last update: 13 November 2014.''


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* 1990 births Living people Qatari footballers Qatar international footballers Kuwaiti footballers Qatari people of Kuwaiti descent Qatari people of Palestinian descent Kuwaiti people of Palestinian descent Naturalised citizens of Qatar Kuwaiti emigrants to Qatar 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Qatar Stars League players Sportspeople from Kuwait City Palestinian emigrants to Qatar Men's association football central defenders Al-Wakrah SC players Al Sadd SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Al-Sailiya SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players FIFA Men's Century Club {{Qatar-footy-defender-stub